author - "Sir Richard Francis Burton"

ro. Fifteenth Constable's Historyp. Sixteenth Constable's History14. Tale of Harun Al-Rashid and Abdullah Bin Nafi'a. Tale of the Damsel Torfat Al-Kulub and the Caliph HarunAl-Rashid15. Women's Wiles16. Nur Al-Din Ali of Damascus and the Damsel Sitt Al-Milah17. Tale of King Ins Bin Kays and His Daughter with the Son ofKing Al-'abbas18. Tale of the Two kings and the Wazir's Daughters19. The Concubine and the Caliph20. The Concubine of Al-Maamun

Appendix: Variants and Analogues of Some of the Tales in Vols. XIand XII.by W. A. Clouston

The Sleeper and the WakerThe Ten Wazirs; or the History of King Azadbakht and His SonKing Dadbin and His WazirsKing Aylan Shah and Abu TammanKing Sulayman Shah and His NieceFiruz and His WifeKing Shah Bakht and His Wazir Al-RahwanOn the Art of Enlarging PearlsThe Singer and the DruggistThe King Who Kenned the Quintessence of ThingsThe Prince Who Fell In Love

en Wazirs; or the History of King Azadbakht and His Son a. Of the Uselessness of Endeavour Against Persistent Ill Fortune aa. Story of the Merchant Who Lost His Luck b. Of Looking To the Ends of Affairs bb. Tale of the Merchant and His Sons c. Of the Advantages of Patience cc. Story of Abu Sabir d. Of the Ill Effects of Impatience dd. Story of Prince Bihzad e. Of the Issues of Good and Evil Actions ee. Story of King Dadbin and His Wazirs f. Of Trust in Allah ff. Story of King Bakhtzaman g. Of Clemency gg. Story of King Bihkard h. Of Envy and Malice hh. Story of Aylan Shah and Abu Tammam i. Of Destiny or That Which Is Written On the Forehead ii. Story of King Ibrahim and His Son j. Of the Appointed Term, Which, if it be Advanced, May Not Be Deferred, and if it be Deferred, May Not Be Advanced jj. Story of King Sulayman Shah and His Niece k. Of the Speedy Relief of Allah kk. Story of the Prisoner and How Allah Gave Him Relief 6. Ja'afar Bin Yahya and Abd Al-Malik Bin Salih the Abbaside 7. Al-Rashid and the Barm

. The Fakir and His Jar of Butter c. The Fishes and the Crab d. The Crow and the Serpent e. The Wild Ass and the Jackal f. The Unjust King and the Pilgrim Prince g. The Crows and the Hawk h. The Serpent-Charmer and His Wife i. The Spider and the Wind j. The Two Kings k. The Blind Man and the Cripple l. The Foolish Fisherman m. The Boy and the Thieves n. The Man and his Wife o. The Merchant and the Robbers p. The Jackals and the Wolf q. The Shepherd and the Rogue r. The Francolin and the Tortoises 162. Abu Kir the Dyer and Abu Sir the Barber 163. Abdullah the Fisherman and Abdullah the Merman 164. Harun Al-Rashid and Abu Hasan, The Merchant of Oman 165. Ibrahim and Jamilah 166. Abu Al-Hasan of Khorasan 167. Kamar Al-Zaman and the Jeweller's Wife 168. Abdullah Bin Fazil and His Brothers

The Book Of The THOUSAND NIGHTS AND A NIGHT

When it was the Eight Hundred and Eighty-ninth Night,

She pursued, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that when Nur al-Din heard the voice singing th

ee, Inshallah!" The old woman pondered for a full hour with brow earthwards bent; after which she raised her head and said to him, "O thou beautiful youth, wilt thou indeed keep compact and covenant?" He replied, "Yes, by Him who raised the heavens and dispread the earth upon the waters, I will indeed keep faith and troth!" Thereupon quoth she, "I will win for thee thy wish, Inshallah! but for the present go thou into the garden and take thy pleasure therein and eat of its fruits, that have neither like in the world nor equal, whilst I send for my son Shahyal and confabulate with him of the matter. Nothing but good shall come of it, so Allah please, for he will not gainsay me nor disobey my commandment and I will marry thee with his daughter Badi'a al-Jamal. So be of good heart for she shall assuredly be thy wife, O Sayf al-Muluk." The Prince thanked her for those words and kissing her hands and feet, went forth from her into the garden; whilst she turned to Marjanah and said to her, "Go seek my son Shahyal w

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

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

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