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Arabian Nights

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2019
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Arabian Nights
Sir Richard Burton

HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics.‘“For,” said he, “there never was nor is there one chaste woman upon the face of earth.”’A collection of Persian, Arabian and Indian tales dating from the 9th century, Sir Richard Burton’s most well-known translation of Arabian Nights brings together ancient folklore and stories passed down from generation to generation.Featuring tales about love, history, tragedy and comedy as well as fables and fairy tales, this edition remains a well-loved collection of exotic and evocative stories. Fantastical and curious customs are bought to life by Burton’s translation in stories such as ‘The Lovers of Bassorah’, ‘The Concubine of Al-Maamun’ and ‘The Hunchback’s Tale’.

ARABIAN NIGHTS

Translated by

Sir Richard Burton

CONTENTS

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Chapter 1 In the Name of Allah the Compassionating the Compassionate!

Chapter 2 The Tale of the Ensorcelled Prince

Chapter 3 The Porter and the Three Ladies of Baghdad

Chapter 4 The Hunchback’s Tale

Chapter 5 The Tale of Nur Al-Din Ali and His Son Badr Al-Din Hasan

Chapter 6 The Sweep and the Noble Lady

Chapter 7 The Man of Al-Yaman and His Six Slave-Girls

Chapter 8 Two Stories of Harun Al-Rashid

THE CALIPH HARUN AL-RASHID AND QUEEN ZUBAYDAH IN THE BATH (#litres_trial_promo)

HARUN AL-RASHID AND THE THREE POETS (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 9 The Foolish Dominie

Chapter 10 The Butcher’s Adventure with the Lady and the Bear

Chapter 11 The Goldsmith and the Cashmere Singing-Girl

Chapter 12 The Lady and Her Five Suitors

Chapter 13 The Lovers of Bassorah

Chapter 14 The Man and His Wife

Chapter 15 Tale of the Singer and the Druggist

Chapter 16 The Tale of the Richard Who Married His Beautiful Daughter to the Poor Old Man

Chapter 17 The Tale of the Simpleton Husband

Chapter 18 The Tale of the Robber and the Woman

Chapter 19 The Tale of the Two Sharpers Who Each Cozened His Compeer

Chapter 20 Women’s Wiles

Chapter 21 The Concubine of Al-Maamun

Chapter 22 The Story of the Three Sharpers

Chapter 23 The Cairene Youth, the Barber, and the Captain

Chapter 24 The Goodwife of Cairo and Her Four Gallants

THE TAILOR AND THE LADY AND THE CAPTAIN (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 25 The Syrian and the Three Women of Cairo

Chapter 26 The Whorish Wife Who Vaunted Her Virtue

Chapter 27 Coelebs the Droll and His Wife and Her Four Lovers

Chapter 28 Mohammed the Shalabi and His Mistress and His Wife

Chapter 29 The Fellah and his Wicked Wife

Chapter 30 The Woman Who Humoured her Lover at Her Husband’s Expense

Chapter 31 Story of the Two Lack-Tacts of Cairo and Damascus

Chapter 32 Tale of the Second Eunuch, Kafur

Chapter 33 Nur Al-Din Ali and the Damsel Anis Al-Jalis

Chapter 34 The Barber’s Tale of His Third Brother

THE BARBER’S TALE OF HIS FOURTH BROTHER (#litres_trial_promo)

THE BARBER’S TALE OF HIS FIFTH BROTHER (#litres_trial_promo)

THE BARBER’S TALE OF HIS SIXTH BROTHER (#litres_trial_promo)

Classic Literature: Words and Phrases Adapted from theCollins English Dictionary

About the Author (#litres_trial_promo)
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