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Full of mischief, valor, ribaldry, and romance, The Arabian Nights has enthralled readers for centuries. These are the tales that saved the life of Shahrazad, whose husband, the king, executed each of his wives after a single night of marriage. Beginning an enchanting story each evening, Shahrazad always withheld the ending: A thousand and one nights later, her life was spared forever.
This volume reproduces the 1932 Modern Library edition, for which Bennett A. Cerf chose the most famous and representative stories from Sir Richard F. Burton's multivolume translation, and includes Burton's extensive and acclaimed explanatory notes. These tales, including Alaeddin; or, the Wonderful Lamp, Sinbad the Seaman and Sinbad the Landsman, and Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, have entered into the popular imagination, demonstrating that Shahrazad's spell remains unbroken.
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| Biographical Note | |
| Introduction | |
| Preface | |
| Story of King Shahryar and His Brother | p. 3 |
| The Tale of the Bull and the Ass | p. 15 |
| The Fisherman and the Jinni | p. 25 |
| The Tale of the Ensorcelled Prince | p. 37 |
| The Porter and the Three Ladies of Baghdad | p. 47 |
| The First Kalandar's Tale | p. 64 |
| The Second Kalandar's Tale | p. 70 |
| The Third Kalandar's Tale | p. 87 |
| The Eldest Lady's Tale | p. 105 |
| Tale of the Portress | p. 113 |
| The Tale of the Three Apples | p. 124 |
| Tale of Nur al-Din Ali and His Son Badr al-Din Hasan | p. 132 |
| Tale of Ghanim bin Ayyub, the Distraught, the Thrall o'Love | p. 178 |
| Tale of the First Eunuch, Bukhayt | p. 181 |
| Tale of the Second Eunuch, Kafur | p. 182 |
| The Tale of the Birds and Beasts and the Carpenter | p. 204 |
| The Hermits | p. 214 |
| The Tale of Kamar al-Zaman | p. 217 |
| Hatim of the Tribe of Tayy | p. 280 |
| The Tale of Ma'an Son of Zaidah and the Badawi | p. 282 |
| The City of Many-Columned Iram and Abdullah Son of Abi Kalibah | p. 284 |
| The Sweep and the Noble Lady | p. 289 |
| Ali the Persian | p. 293 |
| The Man Who Stole the Dish of Gold Wherein the Dog Ate | p. 297 |
| The Ruined Man Who Became Rich Again Through a Dream | p. 300 |
| The Ebony Horse | p. 302 |
| How Abu Hasan Brake Wind | p. 327 |
| The Angel of Death with the Proud King and the Devout Man | p. 329 |
| Sindbad the Seaman and Sindbad the Landsman | p. 331 |
| The First Voyage of Sindbad Hight the Seaman | p. 333 |
| The Second Voyage of Sindbad the Seaman | p. 340 |
| The Third Voyage of Sindbad the Seaman | p. 347 |
| The Fourth Voyage of Sindbad the Seaman | p. 356 |
| The Fifth Voyage of Sindbad the Seaman | p. 366 |
| The Sixth Voyage of Sindbad the Seaman | p. 373 |
| The Seventh Voyage of Sindbad the Seaman | p. 382 |
| The City of Brass | p. 390 |
| The Lady and Her Five Suitors | p. 420 |
| Judar and His Brethren | p. 427 |
| Julnar the Sea-Born and Her Son King Badr Basim of Persia | p. 462 |
| Khalifah the Fisherman of Baghdad | p. 498 |
| Abu Kir the Dyer and Abu Sir the Barber | p. 527 |
| The Sleeper and the Waker | p. 551 |
| Story of the Larrikin and the Cook | p. 553 |
| Alaeddin; or, The Wonderful Lamp | p. 575 |
| Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves | p. 657 |
| Ma'aruf the Cobbler and His Wife Fatimah | p. 681 |
| Conclusion | p. 722 |
| Notes | p. 731 |
| Commentary | p. 865 |
| Reading Group Guide | p. 871 |
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ISBN: 9780812972146
ISBN-10: 0812972147
Series: Modern Library
Audience:
General
Format:
Paperback
Language:
English
Number Of Pages: 1104
Published: 1st September 2004
Publisher: Random House USA Inc
Country of Publication: US
Dimensions (cm): 17.5 x 10.7
x 3.8
Weight (kg): 0.46
Edition Number: 1
