The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 01 (of 10)

Fairy tales -- Arab countries; Folklore -- Arab countries

In conclusion I must not forget to notice that the Arabic ornamentations
of these volumes were designed by my excellent friend Yacoub Artin
Pasha, of the Ministry of Instruction, Cairo, with the aid of the
well-known writing-artist, Shaykh Mohammed Muunis the Cairene. My name,
Al-Hajj Abdullah (=the Pilgrim Abdallah) was written by an English
calligrapher, the lamented Professor Palmer who found a premature death
almost within sight of Suez.

                                                      RICHARD F. BURTON.

 WANDERERS' CLUB, _August 15, 1885_.

                     CONTENTS OF THE FIRST VOLUME.

                                                                  PAGE

  INTRODUCTION                                                       1

  STORY OF KING SHAHRYAR AND HIS BROTHER                             2

     _a._ TALE OF THE BULL AND THE ASS                              16

                     (_Lane, vol. I._, 1-16.)

  1. TALE OF THE TRADER AND THE JINNI                               24

    (_Chapt. I. Story of the Merchant and the Jinnee: p. 43._)

     _a._ THE FIRST SHAYKH'S STORY                                  27

       (_Story of the First Sheykh and the Gazelle: p. 48._)

     _b._ THE SECOND SHAYKH'S STORY                                 32

  (_Story of the Second Sheykh and the two Black Hounds: p. 52._)

     _c._ THE THIRD SHAYKH'S STORY                                  36

        (_Story of the Third Sheykh and the Mule: p. 56._)

  2. THE FISHERMAN AND THE JINNI                                    38

           (_Chapt. II. Story of the Fisherman: p. 78._)

     _a._ TALE OF THE WAZIR AND THE SAGE DUBAN                      45

       (_Story of King Yoonan and the Sage Dooban: p. 84._)

          _ab._ STORY OF KING SINDIBAD AND HIS FALCON               50

          _ac._ TALE OF THE HUSBAND AND THE PARROT                  52

          (_Story of the Husband and the Parrot: p. 89._)

          _ad._ TALE OF THE PRINCE AND THE OGRESS                   54

   (_Story of the Envious Wezeer and the Prince and the Ghoolah:
                             p. 91._)

     _b._ TALE OF THE ENSORCELLED PRINCE                            69

     (_Story of the Young King of the Black Islands: p. 106._)

  3. THE PORTER AND THE THREE LADIES OF BAGHDAD                     82

   (_Chapt. III. Story of the Porter and the Ladies of Baghdad,
        and of the three Royal Mendicants, etc.: p. 136._)

     _a._ THE FIRST KALANDAR'S TALE                                104

          (_Story of the First Royal Mendicant: p. 150._)

     _b._ THE SECOND KALANDAR'S TALE                               113

         (_Story of the Second Royal Mendicant: p. 157._)

          _ba._ TALE OF THE ENVIER AND THE ENVIED                  123

          (_Story of the Envier and the Envied: p. 166._)

     _c._ THE THIRD KALANDAR'S TALE                                139

          (_Story of the Third Royal Mendicant: p. 178._)

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The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 01 (of 10)

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