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Supplemental Nights to the Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night with Notes Anthropological and Explanatory: Volume XVI

Richard F. Burton & W. F. Kirby

First published 1994
Publisher The Easton Press
Format Hardcover
Type Collection
Pages xvii+515
Price $55.00

This is the sixteenth 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 <date>"), 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
1 The History of the King's Son of Sind and the Lady Fatimah Richard F. Burton Short Story
19 History of the Lovers of Syria Richard F. Burton Short Story
37 History of Al-Hajjaj Bin Yusuf and the Young Sayyid Richard F. Burton Novelette
61 Night Adventure of Harun Al-Rashid and the Youth Manjab Richard F. Burton Novella
121 The Loves of Al-Hayfa and Yusuf Richard F. Burton Novella
211 The Three Princes of China Richard F. Burton Short Story
229 The Righteous Wazir Wrongfully Gaoled Richard F. Burton Short Story
241 The Cairene Youth, The Barber and the Captain Richard F. Burton Short Story
251 The Goodwife of Cairo and Her Four Gallants Richard F. Burton Short Story
261 The Tailor and the Lady and the Captain Richard F. Burton Short Story
271 The Syrian and the Three Women of Cairo Richard F. Burton Short Story
279 The Lady with Two Coyntes Richard F. Burton Short Story
287 The Whorish Wife Who Vaunted Her Virtue Richard F. Burton Short Story
295 Cœlebs the Droll and His Wife and Her Four Lovers Richard F. Burton Short Story
307 The Gate-Keeper of Cairo and the Cunning She-Thief Richard F. Burton Short Story
319 Tale of Mohsin and Musa Richard F. Burton Short Story
333 Mohammed the Shalabi and His Mistress and His Wife Richard F. Burton Short Story
345 The Fellah and His Wicked Wife Richard F. Burton Short Story
355 The Woman Who Humoured Her Lover at Her Husband's Expense Richard F. Burton Short Story
361 The Kazi Schooled by His Wife Richard F. Burton Short Story
371 The Merchant's Daughter and the Prince of Al-Irak Richard F. Burton Novella
439 Story of the Youth Who Would Futter His Father's Wives Richard F. Burton Short Story
453 Story of the Two Lack-Tacts of Cairo and Damascus Richard F. Burton Short Story
463 Tale of Himself Told by the King Richard F. Burton Novelette
497 Appendix I - Catalogue of Wortley Montague Manuscript Contents Richard F. Burton Essay
505 Appendix II - Notes on the Stories Contained in Vols. IV and V of "Supplemental Nights" W. F. Kirby Essay
ix The Translator's Forword (Supplemental Nights to the Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night with Notes Anthropological and Explanatory: Volume XVI) Richard F. Burton Essay