The book of the thousand nights and a night
Subtitle: a plain and literal translation of the Arabian nights entertainments
By: made and annotated by Richard F. Burton ; decorated with illustrations by Valenti Angelo
Publisher: The Heritage Press
Published: 1934
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 3975
Subjects: Folklore
Work titles: Arabian nights English
Description: Sheherezade, daughter of King Shahryar's advisor, tells her husband a different story every night to keep the king from killing her.
Notes: Reprint of Limited Ed. Club editon of 1934.
Table of contents: title: V.1.; title: The Story Of King Shahryar And His Brother; title: The Tale of the Bull and the Ass; title: The Tale Of The Trader And The Jinni; title: The First Shaykh's Story; title: The Second Shaykh's Story; title: The Third Shaykh's Story; title: The Tale Of The Fisherman And The Jinni; title: The Tale of the Wazir and the Sage Duban; title: The Tale of King Sindibad 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 Ensorcelled Prince; title: The Tale Of The Porter And The Three Ladies Of Baghdad; title: the First Kalandar's Tale; title: The Second Kalandar's Tale; title: The Tale of the Envier and the Envied; title: The Third Kalandar's Tale; title: The Eldest Lady's Tale; title: The Tale of the Portress; title: The Tale Of The Three Apples; title: The Tale of Nur al-Din Ali and his Son; title: The Hunchback's Tale; title: The Nazarene Broker's Story; title: The Reeve's Tale; title: The Tale of the Jewish Doctor; title: The Tale of the Tailor; 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 Tailor's Tale; title: The Tale Of Nur Al-Din Ali And The Damsel Anis Al-Jalis; title: The Tale of Ghanim Bin Ayyub, The Distraught, The Thrall o'Love; title: The Tale of the First Eunuch, Bukhayt; title: The Tale of the Second Eunuch, Kafur; title: The Tale Of King Omar Bin Al-Nu'uman And His Sons Sharrkan And Zau Al-Makan; title: v.2.; title: The Tale Of King Omar Bin Al-Nu'uman And His Sons Sharrkan And Zau Al-Makan (Continued); title: The Tale of Taj al-Muluk and the Princess Dunya (The Lover and the Loved); title: The Tale of Aziz and Azizah; title: The Tale of the Hashish Eater; title: The Tale of Hammad the Badawi; title: The Tale Of The Birds And The Beasts And The Carpenter; title: The Tale of the Hermits; title: The Tale of the Water-Fowl and the Tortoise; title: The Tale of the Wolf and the Fox; title: The Tale of the Falcon and the Partridge; title: The Tale of the Mouse and the Ichneumon; title: the Tale of the Cat and the Cow; title: The Tale of the Fox and the Crow; title: The Tale of the Flea and the Mouse; title: The Tale of the Saker and the Birds; title: The Tale of the Sparrow and the Eagle; title: The Tale of the Hedgehog and the Wood Pigeons; title: The Tale of the Merchant and the Two Sharpers; title: The Tale of the Thief and his Monkey; title: The Tale of the Foolish Weaver; title: The Tale of the Sparrow and the Peacock; title: The Tale Of Ali Bin Bakkar And Of Shams Al-Nahar; title: The Tale of Kamar Al-Zaman; title: The Tale of Ni'amah bin al-Rabi'a and Naomi his Slave-Girl; title: The Tale of Ala Al-Din Abu Al-Shamat; title: The Tale of Hatim of the Tribe of Tayy; title: The Tale of Ma'an the Son of Zaidah; title: The Tale of Ma'an Son of Zaidah and the Badawi; title: The Tale of the City of Labtayt; title: V.3.; title: The Tale Of The Caliph Hisham And The Arab Youth; title: The Tale of Ibrahim bin al-Mahdi and the Barber-Surgeon; title: The Tale of the City of Many-Columned Iram and Abdullah Son of Abi Kilabah; title: The Tale of Isaac of Mosul; title: The Tale of the Sweep and the Noble Lady; title: The Tale Of The Mock Caliph; title: The Tale of Ali the Persian; title: The Tale of Harun al-Rashid and the Slave-Girl and the Imam Abu Yusuf; title: The Tale of the Lover who Feigned Himself a Thief; title: The Tale of Ja'afar the Barmecide and the Bean-Seller; title: The Tale of Abu Mohammed hight Lazybones; title: The Tale of the Generous Dealing of Yahya bin Khalid the Barmecide with Mansur; title: The Tale of the Generous Dealiing of Yahya Son of Khalid with a Man who Forged a Letter in his Name; title: The Tale of the Caliph Al-Maamun and the Strange Scholar; title: The Tale Of Ali Shar And Zumurbud; title: The Tale of the Loves of Jubayr bin Umayr and the Lady Budur; title: The Tale of the Man of Al-Yaman and his Six Slave-Girls; title: The Tale of Harun al-Rashid and the Damsel and Abu Nowas; title: The Tale of the Man who stole the Dish of Gold wherein the Dog ate; title: The Tale of the Sharper of Alexandria and the Chief of Police; title: The Tale Of Al-Malik Al-Nasir And The Three Chiefs Of Police; title: The Tale of the Chief of Police of Cairo; title: The Tale of the Chief of the Bulak Police; title: The Tale of the Chief of the Old Cairo Police; title: The Tale of the Thief and the Shroff; title: The Tale of the Chief of the Kus Police and the Sharper; title: The Tale of Ibrahim bin al-Mahdi and the Merchant's Sister; title: The Tale of the Woman whosw Hands were Cut Off for Giving Alms to the Poor; title: The Tale of the Devout Israelite; title: The Tale of Abu Hassan Al-Ziyadi and the Khorasan; title: The Tale of the Poor Man and his Friend in Need; title: The Tale of the Ruined Man who became Rich Again through a Dream; title: The Tale of the Caliph Al-Mutawakkil and his Concubine Mahbubah; title: The Tale of Wardan the Butcher; His Adventure with the Lady and the Bear; title: The Tale of the King's Daughter and the Ape; title: The Tale Of The Ebony Horse; title: The Tale of Uns al-Wujud and the Wazir's Daughter Al-Ward Fi'l-Akmam or Rose-in-Hood; title: The Tale Of Abu Nowas With The Three Boys And The Caliph Harun Al-Rashid; title: The Tale of Abdallah bin Ma'amar with the Man of Bassorah and his Slave-Girl; title: The Tale of the Lovers of the Banu Ozrah; title: The Tale of the Wazir of Al-yaman and his Young Brother; title: The Tale of the Loves of the Boy and Girl at School; title: The Tale of Al-Mutalammis and his Wife Umaymah; title: The Tale of the Caliph Harun al-Rashid and Queen Zubaydah in the Bath; title: The Tale of Harun al-Rashid and the Three Poets; title: The Tale of Mus'ab bin al-Zubayr and Ayishah his Wife; title: The Tale of Abuy al-Aswad and his Slave-Girl; title: The Tale of Harun al-Rashid and the Two Slave-Girls; title: The Tale of the Caliph Harun al-Rashid and the Three Slave-Girls; title: The Tale of the Miller and his Wife; title: The Tale of the Simpleton and the Sharper; title: The Tale of the Kazi Abu Yusuf with Harun al-Rashid and Queen Zubaydah; title: The Tale of the Caliph Al-Hakim and the Merchant; title: The Tale of King Kisra Anushirwan and the Village Damsel; title: The Tale of the Water-Carrier and the Goldsmith's Wife; title: The Tale of Khusrau and Shirin and the Fisherman; title: The Tale of Yahya bin Khalid the Barmecide and the Poor Man; title: The Tale of Mohammed al-Amin and hte Slave-Girl; title: The Tale of the Sons of Yahya bin Khalid and Sa-id bin Salim al-Bahili; title: The Tale of the Woman's Trick against her Husband; title: The Tale of the Devout Woman and the Two Wicked Elders; title: The Tale of Ja'afar the Barmecide and the Old Badawi; title: The Tale of the Caliph Omar bin al-Khattab and the Young Badawi; title: The Tale of Caliph Al-Maamun and the Pyramids of Egypt; title: The Tale of the Thief and the Merchant; title: The Tale of Masrur the Eunuch and Ibn al-Karibi; title: The Tale of the Devotee Prince; title: The Tale of the Unwise Schoolmaster who Fell in Love by Report; title: The Tale of the Foolish Dominie; title: The Tale of the Illiterate who set up for a Schoolmaster; title: The Tale of the King and the Virtuous Wife; title: Abd al-Rahman the Maghribi's Story of the Rukh; title: The Tale of Adi bin Zayd and the Princess Hind; title: The Tale of Di'ibil al Khuza'i with the Lady and Muslim bin al-Walid; title: The Tale of Isaac of Mosul and the Merchant; title: The Tale of the Three Unfortunate Lovers; title: The Tale of How Abu Hasan brake Wind; title: The Tale of the Lovers of the Banu Tayy; title: The Tale of the Mad Lover; title: The Tale of the Prior who became a Moslem; title: The Tale of the Loves of Abu Isa and Kurrat al-Ayn; title: The Tale of Al-Amin Son of Al-Rashid and his Uncle Ibrahim bin al-Mahdi; title: The Tale of Al-Fath bin Khakan and the Caliph Al-Mutawakkil; title: The Tale of the Man's Dispute with the Learned Woman on the Relative Exellence of Male and Female; title: The Tale of Abu Suwayd and the Pretty Old Woman; title: The Tale of the Emir Ali bin Tahir and the Girl Muunis; title: The Tale of the Woman who had a Boy and the Other who had a Man to Lover; title: The Tale Of Ali The Cairene And The Haunted House In Baghdad; title: The Tale of the Pilgrim Man and the Old Woman; title: The Tale of Abu al-Husn and his Slave-Girl Tawaddud; title: The Tale Of The Angel Of Death With The Proud King And The Devout Man; title: The Tale of the Angel of Death and the Rich King; title: The Tale of the Angel of Death and the King of the Children of Israel; title: The Tale of Iskandar Zu al-Karnayn and a Certain Tribe of Poor Folk; title: The Tale of the Righteousness of Anushirwan; title: The Tale of the Jewish Kazi and his Pious Wife; title: The Tale of the Shipwrecked Woman and her Child; title: The Tale of the Pious Black Slave; title: The Tale of the Devout Tray-maker and his Wife; title: The Tale of Al-Hajjaj and the Pious Man; title: The Tale of the Blacksmith who could Handle Fire without Hurt; title: The Tale of the Devotee to whom Allah gave a Cloud for Service and the Devout King; title: The Tale of the Moslem Champion and the Christian Damsel; title: The Tale of the Christian King's Daughter and the Moslem; title: The Tale of the Prophet and the Justice of Providence; title: The Tale of the Ferryman of the Nile and the Hermit; title: The Tale of the Island King and the Pious Israelite; title: The Tale of Abu al-Hasan and Abu Ja'afar the Leper; title: The Tale Of The Queen Of The Serpents; title: The Adventures of Bulukiya; title: The Story of Janshah; title: V.4.; title: The Tale Of Sindbad The Seaman And Sindbad The Landsman; title: The First Voyage of Sindbad the Seaman; title: The Second Voyage of Sindbad the Seaman; title: The Third Voyage of Sindbad the Seaman; title: The Fourth Voyage of Sindbad the Seaman; title: The Fifth Voyage of Sindbad the Seaman; title: The Sixth Voyage of Sindbad the Seaman; title: The Seventh Voyage of Sindbad the Seaman; title: The Seventh Voyage of Sindbad the Seaman according to the version of the Calcutta Edition; title: The Tale Of The City Of Brass; title: The Tale Of The Craft And Malice Of Woman; title: The Tale of the King and his Wazir's Wife; title: The Tale of the Confectioner, his Wife, and the Parrot; title: The Tale of the Fuller and his Son; title: The Tale of the Rake's Trick against the Chaste Wife; title: The Tale of the Miser and the Loaves of Bread; title: The Tale of the Lady and her Two Lovers; title: The Tale of the King's Son and the Ogress; title: The Tale of the Drop of Honey; title: The Tale of the Woman who made her Husband Sift Dust; title: The Tale of the Enchanted Spring; title: The Tale of the Wazir's Son and the Hammam-keeper's Wife; title: The Tale of the Wife's Device to Cheat her Husband; title: The Tale of the Goldsmith and the Cahmere Singing-Girl; title: The Tale of the Man who Never Laughed during the rest of his Days; title: The Tale of the King's Son and the Merchant's Wife; title: The Tale of the Page who Feigned to know the Speech of Birds; title: The Tale of the Lady and her Five Suitors; title: The Tale of the Three Wishes, or the Man who Longed to see the Night of Power; title: The Tale of the Stolen Necklace; title: The Tale of the Two Pigeons; title: The Tale of Prince Behram and the Princess Al-Datma; title: The Tale of the House with the Belvedere; title: The Tale of the King's Son and the Ifrit's Mistress; title: The Tale of the Sandal-Wood Merchant and the Sharpers; title: The Tale of the Debauchee and the Three-year-old Child; title: The Tale of the Stolen Purse; title: The Tale of the Fox and the Folk; title: The Tale Of Judar And His Brethren; title: The Tale Of Gharib And His Brother Ajib; title: The Tale Of Otbah And Rayya; title: The Tale of the Hind, Daughter of Al-Nu'man, and Al-Hajjaj; title: The Tale of Yunus the Scribe and the Caliph Walid bin Sahl; title: The Tale of Harun al-Rashid and the Arab Girl; title: The Tale of Al-Asma'i and the Three Girls of Bassorah; title: The Tale of Ibrahim of Mosul and the Devil; title: The Tale of the Lovers of the Banu Uzrah; title: The Tale of the Badawi and his Wife; title: The Tale of the Lovers of Bassorah; title: The Tale of Ishak of Mosul and his Mistress and the Devil; title: Te Tale of the Lovers of Al-Medinah; title: The Tale of Al-Malik al-Nasir and his Wazir; title: the Tale Of The Rogueries Of Dalilah The Crafty And Her Daughter Zaynab; title: The Adventures of Mercury Ali of Cairo; title: The Tale Of Ardashir And Hayat Al-Nufus; title: V.5.; title: The Tale Of Julnar The Sea-Born And Har Son King Badr Basim Of Persia; title: The Tale Of King Mohammed Bin Sabaik And The Merchant Hasan; title: The Tale of Prince Sayf al-Muluk and the Princess Badi'a al-Jamal; title: The Tale Of Hasan Of Bassaorah; title: The Tale Of Khalifah The Fisherman Of Baghdad; title: The Tale of Khalif the Fisherman of Baghdad (from the Breslau Edition); title: The Tale Of Marur And Zayn Al-Mawasif; title: The Tale Of Ali Nur Al-Din And Miriam The Girdle-Girl; title: The Tale Of The Man Of Upper Egypt And His Frankish Wife; title: The Tale of the Ruined Man Of Baghdad And His Slave-Girl; title: The Tale Of King Jali'ad And His Wazir Shimas, And The History Of His Son, King Wird Khan, With His Women And Wazirs; title: The Tale of the Mouse and the Cat; title: The Tale of the Fakir and his Jar of Butter; title: The Tale of the Fish and the Crab; title: The Tale of the Crow and the Serpent; title: The Tale of the Wild Ass and the Jackal; title: The TAle of the Unjust King and the Pilgrim Prince; title: The Tale of the Crows and the Hawk; title: The Tale of the Serpent-charmer and his Wife; title: The Tale of the Spider and the Wind; title: The Tale of the Two Kings; title: The Tale of the Blind Mand and the Cripple; title: The Tale of the Foolish Fisherman; title: The Tale of the Boy and the Thieves; title: The Tale of the Mand and his Wife; title: The Tale of the Merchant and the Robbers; title: The Tale of the Jackals and the Wolf; title: The Tale of the Shepherd and the Rogue; title: The Tale of the Francolin and the Tortoises; title: v.6.; title: The Tale Of Abu Kir The Dyer And Abu Sir The Barber; title: The Tale Of Abdullah The Fisherman And Abdullah The Merman; title: The Tale Of Harun Al-Rashid And Abu Hasan, The Merchant Of Oman; title: The Tale Of Ibrahim And Jamilah; title: The Tale Of Abu Al-Hasan Of Khorasan; title: The Tale Of Kamar Al-Zaman And The Jeweller's Wife; title: The Tale Of Abdullah Bin Fazil And His Brothers; title: The Tale Of Ma'aruf The Cobbler And His Wife; title: Conclusion; title: Terminal Essay; title: The Origin of the Nights; title: The Nights in Europe; title: The Mater and the Manner of the Nights; title: Social Condition; title: On the Prose-rhyme and the Poetry of the Nights; title: L'Envoi; title: Index I; title: Index II.