Burton: Table of Contents

Front Matter

Story Of King Shahryar and His Brother

Tale of the Bull and the Ass

Story Of King Shahryar (cont.)

Tale of the Trader and the Jinni

The First Shaykh's Story

The Second Shaykh's Story

The Third Shaykh's Story

The Fisherman and the Jinni

Tale of the Wazir and the Sage Duban

Story of King Sindibad and His Falcon

Tale of the Husband and the Parrot

Tale of the Prince and the Ogress

Tale of the Wazir and the Sage Duban (cont.)

The Fisherman and the Jinni (cont.)

Tale of the Ensorcelled Prince

The Porter and the Three Ladies of Baghdad

The First Kalandar's Tale

The Second Kalandar's Tale

Tale of the Envier and the Envied

The Second Kalandar's Tale (cont.)

The Third Kalandar's Tale

The Porter and the Three Ladies of Baghdad (cont.)

The Eldest Lady's Tale

Tale of the Portress

Conclusion of the Story of the Porter and the Three Ladies

The Tale of the Three Apples

Tale of Nur Al-din Ali and his Son

The Hunchback's Tale

The Nazarene Broker's Story

The Reeve's Tale

Tale of the Jewish Doctor

Tale of the Tailor

The Barber's Tale of Himself

The Barber's Tale of his First Brother

The Barber's Tale of his Second Brother

The Barber's Tale of his Third Brother

The Barber's Tale of his Fourth Brother

The Barber's Tale of his Fifth Brother

The Barber's Tale of his Sixth Brother

The End of the Tailor's Tale

The Hunchback's Tale (cont.)

Nur Al-Din Ali and the Damsel Anis Al-Jalis

Tale of Ghanim Bin Ayyub, The Distraught, The Thrall O' Love

Tale of the First Eunuch, Bukhayt

Tale of the Second Eunuch, Kafur

Tale of Ghanim Bin Ayyub, The Distraught, The Thrall O' Love (cont.)

Tale of King Omar Bin Al-Nu'uman and His Sons Sharrkan and Zau Al-Makan

Tale of Taj al-Muluk and the Princess Dunya (The Lover and the Loved)

Tale of Aziz and Azizah

Tale of Taj al-Muluk and the Princess Dunya (cont.)

The Tale of King Omar Bin Al-Nu'uman and His Sons Sharrkan and Zau Al-Makan (cont.)

Tale of the Hashish Eater

Tale of Hammad the Badawi

The Tale of King Omar Bin Al-Nu'uman and His Sons Sharrkan and Zau Al-Makan (cont.)

The Birds and Beasts and the Carpenter

The Hermits

Tale of the Water-Fowl and the Tortoise

Tale of the Wolf and the Fox

The Tale of the Falcon and the Partridge

Tale of the Wolf and the Fox (cont.)

Tale of the Mouse and the Ichneumon

The Cat and the Crow

The Fox and the Crow

The Flea and the Mouse

The Saker and the Birds

The Sparrow and the Eagle

The Hedgehog and the Wood Pigeons

The Merchant and the Two Sharpers

The Thief and His Monkey

The Foolish Weaver

The Sparrow and the Peacock

Tale of Ali Bin Bakkar and of Shams Al-Nahar

Tale of Kamar Al-Zaman

Ni'amar Bin Al-Rabi'a and Naomi His Slave-girl

Conclusion of the Tale of Kamar Al-Zaman

Ala Al-Din Abu Al-Shamat

Hatim of the Tribe of Tayy

Tale of Ma'an the Son of Zaidah

Ma'an the Son of Zaidah and the Badawi

The City of Labtayt

The Caliph Hisham and the Arab Youth

Ibrahim Bin Al-Mahdi and the Barber-Surgeon

The City of Many-Columned Iram and Abdullah Son of Abi Kilabah

Isaac of Mosul

The Sweep and the Noble Lady

The Mock Caliph

Ali the Persian

Tale of Harun Al-Rashid and the Slave-Girl and the Imam Abu Yusuf

Tale of the Lover Who Feigned Himself A Thief

Ja'afar the Barmecide and the Bean-Seller

Abu Mohammed Hight Lazybones

Generous Dealing of Yahya Bin Khálid The Barmecide with Mansur

Generous Dealing of Yahya Son of Khálid with a Man Who Forged a Letter in his Name

Caliph Al-Maamum and the Strange Scholar

Ali Shar and Zumurrud

The Loves of Jubayr Bin Umayr and the Lady Budur

The Man of Al-Yaman and His Six Slave-Girls

Harun Al-Rashid and the Damsel and Abu Nowas

The Man Who Stole the Dish of Gold Wherein The Dog Ate

The Sharper of Alexandria and the Chief of Police

Al-Malik Al-Nasir and the Three Chiefs of Police

Story of the Chief of Police of Cairo

Story of the Chief of the Bulak Police

Story of the Chief of the Old Cairo Police

The Thief and the Shroff

The Chief of the Kus Police and the Sharper

Ibrahim Bin Al-Mahdi and the Merchant's Sister

The Woman Whose Hands were Cut Off For Giving Alms to the Poor

The Devout Israelite

Abu Hassan Al-Ziyadi and the Khorasan

The Poor Man and His Friend in Need

The Ruined Man Who became Rich Again Through A Dream

Caliph Al-Mutawakkil and His Concubine Mahbubah

Wardan the Butcher; His Adventure With the Lady and the Bear

The King's Daughter and the Ape

The Ebony Horse

Uns Al-Wujud and the Wazir's Daughter Al-Ward Fi'l-Akmam or Rose-In-Hood

Abu Nowas With the Three Boys and the Caliph Harun Al-Rashid

Abdallah Bin Ma'amar With the Man of Bassorah and His Slave Girl

The Lovers of the Banu Ozrah

The Wazir of Al-Yaman and His Younger Brother

The Loves of the Boy and Girl at School

Al-Mutalammis and His Wife Umaymah

The Caliph Harun Al-Rashid and Queen Zubaydah in the Bath

Harun Al-Rashid and the Three Poets

Mus'ab Bin Al-Zubayr and Ayishah His Wife

Abu Al-Aswad and His Slave-Girl

Harun Al-Rashid and the Two Slave-Girls

The Caliph Harun Al-Rashid and the Three Slave-Girls

The Miller and His Wife

The Simpleton and the Sharper

The Kazi Abu Yusuf With Harun Al-Rashid and Queen Zubaydah

The Caliph Al-Hakim and the Merchant

King Kisra Anushirwan and the Village Damsel

The Water-Carrier and the Goldsmith's Wife

Khusrau and Shirin and the Fisherman

Yahya Bin Khalid the Barmecide and the Poor Man

Mohammed Al-Amin and the Slave-Girl

The Sons of Yahya Bin Khalid and Sa'id Bin Salim Al-Bahili

The Woman's Trick Against Her Husband

The Devout Woman and the Two Wicked Elders

Ja'afar the Barmecide and the Old Badawi

The Caliph Omar Bin Al-Khattab and the Young Badawi

The Caliph Al-Maamum and the Pyramids of Egypt

The Thief and the Merchant

Masrur the Eunuch and Ibn Al-Karibi

The Devotee Prince

The Unwise Schoolmaster Who Fell in Love by Report

The Foolish Dominie

The Illiterate Who Set Up For a Schoolmaster

The King and the Virtuous Wife

Abd Al-Rahman the Maghribi's Story of the Rukh

Adi Bin Zayd and the Princess Hind

Di'ibil Al-Khuza'i With the Lady and Muslim Bin Al-Walid

Isaac of Mosul and the Merchant

The Three Unfortunate Lovers

How Abu Hasan Brake Wind

The Lovers of the Banu Tayy

The Mad Lover

The Prior Who Became A Moslem

The Loves of Abu Isa and Jurrat Al-Ayn

Al-Amin Son of Al-Rashid and His Uncle Ibrahim Bin Al-Mahdi

Al-Fath Bin Khakan and Al-Mutawakkil

The Man's Dispute With the Learned Woman Concerning the Relative Excellence of Male and Female

Abu Suwayd and the Pretty Old Woman

The Emir ali Bin Tahir and the Girl Muunis

The Woman Who had a Boy and the Other Who had a Man to Lover

Ali the Cairene and the Haunted House in Baghdad

The Pilgrim Man and the Old Woman

Abu Alhusn and His Slave-Girl Tawaddud

The Angel of Death With the Proud King and the Devout Man

The Angel of Death and the Rich King

The Angel of Death and the King of the Children of Israel

Iskandar Zu Al-Karnayn and a Certain Tribe of Poor Folk

The Righteousness of King Anushirwan

The Jewish Kazi and His Pious Wife

The Shipwrecked Woman and Her Child

The Pious Black Slave

The Devout Tray-Maker and His Wife

Al-Hajjaj and the Pious Man

The Blacksmith Who Could Handle Fire Without Hurt

The Devotee To Whom Allah Gave a Cloud for Service and the Devout King

The Moslem Champion and the Christian Damsel

The Christian King's Daughter and the Moslem

The Prophet and the Justice of Providence

The Ferryman of the Nile and the Hermit

The Island King and the Pious Israelite

Abu Al-Hasan and Abu Ja'afar the Leper

The Queen of Serpents

The Adventures of Bulukiya

The Story of Janshah

Sindbad the Seaman and Sindbad the Landsman

The First Voyage of Sindbad the Seaman

The Second Voyage of Sindbad the Seaman

The Third Voyage of Sindbad the Seaman

The Fourth Voyage of Sindbad the Seaman

The Fifth Voyage of Sindbad the Seaman

The Sixth Voyage of Sindbad the Seaman

The Seventh Voyage of Sindbad the Seaman

The Seventh Voyage of Sindbad the Seaman (according to the Calcutta Edition)

The City of Brass

The Craft and Malice of Woman

The King and His Wazir's Wife

The Confectioner, His Wife and the Parrot

The Fuller and His Son

The Rake's Trick Against the Chaste Wife

The Miser and the Loaves of Bread

The Lady and Her Two Lovers

The King's Son and the Ogress

The Drop of Honey

The Woman Who Made Her Husband Sift Dust

The Enchanted Spring

The Wazir's Son and the Hamman-Keeper's Wife

The Wife's Device to Cheat her Husband

The Goldsmith and the Cashmere Singing-Girl

The Man who Never Laughed During the Rest of His Days

The King's Son and the Merchant's Wife

The Page Who Feigned to Know the Speech of Birds

The Lady and Her Five Suitors

The Three Wishes, or the Man Who Longed to see the Night of Power

The Stolen Necklace

The Two Pigeons

Prince Behram and the Princess Al-Datma

The House With the Belvedere

The King's Son and the Ifrit's Mistress

The Sandal-Wood Merchant and the Sharpers

The Debauchee and the Three-Year-Old Child

The Stolen Purse

The Fox and the Folk

Judar and His Brethren

The History of Gharib and His Brother Ajib

Otbah and Rayya

Hind, Daughter of Al-Nu'man, and Al-Hajjaj

Khuzaymah Bin Bishr and Ikrimah Al-Fayyaz

Yunus the Scribe and the Caliph Walid Bin Sahl

Harun Al-Rashid and the Arab Girl

Al-Asma'i and the Three Girls of Bassorah

Ibrahim of Mosul and the Devil

The Lovers of the Banu Uzrah

The Badawi and His Wife

The Lovers of Bassorah

Ishak of Mosul and His Mistress and the Devil

The Lovers of Al-Medinah

Al-Malik Al-Nasir and His Wizir

The Rogueries of Dalilah the Crafty and Her Daughter Zaynab the Coney-Catcher

The Adventures of Mercury Ali of Cairo

Ardashir and Hayat Al-nufus

Julnar the Sea-Born and Her Son King Badr Basim of Persia

King Mohammed Bin Sabaik and the Merchant Hasan

Story of Prince Sayf Al-Muluk and the Princess Badi'a Al-Jamal

Hassan of Bassorah

Khalifah The Fisherman Of Baghdad

The same from the Breslau Edition

Masrur and Zayn Al-Mawasif

Ali Nur Al-Din and Miriam the Girdle-Girl

The Man of Upper Egypt and His Frankish Wife

The Ruined Man of Baghdad and his Slave-Girl

King Jali'ad of Hind and His Wazir Shimas: Followed by the History of King Wird Khan, son of King Jali'ad with His Women and Wazirs

The Mouse and the Cat

The Fakir and His Jar of Butter

The Fishes and the Crab

The Crow and the Serpent

The Wild Ass and the Jackal

The Unjust King and the Pilgrim Prince

The Crows and the Hawk

The Serpent-Charmer and His Wife

The Spider and the Wind

King Jali'ad of Hind and His Wazir Shimas: Followed by the History of King Wird Khan, son of King Jali'ad with His Women and Wazirs (cont.)

The Two Kings

The Blind Man and the Cripple

King Jali'ad of Hind and His Wazir Shimas: Followed by the History of King Wird Khan, son of King Jali'ad with His Women and Wazirs (cont.)

The Foolish Fisherman

The Boy and the Thieves

The Man and his Wife

The Merchant and the Robbers

The Jackals and the Wolf

The Shepherd and the Rogue

King Jali'ad of Hind and His Wazir Shimas: Followed by the History of King Wird Khan, son of King Jali'ad with His Women and Wazirs (cont.)

The Francolin and the Tortoises

King Jali'ad of Hind and His Wazir Shimas: Followed by the History of King Wird Khan, son of King Jali'ad with His Women and Wazirs (cont.)

Abu Kir the Dyer and Abu Sir the Barber

Abdullah the Fisherman and Abdullah the Merman

Harun Al-Rashid and Abu Hasan, The Merchant of Oman

Ibrahim and Jamilah

Abu Al-Hasan of Khorasan

Kamar Al-Zaman and the Jeweller's Wife

Abdullah Bin Fazil and His Brothers

Ma'aruf the Cobbler and His Wife Fatimah

Conclusion

Burton, Richard (1821-1890). The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night. London. 1885-1888. Gutenberg Vol. I. Gutenberg Vol. II. Gutenberg Vol. III. Gutenberg Vol. IV. Gutenberg Vol. V. Gutenberg Vol. V. Gutenberg Vol. VII. Gutenberg Vol. VIII. Gutenberg Vol. IX. Gutenberg Vol. X. Please consult the Gutenberg edition for footnotes; the footnotes have not been included in this web version.