 The Book Of The Thousand Nights And A Night
by Richard F. Burton

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 Contents of the First Volume

The Translators Foreword
The Book Of The Thousand Nights And A Night
- Tale of the Bull and the Ass
Tale of the Trader and the Jinni
- The First Shaykhs Story
- The Second Shaykhs Story
- The Third Shaykhs Story
The Fisherman and the Jinni
- Tale of the Wazir and the Sage Duban
- - Story of King Sindibad and his Falcon
- - Tale of the Husband and the Parrot
- - Tale of the Prince and the Ogress
- Tale of the Ensorcelled Prince
The Porter and the Three Ladies of Baghdad
- The First Kalandars Tale
- The Second Kalandars Tale
- - Tale of the Envier and the Envied
- The Third Kalandars Tale
- The Eldest Ladys Tale
- Tale of the Portress
Tale of the Three Apples
Tale of Nur al-Din Ali and his Son Badr al-Din Hasan
The Hunchbacks Tale
- The Nazarene Brokers Story
- The Reeves Tale
- Tale of the Jewish Doctor
- Tale of the Tailor
- The Barbers Tale of Himself
- - The Barbers Tale of his First Brother
- - The Barbers Tale of his Second Brother
- - The Barbers Tale of his Third Brother
- - The Barbers Tale of his Fourth Brother
- - The Barbers Tale of his Fifth Brother
- - The Barbers Tale of his Sixth Brother
- The End of the Tailors Tale


 Contents of the Second Volume

Tale of Nur al-Din Ali and the Damsel Anis al-Jalis
Tale of Ghanim bin Ayyub, the Distraught, the Thrall o Love
- Tale of the First Eunuch, Bukhayt
- Tale of the Second Eunuch, Kafur
Tale of King Omar bin al-Nuuman and his Sons Sharrkan and Zau al-Makan
- Tale of Taj al-Muluk and the Princess Dunya
- - Tale of Aziz and Azizah


 Contents of the Third Volume

Tale of King Omar bin al-Nuuman and his Sons Sharrkan and Zau al-Makan (continued)
- Tale of Taj al-Muluk and the Princess Dunya (continued)
- - Continuation of the Tale of Aziz and Azizah
- Tale of the Hashish Eater
- Tale of Hammad the Badawi
Tale of the Birds and Beasts and the Carpenter
The Hermits
Tale of the Water-Fowl and the Tortoise
Tale of the Wolf and the Fox
- Tale of the Falcon and the Partridge
The Mouse and the Ichneumon
The Cat and the Crow
The Fox and the Crow
- The Flea and the Mouse
- The Saker and the Birds
- The Sparrow and the Eagle
The Hedgehog and the Wood-Pigeons
- The Merchant and the Two Sharpers
The Thief and his Monkey
- The Foolish Weaver
The Sparrow and the Peacock
Tale of Ali bin Bakkar and Shams al-Nahar
Tale of Kamar al-Zaman


 Contents of the Fourth Volume

Tale of Kamar al-Zaman (continued)
- Niamah bin al-Rabia and Naomi his Slave-Girl
Ala al-Din Abu al-Shamat
Hatim of the Tribe of Tayy
Tale of Maan the Son of Zaidah
Maan Son of Zaidah and the Badawi
The City of Labtayt
The Caliph Hisham and the Arab Youth
Ibrahim bin al-Mahdi and the Barber-Surgeon
The City of Many-Columned Iram and Abdullah Son of Abi Kilabah
Isaac of Mosul
The Sweep and the Noble Lady
The Mock Caliph
Ali the Persian
Tale of Harun al-Rashid and the Slave-Girl and the Iman Abu Yusuf
Tale of the Lover who Feigned Himself a Thief
Jaafar the Barmecide and the Bean-Seller
Abu Mohammed Hight Lazybones
Generous Dealing of Yahya bin Khalid the Barmecide with Mansur
Generous Dealing of Yahya Son of Khalid with a Man who Forged a Letter in his Name
Caliph Al-Maamum and the Strange Scholar
Ali Shar and Zumurrud
The Loves of Jubayr bin Umayr and the Lady Budur
The Man of Al-Yaman and his Six Slave-Girls
Harun al-Rashid and the Damsel and Abu Nowas
The Man who Stole the Dish of Gold wherein the Dog Ate
The Sharper of Alexandria and the Chief of Police
Al-Malik al-Nasir and the Three Chiefs of Police
- The Story of the Chief of Police of Cairo
- The Story of the Chief of the Bulak Police
- The Story of the Chief of the Old Cairo Police
The Thief and the Shroff
The Chief of the Kus Police and the Sharper
Ibrahim bin al-Mahdi and the Merchants Sister
The Woman whose Hands were Cut Off for Giving Alms to the Poor
The Devout Israelite
Abu Hassan al-Ziyadi and the Khorasan
The Poor Man and his Friend in Need
The Ruined Man who Became Rich Again through a Dream
Caliph Al-Mutawakkil and his Concubine Mahbubah
Wardan the Butcher; His Adventure with the Lady and the Bear
The Kings Daughter and the Ape


 Contents of the Fifth Volume

The Ebony Horse
Uns al-Wujud and the Wazirs Daughter Al-Ward Fil-Akmam or Rose-in-Hood
Abu Nowas with the Three Boys and the Caliph Harun al-Rashid
Abdallah bin Maamar with the Man of Bassorah and his Slave-Girl
The Lovers of the Banu Ozrah
The Wazir of Al-Yaman and his Young Brother
The Loves of the Boy and Girl at School
Al-Mutalammis and his Wife Umaymah
The Caliph Harun al-Rashid and Queen Zubaydah in the Bath
Harun al-Rashid and the Three Poets
Musab bin al-Zubayr and Ayishah his Wife
Abu al-Aswad and his Slave-Girl
Harun al-Rashid and the Two Slave-Girls
The Caliph Harun al-Rashid and the Three Slave-Girls
The Miller and his Wife
The Simpleton and the Sharper
The Kazi Abu Yusuf with Harun al-Rashid and Queen Zubaydah
The Caliph Al-Hakim and the Merchant
King Kisra Anushirwan and the Village Damsel
The Water-Carrier and the Goldsmiths Wife
Khusrau and Shirin and the Fisherman
Yahya bin Khalid the Barmecide and the Poor Man
Mohammed al-Amin and the Slave-Girl
The Sons of Yahya bin Khalid and Said bin Salim al-Bahili
The Womans Trick Against her Husband
The Devout Woman and the Two Wicked Elders
Jaafar the Barmecide and the Old Badawi
The Caliph Omar bin al-Khattab and the Young Badawi
The Caliph Al-Maamun and the Pyramids of Egypt
The Thief and the Merchant
Masrur the Eunuch and Ibn al-Karibi
The Devotee Prince
The Unwise Schoolmaster Who Fell in Love by Report
The Foolish Dominie
The Illiterate Who Set Up for a Schoolmaster
The King and the Virtuous Wife
Abd al-Rahman the Maghribis Story of the Rukh
Adi bin Zayd and the Princess Hind
Diibil al-Khuzai with the Lady and Muslim bin al-Walid
Ishac of Mosul and the Merchant
The Three Unfortunate Lovers
How Abu Hasan Brake Wind
The Lovers of the Banu Tayy
The Mad Lover
The Prior Who Became a Moslem
The Loves of Abu Isa and Kurrat al-Ayn
Al-Amin Son of Al-Rashid and his Uncle Ibrahim bin al-Mahdi
Al-Fath bin Khakan and the Caliph Al-Mutawakkil
The Mans Dispute with the Learned Woman Concerning the Relative Excellence of Male and Female
Abu Suwayd and the Pretty Old Woman
The Emir ali Bin Tahir and the Girl Muunis
The Woman Who had a Boy and the Other Who had a Man to Lover
Ali the Cairene and the Haunted House in Baghdad
The Pilgrim Man and the Old Woman
Abu al-Husn and his Slave-Girl Tawaddud
The Angel of Death with the Proud King and the Devout Man
The Angel of Death and the Rich King
The Angel of Death and the King of the Children of Israel
Iskandar Zu al-Karnayn and a Certain Tribe of Poor Folk
The Righteousness of King Anushirwan
The Jewish Kazi and his Pious Wife
The Shipwrecked Woman and her Child
The Pious Black Slave
The Devout Tray-Maker and his Wife
Al-Jajjaj and the Pious Man
The Blacksmith Who Could Handle Fire Without Hurt
The Devotee to Whom Allah Gave a Cloud for Service and the Devout King
The Moslem Champion and the Christian Damsel
The Christian Kings Daughter and the Moslem
The Prophet and the Justice of Providence
The Ferryman of the Nile and the Hermit
The Island King and the Pious Israelite
Abu al-Hasan and Abu Jaafar the Leper
The Queen of Serpents
- The Adventures of Bulukiya
- The Story of Jansha


 Contents of the Sixth Volume

Sindbad the Seaman and Sindbad the Landsman
- The First Voyage of Sindbad hight the Seaman
- The Second Voyage of Sindbad the Seaman
- The Third Voyage of Sindbad the Seaman
- The Fourth Voyage of Sindbad the Seaman
- The Fifth Voyage of Sindbad the Seaman
- The Sixth Voyage of Sindbad the Seaman
- The Seventh Voyage of Sindbad the Seaman
- The Seventh Voyage of Sindbad the Seaman (according to the Calcutta Edition)
The City of Brass
The Craft and Malice of Women, or the Tale of The King, his Son, his Concubine and the Seven Wazirs
- The King and his Wazirs Wife
- The Confectioner, his Wife and the Parrot
- The Fuller and his Son
- The Rakes Trick Against the Chaste Wife
- The Miser and the Loaves of Bread
- The Lady and her Two Lovers
- The Kings Son and the Ogress
- The Drop of Honey
- The Woman who Made her Husband Sift Dust
- The Enchanted Spring
- The Wazirs Son and the Hamman-Keepers Wife
- The Wifes Device to Cheat her Husband
- The Goldsmith and the Cashmere Singing-Girl
- The Man who Never Laughed Duing the Rest of his Days
- The Kings Son and the Merchants Wife
- The Page who Feigned to Know the Speech of Birds
- The Lady and her Five Suitors
- The Three Wishes, or the Man who Longed to See the Night of Power
- The Stolen Necklace
- The Two Pigeons
- Prince Behram and the Princess Al-Datma
- The House with the Belvedere
- The Kings Son and the Ifrits Mistress
- The Sandal-Wood Merchant and the Sharpers
- The Debauchee and the Three-Year-Old Child
- The Stolen Purse
- - The Fox and the Folk
Judar and his Brethren
The History of Gharib and his Brother Ajib


 Contents of the Seventh Volume

The History of Gharib and his Brother Ajib (continued)
Otbah and Rayya
Hind Daughter of Al-Numan and Al-Hajjaj
Khuzaymah bin Bishr and Ikrimah al-Fayyaz
Yunus the Scribe and the Caliph Walid bin Sahl
Harun al-Rashid and the Arab Girl
Al-Asmai and the Three Girls of Bassorah
Ibrahim of Mosul and the Devil
The Lovers of the Banu Uzrah
The Badawi and his Wife
The Lovers of Bassorah
Ishak of Mosul and his Mistress and the Devil
The Lovers of Al-Medinah
Al-Malik al-Nasir and his Wizir
The Rogueries of Dalilah the Crafty and her Daughter Zaynab the Coney-Catcher
- The Adventures of Mercury Ali of Cairo
Ardashir and Hayat al-Nufus
Julnar the Sea-born and her Son King Badr Basim of Persia
King Mohammed bin Sabaik and the Merchant Hasan
- Prince Sayf al-Muluk and the Princess Badia al-Jamal


 Contents of the Eighth Volume

Prince Sayf al-Muluk and the Princess Badia al-Jamal (continued)
Hassan of Bassorah
Khalifah the Fisherman of Baghdad
Masrur and Zayn al-Mawasif
Ali Nur al-Din and Miriam the Girdle-Girl


 Contents of the Ninth Volume

Ali Nur al-Din and Miriam the Girdle-Girl (continued)
The Man of Upper Egypt and his Frankish Wife
The Ruined Man of Baghdad and his Slave-Girl
King Jaliad of Hind and his Wazir Shimas: Followed by the History of King Wird Khan, Son of King Jaliad, with his Women and Wazirs
- The Mouse and the Cat
- The Fakir and his Jar of Butter
- The Fishes and the Crab
- The Crow and the Serpent
- The Wild Ass and the Jackal
- The Unjust King and the Pilgrim Prince
- The Crows and the Hawk
- The Serpent-Charmer and his Wife
- The Spider and the Wind
- The Two Kings
- The Blind Man and the Cripple
- The Foolish Fisherman
- The Boy and the Thieves
- The Man and his Wife
- The Merchant and the Robbers
- The Jackals and the Wolf
- The Shepherd and the Rogue
- The Francolin and the Tortoises
Abu Kir the Dyer and Abu Sir the Barber
Abdullah the Fisherman and Abdullah the Merman
Harun al-Rashid and Abu Hasan, the Merchant of Oman
Ibrahim and Jamilah
Abu al-Hasan of Khorasan
Kamar al-Zaman and the Jewellers Wife
Abdullah bin Fazil and his Brothers


 Contents of the Tenth Volume

Maaruf the Cobbler and his Wife Fatimah
Conclusion
Terminal Essay
- Preliminary
-  I -- The Origin of the Nights
- - A. -- The Birth place
- - B. -- The Date
- - C.
-  II -- The Nights in Europe
-  III -- The Matter and the Manner of the Nights
- - A. -- The Matter
- - B. -- The Manner of the Nights
-  IV -- Social Condition
- - A. -- Al-Islam
- - B. -- Woman
- - C. -- Pornography
- - D. -- Pederasty
-  V -- On the Prose-Rhyme and the Poetry of the Nights
- - A. -- The Saja
- - B. -- The Verse
- LEnvoi


 Contents of the Eleventh Volume

The Translators Foreword
The Sleeper and the Waker
- Story of the Larrikin and the Cook
The Caliph Omar bin Abd al-Aziz and the Poets
Al-Hajjj and the Three Young Men
Harun Al-Rashid and the Woman of the Barmecides
The Ten Wazirs: Or the History of King Azadbakht and his Son
- The First Day -- Of the Uselessness of Endeavour Against Persistent Ill Fortune
- - The Story of the Merchant who Lost his Luck
- The Second Day -- Of Looking to the Ends of Affairs
- - The Tale of the Merchant and his Sons
- The Third Day -- Of the Advantages of Patience
- - The Story of Abu Sabir
- The Fourth Day -- Of the Ill Effects of Impatience
- - The Story of Prince Bihzad
- The Fifth Day -- Of the Issues of Good and Evil Actions
- - The Story of King Dadbin and his Wazirs
- The Sixth Day -- Of Trust in Allah
- - The Story of King Bakhtzaman
- The Seventh Day -- Of Clemency
- - The Story of King Bihkard
- The Eighth Day -- Of Envy and Malice
- - The Story of Aylan Shah and Abu Tammam
- The Ninth Day -- Of Destiny or That Which is Written on the Forehead
- - The Story of King Ibrahim and his Son
- The Tenth Day -- Of the Appointed Term, Which, if it be Advanced, May Not be Deferred, and if it be Deferred, May Not be Advanced
- - The Story of King Sulayman Shah and his Niece
- The Eleventh Day -- Of the Speedy Relief of Allah
- - The Story of the Prisoner and How Allah Gave him Relief
Jaafar bin Yahya and Abd al-Malik bin Salih the Abbaside
Al-Rashid and the Barmecides
Ibn al-Sammak and Al-Rashid
Al-Maamum and Zubaydah
Al-Nuuman and the Arab of the Banu Tay
Firuz and his Wife
King Shah Bakht and his Wazir Al-Rahwan
- Tale of the Man of Khorasan, his Son and his Tutor
- Tale of the Singer and the Druggist
- Tale of the King who Kenned the Quintessence of Things
- Tale of the Richard who Married his Beautiful Daughter to the Poor Old Man
- Tale of the Sage and his Three Sons
- Tale of the Prince who Fell in Love with the Picture
- Tale of the Fuller and his Wife and the Trooper
- Tale of the Merchant, the Crone, and the King
- Tale of the Simpleton Husband
- Tale of the Unjust King and the Tither
- - The Story of David and Solomon
- Tale of the Robber and the Woman
- Tale of the Three Men and Our Lord Isa
- - The Disciples Story
- Tale of the Dethroned Ruler whose Reign and Wealth were Restored to Him
- Tale of the Man whose Caution Slew Him
- Tale of the Man who was Lavish of his House and his Provision to One whom he Knew Not
- Tale of the Melancholist and the Sharper
- Tale of Khalbas and his Wife and the Learned Man
- Tale of the Devotee Accused of Lewdness
- Tale of the Hireling and the Girl
- Tale of the Weaver who Became a Leach by Order of his Wife
- Tale of the Two Sharpers who Each Cozened his Compeer
- Tale of the Sharpers with the Shroff and the Ass
- Tale of the Cheat and the Merchants
- - The Story of the Falcon and the Locust
- Tale of the King and his Chamberlains Wife
- - The Story of the Crone and the Drapers Wife
- Tale of the Ugly Man and his Beautiful Wife
- Tale of the King who Lost Kingdom and Wife and Wealth and Allah Restored them to Him
- Tale of Salim, the Youth of Khorasan and Salma, his Sister
- Tale of the King of Hind and his Wazir
Shahrazad and Shahryar


 Contents of the Twelfth Volume

Al-Malik al-Zahir Rukn al-Din Bibars al-Bundukdari and the Sixteen Captains of Police
- The First Constables History
- The Second Constables History
- The Third Constables History
- The Fourth Constables History
- The Fifth Constables History
- The Sixth Constables History
- The Seventh Constables History
- The Eighth Constables History
- - The Thiefs Tale
- The Ninth Constables History
- The Tenth Constables History
- The Eleventh Constables History
- The Twelfth Constables History
- The Thirteenth Constables History
- The Fourteenth Constables History
- - A Merry Jest of a Clever Thief
- - Tale of the Old Sharper
- The Fifteenth Constables History
- The Sixteenth Constables History
Tale of Harun Al-Rashid and Abdullah Bin Nafi
- Tale of the Damsel Tohfat al-Kulub and the Caliph Harun Al-Rashid
Womens Wiles
Nur al-Din Ali of Damascus and the Damsel Sitt al-Milah
Tale of King Ins bin Kays and his Daughter with the Son of King Al-Abbas
Shahrazad and Shahryar
Tale of the Two kings and the Wazirs Daughters
The Concubine and the Caliph
The Concubine of Al-Maamun


 Contents of the Thirteenth Volume

Foreword
The Tale of Zayn Al-Asnam
Alaeddin; or, The Wonderful Lamp
Khudadad and his Brothers
- History of the Princess of Daryabar
The Caliphs Night Adventure
- The Story of the Blind Man, Baba Abdullah
- History of Sidi Nuuman
- History of Khwajah Hasan al-Habbal
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
Ali Khwajah and the Merchant of Baghdad
Prince Ahmad and the Fairy Peri-Banu
The Two Sisters who Envied their Cadette


 Contents of the Fourteenth Volume

The Translators Foreword
Story of the Sultan of Al-Yaman and his Three Sons
The Story of the Three Sharpers
- The Sultan Who Fared Forth in the Habit of a Darwaysh
- The History of Mohammed, Sultan of Cairo
- The Story of the First Lunatic
- The Story of the Second Lunatic
- The Story of the Sage and the Scholar
- The Night-Adventure of Sultan Mohammed of Cairo with the Three Foolish Schoolmasters
- The Story of the Broke-Back Schoolmaster
- The Story of the Split-Mouthed Schoolmaster
- The Story of the Limping Schoolmaster
- The Story of the Three Sisters and their Mother the Sultanah
The Story of the Kazi who Bare a Babe
The Tale of the Kazi and the Bhang-Eater
- The History of the Bhang-Eater and his Wife
- How Drummer Abu Kasim Became a Kazi
- The Story of the Kazi and his Slipper
- The Tale of Mahmud the Persian and the Kurd Sharper
- The Tale of the Sultan and his Three Sons and the Enchanting Bird
- The Story of the King of Al-Yaman and his Three Sons and the Enchanting Bird
- The History of the First Larrikin
- The History of the Second Larrikin
- The History of the Third Larrikin
- The Story of a Sultan of Al-Hind and his Son Mohammed
- The Tale of the Fisherman and His Son
- The Tale of the Third Larrikin Concerning Himself
The History of Abu Niyyah and Abu Niyyatayn
Appendix B: The Three Untranslated Tales in Mr. E. J. W. Gibbs Forty Vezirs


 Contents of the Fifteenth Volume

The Translators Foreword
The History of the Kings Son of Sind and the Lady Fatimah
History of the Lovers of Syria
History of Al-Hajjaj bin Yusuf and the Young Sayyid
Night Adventure of Harun al-Rashid and the Youth Manjab
- Story of the Darwaysh and the Barbers Boy and the Greedy Sultan
- Tale of the Simpleton Husband
The Loves of Al-Hayfa and Yusuf
The Three Princes of China
The Righteous Wazir Wrongfully Gaoled
The Cairene Youth, the Barber and the Captain
The Goodwife of Cairo and her Four Gallants
- The Tailor and the Lady and the Captain
- The Syrian and the Three Women of Cairo
- The Lady with Two Coyntes
- The Whorish Wife who Vaunted her Virtue
Coelebs the Droll and his Wife and her Four Lovers
The Gate-Keeper of Cairo and the Cunning She-Thief
Tale of Mohsin and Musa
Mohammed the Shalabi and his Mistress and his Wife
The Fellah and his Wicked Wife
The Woman who Humoured her Lover at her Husbands Expense
The Kazi Schooled by his Wife
The Merchants Daughter and the Prince of Al-Irak
Story of the Youth who would Flutter his Fathers Wives
Story of the Two Lack-Tacts of Cairo and Damascus
Tale of Himself Told by the King


 Contents of the Sixteenth Volume

The Translators Foreword
The Say of Haykar the Sage
The History of Al-Bundukani or, The Caliph Harun al-Rashid and the Daughter of King Kisra
The Linguist-Dame, the Duenna and the Kings Son
The Tale of the Warlock and the Young Cook of Baghdad
The Pleasant History of the Cock and the Fox
History of What Befel the Fowl-let with the Fowler
The Tale of Attaf
- Note on the Tale of Attaf
- The Tale of Attaf, by Alexander J. Cotheal
History of Prince Habib and what Befel Him with the Lady Durrat al-Ghawwas
- The History of Durrat al-Ghawwas
- Note on the History of Habib
Appendix:
To Richard Francis Burton, by Isabel Burton
The Biography of the Book and Its Reviewers Reviewed
Opinions of the Press