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The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night: Volume I

Richard F. Burton

First published 1994
Publisher The Easton Press
Format Hardcover
Type Collection
Pages xxvii+362
Price $55.00

This is the first volume in the 17-volume set from Easton Press. As with most Easton Press releases, there is no ISBN. Price from original invoice when purchased (private subscription, 2005) There are multiple illustrations throughout the volume, but they are uncredited. Some of them have a partial signature which matches that of the Victorian English illustrator Stanley L. Wood (signed as "S L Wood"), who is known to have done 100 illustrations for one of the American editions of this series. All interior illustrations are by Wood.

Page Title Author(s) Type
2 Story of King Shahryar and His Brother Richard F. Burton Short Story
16 Tale of the Bull and the Ass Richard F. Burton Short Story
24 Tale of the Trader and the Jinni Richard F. Burton Short Story
27 The First Shaykh's Story Richard F. Burton Short Story
32 The Second Shaykh's Story Richard F. Burton Short Story
36 The Third Shaykh's Story Richard F. Burton Short Story
38 The Fisherman and the Jinni Richard F. Burton Short Story
45 Tale of the Wazir and the Sage Duban Richard F. Burton Short Story
50 Story of King Sindibad and His Falcon Richard F. Burton Short Story
52 Tale of the Husband and the Parrot Richard F. Burton Short Story
54 Tale of the Prince and the Ogres Richard F. Burton Short Story
69 Tale of the Ensorcelled Prince Richard F. Burton Short Story
82 The Porter and the Three Ladies of Baghdad Richard F. Burton Novelette
104 The First Kalandar's Tale Richard F. Burton Short Story
113 The Second Kalandar's Tale Richard F. Burton Short Story
123 The Tale of the Envier and the Envied Richard F. Burton Short Story
139 The Third Kalandar's Tale Richard F. Burton Novelette
162 The Eldest Lady's Tale Richard F. Burton Short Story
173 Tale of the Portress Richard F. Burton Short Story
184 Conclusion of the Story of the Porter and the Three Ladies Richard F. Burton Short Story
186 Tale of the Three Apples Richard F. Burton Short Story
195 The Tale of Nur Al-Din Ali and His Son Badr Al-Din Hasan Richard F. Burton Novella
255 The Hunchback's Tale Richard F. Burton Short Story
262 The Nazarene Broker's Story Richard F. Burton Short Story
278 The Reeve's Tale Richard F. Burton Short Story
288 Tale of the Jewish Doctor Richard F. Burton Short Story
300 Tale of the Tailor Richard F. Burton Short Story
317 The Barber's Tale of Himself Richard F. Burton Short Story
319 The Barber's Tale of His First Brother Richard F. Burton Short Story
324 The Barber's Tale of His Second Brother Richard F. Burton Short Story
328 The Barber's Tale of His Third Brother Richard F. Burton Short Story
331 The Barber's Tale of His Fourth Brother Richard F. Burton Short Story
335 The Barber's Tale of His Fifth Brother Richard F. Burton Short Story
343 The Barber's Tale of His Sixth Brother Richard F. Burton Short Story
348 The End of the Tailor's Tale Richard F. Burton Short Story
vii The Translator's Foreword (The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night) Richard F. Burton Essay