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Tales and Proper NamesIndex to the Variants and AnaloguesIndex to the Notes of W. A. Clouston and W. F. KirbyAlphabetical Table of Notes (Anthropological, &c.)Additional Notes on the Bibliography of the Thousand and OneNights, by W. F. KirbyThe Biography of the Book and Its Reviewers ReviewedOpinions of the Press
The Translator's Foreword.
This volume has been entitled "THE NEW ARABIAN 1 NIGHTS," a namenow hackneyed because applied to its contents as far back as 1819in Henry Weber's "Tales of the East" (Edinburgh, Ballantyne).
The original MS. was brought to France by Al-Káhin DiyánisiásSháwísh, a Syrian priest of the Congregation of St. Basil, whosename has been Frenchified to Dom Dennis (or Denys) Chavis. He wasa student at the European College of Al-Kadís Ithanásiús (St.Athanasius) in Rúmiyah the Grand (Constantinople) and wassummoned by the Minister of State, Baron de Breteuil, to Paris,where he presently became "Teacher of the Arabic Tongue at the
am, Gentlemen,Yours obediently,Richard F. Burton.
Bodleian Library, August 5th, 1888
Contents of the Fifteenth Volume.
1. The History of the King's Son of Sind and the Lady Fatimah2. History of the Lovers of Syria3. History of Al-Hajjaj Bin Yusuf and the Young Sayyid4. Night Adventure of Harun Al-Rashid and the Youth Manjaba. Story of the Darwaysh and the Barber's Boy and theGreedy Sultanb. Tale of the Simpleton HusbandNote Concerning the "Tirrea Bede," Night 6555. The Loves of Al-Hayfa and Yusuf6. The Three Princes of China7. The Righteous Wazir Wrongfully Gaoled8. The Cairene Youth, the Barber and the Captain9. The Goodwife of Cairo and Her Four Gallantsa. The Tailor and the Lady and the Captainb. The Syrian and the Three Women of Cairoc. The Lady With Two Coyntesd. The Whorish Wife Who Vaunted Her Virtue10
e Rest of His Days o. The King's Son and the Merchant's Wife p. The Page Who Feigned to Know the Speech of Birds q. The Lady and Her Five Suitors r. The Three Wishes, or the Man Who Longed to see the Night of Power s. The Stolen Necklace t. The Two Pigeons u. Prince Behram and the Princess Al-Datma v. The House With the Belvedere w. The King's Son and the Ifrit's Mistress x. The Sandal-Wood Merchant and the Sharpers y. The Debauchee and the Three-Year-Old Child z. The Stolen Purse aa. The Fox and the Folk 136. Judar and His Brethren 137. The History of Gharib and His Brother Ajib
The Book Of The THOUSAND NIGHTS AND A NIGHT Sindbad The Seaman[FN#1] and Sindbad The Landsman.
There lived in the city of Baghdad, during the reign of the Commander of the Faithful, Harun al-Rashid, a man named Sindbád the Hammál,[FN#2] one in poor case who bore burdens on his head for hire. It happened to him one day of great heat that whilst he was carrying a heavy load, he became exceeding wea
da,would know what he was doing and that he desiredto communicate with Dorothy. For Glinda has a bigbook in which is recorded every event that takesplace anywhere in the world, just the moment thatit happens, and so of course the book would tellher about the wireless message.
And that was the way Dorothy heard that theHistorian wanted to speak with her, and there wasa Shaggy Man in the Land of Oz who knew how totelegraph a wireless reply. The result was thatthe Historian begged so hard to be told the latestnews of Oz, so that he could write it down for thechildren to read, that Dorothy asked permission ofOzma and Ozma graciously consented.
That is why, after two long years of waiting,another Oz story is now presented to the childrenof America. This would not have been possible hadnot some clever man invented the "wireless" and anequally clever child suggested the idea ofreaching the mysterious Land of Oz by its means.
L. Frank Baum.
"OZCOT"at Hollywoodin California
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olmasterj. Story of the Three Sisters and Their Mother theSultanah3. History of the Kazi Who Bare a Babe4. Tale of the Kazi and the Bhang-Eatera. History of the Bhang-Eater and His Wifeb. How Drummer Abu Kasim Became a Kazic. Story of the Kazi and His Slipperd. Tale of Mahmud the Persian and the Kurd Sharpere. Tale of the Sultan and the Poor Man Who Brought To HimFruitf. The Fruit-Seller's Taleg. Tale of the Sultan and His Three Sons and theEnchanting Birdh. Adventure of the Fruit-Seller and the Concubinei. Story of the King of Al-Yaman and His Three Sons andthe Enchanting Birdj. History of the First Larrikink. History of the Second Larrikinl. History of the Third Larrikinm. Story of a Sultan of Al-Hind and His Son Mohammedn. Tale of the Fisherman and His Sono. Tale of the Third Larrikin Concerning Himself5. History of Abu Niyyah a
Girls73. The Miller and His Wife74. The Simpleton and the Sharper75. The Kazi Abu Yusuf With Harum Al-Rashid and Queen Zubaydah76. The Caliph Al-Hakim and the Merchand77. King Kisra Anushirwan and the Village Damsel78. The Water-Carrier and the Goldsmith's Wife79. Khusrau and Shirin and the Fisherman80. Yahya Bin Khalid the Barmecide and the Poor Man81. Mohammed Al-Amin and the Slave-Girl82. The Sons of Yahya Bin Khalid and Sa'id Bin Salim Al-Bahili83. The Woman's Trick Against Her Husband84. The Devout Woman and the Two Wicked Elders85. Ja'afar the Barmecide and the Old Badawi86. The Caliph Omar Bin Al-Khattab and the Young Badawi87. The Caliph Al-Maamum and the Pyramids of Egypt88. The Thief and the Merchant89. Masrur the Eunuch and Ibn Al-Karibi90. The Devotee Prince91. The Unwise Schoolmaster Who Fell in Love by Report92. The Foolish Dominie93. The Illiterate Who Set Up For a Schoolmaster94. The King and the Virtuous Wife95. Abd Al-Rahman the Maghribi's Story
the axe slipped and cut off my head, which was the only meat part of me then remaining. Moreover, the old woman grabbed up my severed head and carried it away with her and hid it. But Nimmie Amee came into the forest and found me wandering around helplessly, because I could not see where to go, and she led me to my friend the tinsmith. The faithful fellow at once set to work to make me a tin head, and he had just completed it when Nimmie Amee came running up with my old head, which she had stolen from the Witch. But, on reflection, I considered the tin head far superior to the meat one--I am wearing it yet, so you can see its beauty and grace of outline--and the girl agreed with me that a man all made of tin was far more perfect than one formed of different materials. The tinsmith was as proud of his workmanship as I was, and for three whole days, all admired me and praised my beauty.
"Being now completely formed of tin, I had no more fear of the Wicked Witch, for she was powerless to injure me. Nimmie
By W. A. Clouston.
The Tale of Zayn Al-AsnamAlaeddin; or, The Wonderful LampKhudadad and His BrothersThe Story of the Blind Man, Baba AbdullahHistory of Sisi Nu'umanHistory of Khwajah Hasan Al-HabbalAli Baba and the Forty ThievesAli Khwajah and the Merchant of BaghdadPrince Ahmad and the Fairy Peri-BanuThe Two Sisters Who Envied Their Cadette
Additional Notes:--
The Tale of Zayn Al-AsnamAlaeddin; or, The Wonderful LampAli Baba and the Forty ThievesPrince Ahmad and the Fairy Peri-Banu
The Translator's Foreword.
The peculiar proceedings of the Curators, Bodleian Library, 1Oxford, of which full particulars shall be given in due time,have dislocated the order of my volumes. The Prospectus hadpromised that Tome III. should contain detached extracts from theMS. known as the Wortley-Montague, and that No. IV. and part ofNo. V. should comprise a reproduction of the ten Tales (oreleven, including "The Princess of Daryß
"Hush up!" said a deep, growling voice. "You're making yourself ridiculous."
Everyone looked to see where this voice came from; but none could guess who had uttered the words of rebuke. The rowers of the boat were all solemn and silent and certainly no one on the shore had spoken. But the little man did not seem astonished in the least, or even annoyed.
King Kitticut now addressed the stranger, saying courteously:
"You are welcome to the Kingdom of Pingaree. Perhaps you will deign to come ashore and at your convenience inform us whom we have the honor of receiving as a guest."
"Thanks; I will," returned the little fat man, waddling from his place in the boat and stepping, with some difficulty, upon the sandy beach. "I am King Rinkitink, of the City of Gilgad in the Kingdom of Rinkitink, and I have come to Pingaree to see for myself the monarch who sends to my city so many beautiful pearls. I have long wished to visit this island; and so, as I said before, here I am!"