THE ARABIAN NIGHTS. ILLUSTRATED WITH ENGRAVINGS, FROM DESIGNS BY R. WESTALL, R.A. IN FOUR VOLUMES. VOL. III. LONDON; Printed for Rodwell & Martin; and the other Proprietors. 1819. PRINTED FOR C. AND J. RIVINGTON; J. BOOKER; LONGMAN, HURST, REES, ORME, AND CO.; BALDWIN, CRADOCK, AND JOY; RODWELL AND MARTIN; G. B. WHITTAKER; SIMPKIN AND MARSHALL; AND HURST, ROBINSON, AND CO. 1825. PRINTED BY THOMAS DAVIDSON, WHITEFRIARS. CONTENTS. VOL. III. PAGE The Story of Noureddin and the Fair Persian 1 The Story of Beder, prince of Persia, and Giahaure, princess of Samarcand 70 The Story of Ganem, son to Abou Ayoub, and known by the surname of Love’s Slave 155 The Story of Prince Zeyn Alasnam, and the king of the Genii 212 The Story of Codadad and his Brothers 233 The Story of the princess of Deryabar 243 The Story of the Sleeper awakened 269 ARABIAN NIGHTS’ ENTERTAINMENTS. THE STORY OF NOUREDDIN AND THE FAIR PERSIAN. Balsora was for many years the capital of a kingdom tributary to the caliphs of Arabia. The king who governed it in the days of caliph Haroun Alraschid was named Zinchi. They were both cousins, the sons of two brothers. Zinchi not thinking it proper to commit the administration of his affairs to one single vizier, made choice of two, Khacan and Saouy. Khacan was of a sweet, generous, and affable temper, and took a wonderful pride in obliging those with whom he had any concern, to the utmost of his power, without the least hinderance or prejudice to justice, whenever it was demanded of him; so that he was universally respected both at court, in the city, and throughout the whole kingdom; and every body’s mouth was full of the praises he so highly deserved.