The Arabian nights : tales from a Thousand and one nights
2004
Book
Main title:
The Arabian nights : tales from a Thousand and one nights / translated, with a preface and notes by Richard F. Burton ; introduction by A.S. Byatt.
Imprint:
New York : Modern Library, 2004, c2001.
Collation:
xli, 1049, [3] p. ; 18 cm.
Notes:
"Reading group guide"--P. [1051-1052]."A trade paperback edition of this work was originally published by Modern Library, an imprint of The Random House Publishing Group, a division of Random House, Inc., in 2001"--T.p. verso.
Contents:
A.The Tale of the Bull and the Ass -- (Burton, vol. 1, p. 2) -- The Tales of Shahrazad -- 1.The Fisherman and the Jinni -- A.The Tale of the Ensorcelled Prince -- (Burton, vol. 1, p. 38) -- 2.The Porter and the Three Ladies of Baghdad -- A.The First Kalandar's Tale -- B.The Second Kalandar's Tale -- C.The Third Kalandar's Tale -- D.The Eldest Lady's Tale -- E.Tale of the Portress -- (Burton, vol. 1, p. 82) -- 3.The Tale of the Three Apples -- (Burton, vol. 1, p. 186) -- 4.Tale of Nur al-Din Ali and His Son Badr al-Din Hasan -- (Burton, vol. 1, p. 195) -- 5.Tale of Ghanim bin Ayyub, The Distraught, The Thrall o' Love -- A.Tale of the First Eunuch, Bukhayt -- B.Tale of the Second Eunuch, Kafur -- (Burton, vol. 2, p. 45) -- 6.The Tale of the Birds and Beasts and the Carpenter -- (Burton, vol. 3, p. 114) -- 7.The Hermits -- (Burton, vol. 3, p. 125) -- 8.The Tale of Kamar al-Zaman -- (Burton, vol. 3, p. 212) -- 9.Hatim of the Tribe of Tayy --Contents note continued: (Burton, vol. 4, p. 94) -- 10.The Tale of Ma'an Son of Zaidah and the badawi -- (Burton, vol. 4, p. 97) -- 11.The City of Many-Columned Iram and Abdullah Son of Abi Kilabah -- (Burton, vol. 4, p. 113) -- 12.The Sweep and the Noble Lady -- (Burton, vol. 4, p. 125) -- 13.Ali the Persian -- (Burton, vol. 4, p. 149) -- 14.The Man Who Stole the Dish of Gold Wherein the Dog Ate -- (Burton, vol. 4, p. 265) -- 15.The Ruined Man Who Became Rich Again Through a Dream -- (Burton, vol. 4, p. 289) -- 16.The Ebony Horse -- (Burton, vol. 5, p. 1) -- 17.How Abu Hasan Brake Wind -- (Burton, vol. 5, p. 135) -- 18.The Angel of Death with the Proud King and the Devout Man -- (Burton, vol. 5, p. 246) -- 19.Sindbad the Seaman and Sindbad the Landsman -- A.The First Voyage of Sindbad Hight the Seaman -- B.The Second Voyage of Sindbad the Seaman -- C.The Third Voyage of Sindbad the Seaman -- D.The Fourth Voyage of Sindbad the Seaman -- E.The Fifth Voyage of Sindbad the Seaman --Contents note continued: F.The Sixth Voyage of Sindbad the Seaman -- G.The Seventh Voyage of Sindbad the Seaman -- (Burton, vol. 6, p. 1) -- 20.The City of Brass -- (Burton, vol. 6, p. 83) -- 21.The Lady and Her Five Suitors -- (Burton, vol. 6, p. 172) -- 22.Judar and His Brethren -- (Burton, vol. 6, p. 213) -- 23.Julnar the Sea-Born and her son King Badr Basim of Persia -- (Burton, vol. 7, p. 264) -- 24.Khalifah the Fisherman of Baghdad -- (Burton, vol. 8, p. 145) -- 25.Abu Kir the Dyer and Abu Sir the Barber -- (Burton, vol. 9, p. 134) -- 26.The Sleeper and the Waker -- A.Story of the Larrikin and the Cook -- (Burton, supplemental vol. 1, p. 1) -- 27.Alaeddin; or, The Wonderful Lamp -- (Burton, supplemental vol. 3, p. 52) -- 28.Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves -- (Burton, supplemental vol. 3, p. 369) -- 29.Ma'aruf the Cobbler and His Wife Fatimah -- (Burton, vol. 10, p. 1) -- Conclusion -- (Burton, vol. 10, p. 54).
ISBN:
0812972147 (pbk)
Language:
EnglishArabic
Added title:
BRN:
271209