author - "F. Marion Crawford"

Description Khaled is a hard-working and faithful genie who, in his zeal, goes a little too far and kills a faithless man. This puts him under scrutiny from the powers above, who curse him to live as a human. Since genies have no souls, he will vanish from existence when he dies; but, if he can find true love, he’ll be granted a soul and thus be allowed into heaven. Written in the style of the “oriental romances” popular in those days, Khaled was F. Marion Crawford’s favorite novel out of all