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Payne: Table of Contents

Prefatory Note

Introduction. Story of King Shehriyar and his Brother

Story of the Ox and the Ass

Story of King Shehriyar and his Brother (cont.)

The Merchant and the Genie

The First Old Man's Story

The Second Old Man's Story

The Third Old Man's Story

The Fisherman and the Genie

Story of the Physician Douban

Story of King Sindbad and his Falcon

Story of The King's Son and the Ogress

Story of the Physician Douban (cont.)

The Fisherman and the Genie (cont.)

Story of the Enchanted Youth

The Porter and the Three Ladies of Baghdad

The First Calender's Story

The Second Calender's Story

Story of the Envier and the Envied

The Second Calendar's Story (cont.)

The Third Calender's Story

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

The Eldest Lady's Story

The Story of the Portress

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

The Three Apples

Noureddin Ali of Cairo and His Son Bedreddin Hassan

Story of the Hunchback

The Christian Broker's Story

The Controller's Story

The Jewish Physician's Story

The Tailor's Story

The Barber's Story

Story of the Barber's First Brother

Story of the Barber's Second Brother

Story of the Barber's Third Brother

Story of the Barber's Fourth Brother

Story of the Barber's Fifth Brother

Story of the Barber's Sixth Brother

The Tailor's Story (cont.)

Story of the Hunchback (cont.)

Noureddin Ali and the Damsel Enis El Jelis

Ghanim Ben Eyoub the Slave of Love

Story of the Eunuch Bekhit

Story of the Eunich Kafour

Ghanim Ben Eyoub the Slave of Love (cont.)

The History of King Omar Ben Ennuman and His Sons Sherkan and Zoulmekan

Story of Taj El Mulouk and the Princess Dunya
Story of Aziz and Azizeh

Story of Taj El Mulouk and the Princess Dunya (cont.)

The History of King Omar Ben Ennuman and His Sons Sherkan and Zoulmekan (cont.)

Bakoun's Story of the Hashish-Eater

The History of King Omar Ben Ennuman and His Sons Sherkan and Zoulmekan (cont.)

Hemmad the Bedouin's Story

The History of King Omar Ben Ennuman and His Sons Sherkan and Zoulmekan (cont.)

The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night

The Birds and Beasts and the Son of Adam

The Hermits

The Water-Fowl and the Tortoise

The Wolf and the Fox

The Hawk and the Partridge

The Wolf and the Fox (cont.)

The Mouse and the Weasel

The Cat and the Crow

The Fox and the Crow

The Mouse and the Flea

The Falcon and the Birds

The Sparrow and the Eagle

The Hedgehog and the Pigeons

The Merchant and the Two Sharpers

The Thief and his Monkey

The Foolish Weaver

The Sparrow and the Peacock

Ali Ben Bekkar and Shemsennehar

Kemeezzeman and Boudour

Nimeh Ben er Rebya and Num his Slave Girl

Kemeezzeman and Boudour (cont.)

Alaeddin Abou Esh Shamat

Hatim et Yai: His Generosity After Death

Maan Ben Zaideh and the Three Girls

Maan Ben Zaideh and the Bedouin

The City of Lebtait

The Khalif Hisham and the Arab Youth

Ibrahim Ben el Mehdi and the Barber-surgeon

The City of Irem

Isaac of Mosul's Story of Khedijeh and the Khalif Mamoun

The Scavenger and the Noble Lady of Baghdad

The Mock Khalif

Ali the Persian and the Kurd Sharper

The Imam Abou Yousuf With Haroun er Reshid and his Vizier Jaafer

The Lover Who Feigned Himself a Thief to save His Mistress's Honour

Jaafer the Barmecide and the Bean-seller

Abou Mohammed the Lazy

The Generous Dealing of Yehya Ben Khalid the Barmecide with Mensour

The Generous Dealing of Yehya Ben Khalid with a Man Who Forged a Letter in His Name

The Khalif el Mamoun and the Strange Doctor

Ali Shar and Zumurrud

The Loves of Jubeir Ben Umeir and the Lady Budour

The Man of Yemen and His Six Slave Girls

Haroun er Reshid with the Damsel and Abou Nuwas

The Man Who Stole The Dog's Dish of Gold

The Sharper of Alexandria and the Master of Police

El Melik en Nasir and the Three Masters of Police

Story of the Chief of the New Cairo Police

Story of the Chief of the Boulac Police

Story of the Chief of the Old Cairo Police

The Thief and the Money-Changer

The Chief of the Cous Police and the Sharper

Ibrahim Ben el Mehdi and the Merchant's Sister

The Woman Whose Hands Were Cut Off For Almsgiving

The Devout Israelite

Abou Hassan ez Ziyadi and the Man From Khorassan

The Poor Man and his Generous Friend

The Ruined Man Who Became Rich Again Through a Dream

El Mutawekkil and his Favourite Mehboubeh

Werdan the Butcher's Adventure with the Lady and the Bear

The King's Daughter and the Ape

The Enchanted Horse

Uns El Eoujoud and the Vizier's Daughter Rose-in-Bud

Abou Nuwas with the Three Boys and the Khalif Haroun er Reshid

Abdallah Ben Maamer with the Man of Bassora and His Slave Girl

The Lovers of the Benou Udhreh

The Vizier of Yemen and His Young Brother

Loves of the Boy and Girl at School

El Mutelemmis and His Wife Umeimeh

Haroun er Reshid and Zubeideh in the Bath

Haroun er Reshid and the Three Poets

Musab Ben ez Zubeir and Aaisheh His Wife

Aboulasweh and His Squinting Slave Girl

Haroun er Reshid and the Two Slave-Girls

Haroun er Reshid and the Three Slave-Girls

The Miller and his Wife

The Simpleton and the Sharper

The Imam Abou Yousuf with Haroun er Reshid and Zubeideh

The Khalif el Hakim and the Merchant

King Kisra Anoushirwan and the Village Damsel

The Water-Carrier and the Goldsmith's Wife

Khusrau and Shirin and the Fisherman

Yehya Ben Khalid and the Poor Man

Mohammed El Amin and Jaafer Ben el Hadi

The Sons of Yehya Ben Khalid and Said Ben Salim El Bahili

The Woman's Trick Against Her Husband

The Devout Woman and the Two Wicked Elders

Jaafer the Barmecide and the Old Bedouin

Omar Ben Khettab and the Young Bedouin

The Khalif El Mamoun and the Pyramids of Egypt

The Thief Turned Merchant and the Other Thief

Mesrour the Eunuch and Ibn El Caribi

The Devout Prince

The Schoolmaster Who Fell in Love by Report

The Foolish Schoolmaster

The Ignorant Man Who Set up For a Schoolmaster

The King and the Virtuous Wife

Abdurrehman the Moor's Story of the Roc

Adi Ben Zeid and the Princess Hind

Dibil el Khuzai With the Lady and Muslim Ben el Welid

Isaac of Mosul and the Merchant

The Three Unfortunate Lovers

The Lovers of the Benou Tai

The Mad Lover

The Apples of Paradise

The Loves of Abou Isa and Current El Ain

El Amin Ben Er Reshid and His Uncle Ibrahim Ben el Mehdi

El Feth Ben Khacan and Khalif El Mutawekkil

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

Abou Suweid and the Handsome Old Woman

The Amir Ali Ben Tahir and the Girl Mounis

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

The Haunted House in Baghdad

The Pilgrim and the Old Woman Who Dwelt in the Desert

Aboulhusn and His Slave Girl Taweddud

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

Iskender Dhoulkernein and a Certain Tribe of Poor Folk

The Righteousness of King Anoushirwan

The Jewish Cadi and His Pious Wife

The Shipwrecked Woman and Her Child

The Pious Black Slave

The Devout Platter-Maker and His Wife

El Hejjaj Ben Yousuf and the Pious Man

The Blacksmith Who Could Handle Fire Without Hurt

The Saint To Whom God Gave a Cloud to Serve Him and the Devout King

The Muslim Champion and The Christian Lady

Ibrahim el Khawwas and the Christian King's Daughter

The Justice of Providence

The Ferryman of the Nile and the Hermit

The King of the Island

Aboulhusn ed Durraj and Abou Jaafer the Leper

The Queen of the Serpents

The Adventures of Beloukiya

The Story of Janshah

The Queen of the Serpents (cont.)

Sindbad the Sailor and Sindbad the Porter

The First Voyage of Sindbad the Sailor

The Second Voyage of Sindbad the Sailor

The Third Voyage of Sindbad the Sailor

The Fourth Voyage of Sindbad the Sailor

The Fifth Voyage of Sindbad the Sailor

The Sixth Voyage of Sindbad the Sailor

The Seventh Voyage of Sindbad the Sailor

The City of Brass

The Malice of Women

    The King and His Vizier's Wife

    The Merchant's Wife and the Parrot

    The Fuller and His Son

    The Lover's Trick Against the Chaste Wife

    The Niggard 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 Springs

    The Vizier's Son and the Bathkeeper's Wife

    The Wife's Device to Cheat Her Husband

    The Goldsmith and the Cashmere Singing-Girl

    The Man Who Never Laughed Again

    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 Man Who Saw the Night of Power

    The Stolen Necklace

    The Two Pigeons

    Prince Behram of Persia and the Princess Ed Detma

    The House With the Belvedere

    The King's Son and the Afrit'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

Jouder and His Brothers

The History of Gherib and His Brother Agib

Otbeh and Reyya

Hind Daughter of En Numan and El Hejjaj

Khuzeimeh Ben Bishr and Ikrimeh el Feyyaz

Younus the Scribe and the Khalif Welid Ben Sehl

The Khalif Haroun er Reshid and the Arab Girl

El Asmai and the Three Girls of Bassora

Ibrahim of Mosul and the Devil

The Lovers of the Benou Udhreh

The Bedouin and His Wife

The Lovers of Bassora

Isaac of Mosul and His Mistress and the Devil

The Lovers of Medina

El Melik en Nasir and His Vizier

The Rogueries of Delileh the Crafty and Her Daughter Zeyneb the Trickstress

The Adventures of Quicksilver Ali of Cairo: being a sequel to The Rogueries of Delileh the Crafty

Ardeshir and Heyat en Nufous

Julnar of the Sea and Her Son King Bedr Basim of Persia

King Mohammed Ben Sebaik and the Merchant Hassan

    Story of Prince Seif el Mulouk and the Princess Bediya el Jemal

Hassan of Bassora and the King's Daughter of the Jinn

Khelifeh the Fisherman of Baghdad

Mesrour and Zein el Mewasif

Ali Noureddin and the Frank King's Daughter

The Man of Upper Egypt and His Frank Wife

The Ruined Man of Baghdad and His Slave Girl

King Jelyaad of Hind and His Vizier Shimas: Whereafter Ensueth the History of King Wird Khan, Son of King Jelyaad, With His Women and Viziers

    The Cat and the Mouse

    The Fakir and His Pot of Butter

    The Fishes and the Crab

    The Crow and the Serpent

    The Fox and the Wild Ass

    The Unjust King and the Pilgrim Prince

    The Crows and the Hawk

    The Serpent-Charmer and His Wife

    The Spider and the Wind

King Jelyaad of Hind and His Vizier Shimas: Whereafter Ensueth the History of King Wird Khan, Son of King Jelyaad, With His Women and Viziers (cont.)

    The Two Kings

    The Blind Man and the Cripple

King Jelyaad of Hind and His Vizier Shimas: Whereafter Ensueth the History of King Wird Khan, Son of King Jelyaad, With His Women and Viziers (cont.)

    The Foolish Fisherman

    The Boy and the Thieves

    The Man and His Wilful Wife

    The Merchant and the Thieves

    The Foxes and the Wolf

    The Shepherd and the Thief

King Jelyaad of Hind and His Vizier Shimas: Whereafter Ensueth the History of King Wird Khan, Son of King Jelyaad, With His Women and Viziers (cont.)

    The Heathcock and the Tortoises

King Jelyaad of Hind and His Vizier Shimas: Whereafter Ensueth the History of King Wird Khan, Son of King Jelyaad, With His Women and Viziers (cont.)

Aboukir the Dyer and Abousir the Barber

Abdallah the Fisherman and Abdallah the Merman

The Merchant of Oman

Ibrahim and Jemileh

Aboulhusn of Khorassan

Kemerezzeman and the Jeweller's Wife

Abdallah Ben Fazil and His Brothers

Marouf the Cobbler and His Wife Fatimeh

Story of King Shehriyar and his Brother (cont.)


Payne, John (1842-1916). The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night. London. 1901. Gutenberg Vol. I. Gutenberg Vol. II. Gutenberg Vol. III. Gutenberg Vol. IV. Please consult the Gutenberg edition for footnotes; the footnotes have not been included in this web version. Wollamshram Vol. V. Wollamshram Vol. VI. Wollamshram Vol. VII. Wollamshram Vol. VIII. Wollamshram Vol. IX. Please consult the Wollamshram edition for footnotes; the footnotes have not been included in this web version.


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