Arabian Nights
Subtitle: The Marvels and Wonders of the Thousand and One Nights
By: adapted from Richard F. Burton' s unexpurgated translation by Jack Zipes.
Contributors: Zipes, Jack David.; Burton, Richard Francis, Sir, 1821-1890.
Series: Signet classic -- CE 2542
Publisher: Signet Classic
Published: 1991
Place of publication: New York, N.Y., U.S.A
Language: eng
Number of pages: 595
ISBN-13: 9780451525420
Subjects: Folklore, Arab.; Tales -- Arab countries.
Work titles: Arabian nights. English. Selections.
Description: Collection of tales featuring Aladdin, Ali Baba, and Sinbad told by Scheherazade to save herself from death at the sultan's hands.
Table of contents: title: A note on the text and the translator -- -- 1.; title: The story of King Shahryar and his brother --; title: The tale of the ox and the donkey -- -- 2.; title: The tale of the merchant and the jinnee --; title: The first sheikh's story --; title: The second sheikh's story --; title: The third sheikh's story -- -- 3.; title: The fisherman and the jinnee --; title: The tale of King Yunan and the sage Duban --; title: The tale of King Sinbad and his falcon --; title: The tale of the husband and the parrot --; title: The tale of the prince and the ogress --; title: The tale of the enchanted prince -- -- 4.; title: The ebony horse -- -- 5.; title: Ali Baba and the forty thieves -- -- 6.; title: Aladdin and the magic lamp -- -- 7.; title: Julnar the mermaid and her son Badar Basim of Persia -- -- 8.; title: The tale about the Thief of Alexandria and the chief of police -- -- 9.; title: Prince Behram and the princess Al-Datma -- -- 10.; title: The tale of the three apples --; title: The tale of Nur al-Din Ali and his son -- -- 11.; title: The hunchback's tale --; title: The christian broker's tale --; title: The steward's tale --; title: The jewish doctor's tale --; title: The tailor's tale --; title: The barber's tale of himself --; title: The barber's tale of his first brother --; title: The barber's tale of his second brother --; title: The barber's tale of his third brother --; title: The barber's tale of his fourth brother --; title: The barber's tale of his fifth brother --; title: The barber's tale of his sixth brother --; title: The end of the barber's tale --; title: The end of the hunchback's tale -- -- 12.; title: The hedgehog and the pigeons --; title: The tale of the merchant and the two thieves --; title: The tale of the thief and his monkey --; title: The tale of the foolish weaver -- -- 13.; title: The wily Dalilah and her daughter Zaynab -- -- 14.; title: The tale of Judar and his brothers -- -- 15.; title: Sinbad the seaman and Sinbad the landsman --; title: The first voyage of Sinbad the seaman --; title: The second voyage of Sinbad the seaman --; title: The third voyage of Sinbad the seaman --; title: The fourth voyage of Sinbad the seaman --; title: The fifth voyage of Sinbad the seaman --; title: The sixth voyage of Sinbad the seaman --; title: The seventh voyage of Sinbad the seaman -- -- 16.; title: Conclusion :; title: The marriage of King Shahryar and Scheherazade --; title: Afterword --; title: Glossary --; title: Bibliography.