The book of the thousand nights and one night, volume i. The book of a thousand nights and a night volume 01. See the complete one thousand and one nights series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers all about the book of the thousand nights and one night volume 1 by john payne translator. Feb 08, 2019 the book of the thousand nights and one nightvolume 3. The book of a thousand nights and a night arabian nights, volume 01 anony. For this revised edition of the book of the thousand nights and one night all names of persons and places and all arabic words retained in the text have, where necessary, been compared with and corrected by macnaghtens calcutta edition of the original 1839 42. Now first completely done into english prose and verse, from the original. Usual discoloration inside covers and on end papers. Attribute no partner to god, and do no hurt to any of his creatures.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The book of the thousand and one nights 17 volumes. The original contents page of the single third volume is kept in v. The book of the thousand nights and a night arabian nights. The book has stories from the region of middle east and has fold tales of the region. The book of the thousand nights and a night wikipedia. As the object of the present translation was in the first place, and.
Some of these date back to earlier persian, indian and arabic literature, while others were original to the one thousand and one nights. The book of a thousand nights and a night arabian nights, volume 01 anonymous, translated by richard francis burton 1821 1890 this is a collection of stories collected over thousands of years by various authors, translators and scholars. One thousand and one nights book series thriftbooks. The book of the thousand nights and one night, volume i by. Anonymous 18211890 this is a collection of stories collected over thousands of years by various authors, translators and scholars. Mardrus by powys mathers volume i london and new york.
The arabian nights is a collection of tales from the islamic golden age, compiled by various authors over many hundreds of years though each collection features different stories, they are all centered around the frame story of the sultan shahrayar and his wife, scheherazade. Click to read more about the book of the thousand nights and one night volume 1 by john payne translator. The thousand nights and one night is familiar to most of us through the tales of the arabian nights. Jun 25, 2018 one thousand and one nights is a compilation of the stories from the era of islamic golden age. Burtons translation was one of two unabridged and unexpurgated english translations done in the 1880s. The book of the thousand nights and one night volume 1 of. The catalog kitab alfihrist, an index of arabic literary works collected by ibn al nadim, refers to the nights as a lost book entitled hasar afsanah. This is a collection of stories collected over thousands of years by various authors, translators and scholars. The book of the thousand nights and one night, volume iv by. The book of the thousand nights and one night, volume ii book. One thousand and one nights book pdf the book of the thousand nights and a night a plain and literal translation of the arabian nights entertainments transla. One thousand and one nights is an arab book of stories that contains legends, stories, anecdotes and others. The book of the thousand and one nights volume 14 j.
Aladdin and his wonderful lamp, the voyages of sinbad, and ali. The book of thousand nights and one night or short arabian nights 1974 folio society limited edition in four volumes, bound in full red leather morocco. Aug 01, 2005 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Book of the thousand nights and one night and other works.
Nights to the book of the thousand and one nights, with notes antrhropological and explanatory. The thousand and one nights, collection of largely middle eastern and indian stories of uncertain date and authorship. The book of the thousand nights and one nightvolume 3. This is due to the third volume of the supplementary nights being split into volumes and 14.
The book of the thousand nights and a night 1885, subtitled a plain and literal translation of the arabian nights entertainments, is an english language. The book of the thousand nights and one night vol 2 1st edition. Book of the thousand nights and one night by payne, john. The book of the thousand nights and one night vol 2 1st. Illustrated with 94 engraved plates, including etchings by the most prominent of the etchers adolphe lalauze harthan, 228 and photogravures after oil paintings by albert letchford.
The book of the thousand nights and one night, volume ii. Beyond this, the thousand and one nights is a veritable portrait of what may be the quintessential quality of genius or of that trait which is the supreme illustration of genius or that distinguishes the highest genius from all others. Index of the book of the thousand nights and one night, volume ii. Read by calmdragon, gesine, hefyd, kalynda, priya, india, melissa, ransom, anna simon r. The book of the thousand nights and one night, volume ii by. Burtons ten volume version was published almost immediately afterward with a slightly different title. The book of the thousand and one nights 17 volumes leather bound january 1, 1994 by richard f. The book of the thousand nights and one night, volume ii by anonymous part 3 out of 7. The book of the thousand nights and one night, volume iv by john payne free ebook project gutenberg. Jump to navigation jump to search the book of the thousand nights and one night vol. The book of the thousand nights and one night, volume i by anonymous part 1 out of 7. The book of the thousand nights and a night, vol 10 supplemental nights to the book of the thousand and one nights the book of the thousand nights and a night, vol.
The book of the thousand nights and one night, volume i by john payne free ebook project gutenberg. The book of a thousand nights and a night arabian nights. The book of the thousand and one nights vol 3 thousand. Tales of 1001 nights, volume 1, anonymous, malcolm lyons translator, ursula lyons translator, robert irwin introduction one thousand and one nights is a collection of middle eastern folk tales compiled in arabic during the islamic golden age. The page numbering continues across the two volumes as well. Free download the thousand nights and one night pdf free. The one thousand and one nights and various tales within it make use of many innovative literary techniques, which the storytellers of the tales rely on for increased drama, suspense, or other emotions. This is a digital copy of a book that was preserved for generations on library shelves before it was carefully a public domain book is one that was never subject. Unabridged and unexpurgated translations were made, first by john payne, under the title the book of the thousand nights and one night 1882, nine volumes. This is the powys mathers translation from the french by dr. The book of the thousand nights and one night volume 3 by. The book of the thousand nights and one night rendered into english from the literal and complete french translation of dr j. The book of a thousand nights and a night by anonymous free.
The stories are compiled from north, south and central asia by many different scholars and. The book of the thousand nights and one nights hardcover november 1, 2005. This collection comes from the first of sixteen volumes translated by burton. Read the fulltext online edition of the book of the thousand nights and one night vol. Jan 05, 2020 the book of the thousand nights and one night. This volume has been entitled the new arabian 1 nights, a name now hackneyed because applied to its contents as far back as 1819 in henry webers tales of the east edinburgh, ballantyne. The book of the thousand nights and one night volume 1 of 4. Its tales of aladdin, ali baba, and sindbad the sailor have almost become part of western folklore, though these were added to the collection only in the 18th century in european adaptations.
Librivox recording of the book of a thousand nights and a night volume 01 translated by richard francis burton. Unabridged and unexpurgated translations were made, first by john payne, under the title the book of the thousand nights and one night 1882, nine volumes, and then by sir richard francis burton, entitled the book of the thousand nights and a night 1885, ten volumes the latter was, according to some assessments, partially based on the. Index of the book of the thousand nights and one night, volume i. The book of the thousand nights and a night, vol 2 by sir. The book of the thousand nights and one night wikisource. There are many dialogues and monologs, turkish loanwords and archaism. The english version of the book is often called as arabian nights. Librivox recording of the book of the thousand nights and a night arabian nights volume 10 by anonymous. Part of the one thousand and one arabian nights 16 vol. Published by privately printed by the burton club no publishing date 1950s. This book tells of a world of magical beauty, of the east and its enchantments, and of an art of living which was the product of one of the worlds great civilizations.
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