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The Tale of the Merchant, the Crone, and the King

John Payne

First published October 1993
Type Short Fiction
Length Short Story

From Vol.1 of {{A|Sir Richard Burton}}'s Supplemental Nights to The Book of a Thousand Nights and a Night (1886- The Burton Club). Re-titled from 'Story of the Old Woman, the Merchant and the King' in Vol.1 of Payne's Tales from the Arabic (1884).

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
October 1993 Cover The Virago Book of Witches Virago Anthology 33
October 1994 Cover Daughters of the Moon Faber and Faber Anthology 33