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The Arabian Nights


This is the "original" translation of the Arabian Nights into English, made by Sir Richard Francis Burton. You may get the "flat" ASCII text from a gopher server). And for those who don't mind spoilers, there is also an annotated table of contents.

 
 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

  Intro Story *

  1. The Tale Of The Bull And The Ass

  2. The Fisherman And The Jinni

  3. The Tale Of The Ensorceled Prince

  4. The Porter And The Three Ladies Of Baghdad

  5. The First Kalandar's Tale *

  6. The Second Kalandar's Tale *

  7. The Third Kalandar's Tale *

  8. The Eldest Lady's Tale *

  9. The Tale Of The Three Apples

  10. Tale of Nur Al-Din Ali and his son Badr Al-Din Hasan

  11. The City Of Many-Columned Iram And Abdullah Son Of Abi Kilabah

  12. The Sweep And The Noble Lady

  13. The Man Who Stole The Dish Of Gold Wherein The Dog Ate

  14. The Ruined Man Who Became Rich Again Through A Dream

  15. The Ebony Horse

  16. The Angel Of Death With The Proud And The Devout Man

  17. Sindbad The Seaman And Sindbad The Landsman

  18. First Voyage Of Sindbad Hight The Seaman

  19. The Second Voyage Of Sindbad The Seaman

  20. The Third Voyage Of Sindbad The Seaman

  21. The Fourth Voyage Of Sindbad The Seaman

  22. The Fifth Voyage Of Sindbad The Seaman

  23. The Sixth Voyage Of Sindbad The Seaman

  24. The Seventh Voyage Of Sindbad The Seaman

  25. The Lady And Her Five Suitors

  26. Khalifah The Fisherman Of Baghdad

  27. Abu Kir The Dyer And Abu Sir The Barber

  28. The Sleeper And The Waker

  29. Story Of The Larrikin And The Cook

  30. Aladdin; Or, The Wonderful Lamp

  31. Ali Baba And The Forty Thieves

      Conclusion *

  

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