The story goes that Shahryar (شهریار Šahryār, from Middle Persian šahr-dār, "holder of the realm, king")[1] found out one day that his first wife was unfaithful to him. Therefore, he resolved to marry a new virgin each day as well as behead the previous day's wife, so that she would have no chance to be unfaithful to him. He had killed 1,001 such women by the time he was introduced to Scheherazade, the vizier's daughter.
In Sir Richard Burton's translation of The Nights, Scheherazade was described in this way:
Scheherazade had perused the books, annals and legends of preceding Kings, and the stories, examples and instances of bygone men and things; indeed it was said that she had collected a thousand books of histories relating to antique races and departed rulers. She had perused the works of the poets and knew them by heart; she had studied philosophy and the sciences, arts and accomplishments; and ...............
There are number of love stories, some of them are: 1. Heer Ranjha, 2. Romeo and Juliet, 3. Shah Jahan and Mumtaz Mahal, 4. Bonnie and clyde, 5. Sohni Mahiwal
The "Thorn Birds" love story in which a priest falls in love with a women that will bring you to tears. The twist and turns are most imaginative, gut-wrenching and gripping. Amir
Qyas and Layla is one of an interesting love story in Arabic literature.
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Lovable and sorrowfully "TITANIC story"
The luxury steamship RMS Titanic sank in the early hours of April 15, 1912, off the coast of Newfoundland in the North Atlantic after sideswiping an iceberg during its maiden voyage. Of the 2,240 passengers and crew on board, more than 1,500 lost their lives in the disaster. Titanic has inspired countless books, articles and films, and her story has entered the public consciousness as a cautionary tale about the perils of human hubris...
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https://listverse.com/2014/02/22/stories-of-love-that-endured-the-test-of-time/
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