The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night (Vol. 4)

Book Cover......Page 1
Half-Title......Page 2
Title......Page 3
Copyright......Page 4
Contents of Volume IV......Page 5
The Tale of Pearl-Harvest......Page 10
But when the eight-hundred-and-fifteenth night had come......Page 11
But when the eight-hundred-and-sixteenth night had come......Page 14
But when the eight-hundred-and-seventeenth night had come......Page 16
But when the eight-hundred-and-eighteenth night had come......Page 19
But when the eight-hundred-and-nineteenth night had come......Page 21
But when the eight-hundred-and-twentieth night had come......Page 24
But when the eight-hundred-and-twenty-first night had come......Page 27
The Tale of the Unending Treasure......Page 30
But when the eight-hundred-and-twenty-second night had come......Page 31
But when the eight-hundred-and-twenty-third night had come......Page 33
But when the eight-hundred-and-twenty-fourth night had come......Page 36
But when the eight-hundred-and-twenty-fifth night had come......Page 38
But when the eight-hundred-and-twenty-sixth night had come......Page 42
The Adventures of the Royal Bastard......Page 44
But when the eight-hundred-and-twenty-seventh night had come......Page 45
But when the eight-hundred-and-twenty-eighth night had come......Page 48
But when the eight-hundred-and-twenty-ninth night had come......Page 50
But when the eight-hundred-and-thirtieth night had come......Page 52
But when the eight-hundred-and-thirty-first night had come......Page 54
The Tale of the Ape Youth......Page 56
But when the eight-hundred-and-thirty-second night had come......Page 57
But when the eight-hundred-and-thirty-third night had come......Page 60
But when the eight-hundred-and-thirty-fourth night had come......Page 63
The First Madman’s Tale......Page 65
But when the eight-hundred-and-thirty-fifth night had come......Page 66
But when the eight-hundred-and-thirty-sixth night had come......Page 69
But when the eight-hundred-and-thirty-seventh night had come......Page 71
The Second Madman’s Tale......Page 72
But when the eight-hundred-and-thirty-eighth night had come......Page 73
But when the eight-hundred-and-thirty-ninth night had come......Page 76
But when the eight-hundred-and-fortieth night had come......Page 78
But when the eight-hundred-and-forty-first night had come......Page 80
But when the eight-hundred-and-forty-second night had come......Page 83
The Third Madman’s Tale......Page 84
But when the eight-hundred-and-forty-third night had come......Page 85
But when the eight-hundred-and-forty-fourth night had come......Page 88
But when the eight-hundred-and-forty-fifth night had come......Page 92
But when the eight-hundred-and-forty-sixth night had come......Page 95
But when the eight-hundred-and-forty-seventh night had come......Page 97
The Perfidy of Wives......Page 100
But when the eight-hundred-and-forty-eighth night had come......Page 102
The Pastrycook’s Tale......Page 104
The Greengrocer’s Tale......Page 106
But when the eight-hundred-and-fiftieth night had come......Page 107
The Butcher’s Tale......Page 108
But when the eight-hundred-and-fifty-first night had come......Page 109
The First Clarinet’s Tale......Page 110
The Tale of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves......Page 112
But when the eight-hundred-and-fifty-second night had come......Page 113
But when the eight-hundred-and-fifty-third night had come......Page 115
But when the eight-hundred-and-fifty-fourth night had come......Page 118
But when the eight-hundred-and-fifty-fifth night had come......Page 121
But when the eight-hundred-and-fifty-sixth night had come......Page 124
But when the eight-hundred-and-fifty-seventh night had come......Page 126
But when the eight-hundred-and-fifty-eighth night had come......Page 128
But when the eight-hundred-and-fifty-ninth night had come......Page 130
But when the eight-hundred-and-sixtieth night had come......Page 133
Meetings of Al-Rashid on the Bridge of Baghdad......Page 136
But when the eight-hundred-and-sixty-first night had come......Page 138
The Master of the White Mare......Page 139
But when the eight-hundred-and-sixty-second night had come......Page 141
But when the eight-hundred-and-sixty-third night had come......Page 143
But when the eight-hundred-and-sixty-fourth night had come......Page 145
But when the eight-hundred-and-sixty-fifth night had come......Page 147
The Youth Behind Whom Indian and Chinese Airs were Played......Page 151
But when the eight-hundred-and-sixty-seventh night had come......Page 153
But when the eight-hundred-and-sixty-eighth night had come......Page 157
The Generous Sheikh......Page 158
But when the eight-hundred-and-sixty-ninth night had come......Page 159
But when the eight-hundred-and-seventieth night had come......Page 162
But when the eight-hundred-and-seventy-first night had come......Page 164
But when the eight-hundred-and-seventy-second night had come......Page 167
But when the eight-hundred-and-seventy-third night had come......Page 170
The Split-Mouth Schoolmaster......Page 172
But when the eight-hundred-and-seventy-fourth night had come......Page 173
The Blind Man Who Would be Buffeted......Page 175
But when the eight-hundred-and-seventy-fifth night had come......Page 176
But when the eight-hundred-and-sixty-sixth night had come......Page 179
The Tale of Princess Zulaikah......Page 182
But when the eight-hundred-and-seventy-seventh night had come......Page 183
But when the eight-hundred-and-seventy-eighth night had come......Page 186
But when the eight-hundred-and-seventy-ninth night had come......Page 189
But when the eight-hundred-and-eightieth night had come......Page 191
But when the eight-hundred-and-eighty-first night had come......Page 194
Hard-Head and His Sister Little-Foot......Page 198
But when the eight-hundred-and-eighty-second night had come......Page 200
The Anklet......Page 202
But when the eight-hundred-and-eighty-third night had come......Page 203
The He-Goat and the Kings Daughter......Page 205
But when the eight-hundred-and-eighty-fourth night had come......Page 206
But when the eight-hundred-and-eighty-fifth night had come......Page 209
The Prince and the Tortoise......Page 212
But when the eight-hundred-and-eighty-seventh night had come......Page 215
But when the eight-hundred-and-eighty-eighth night had come......Page 218
The Chick-Pea Seller’s Daughter......Page 219
But when the eight-hundred-and-eighty-ninth night had come......Page 220
The Looser......Page 224
But when the eight-hundred-and-ninetieth night had come......Page 225
The Captain of Police......Page 226
But when the eight-hundred-and-ninety-first night had come......Page 228
A Contest in Generosity......Page 229
But when the eight-hundred-and-ninety-second night had come......Page 231
The Gelded Barber......Page 232
But when the eight-hundred-and-ninety-third night had come......Page 234
Firuz and His Wife......Page 236
But when the eight-hundred-and-ninety-fourth night had come......Page 238
The Mind and the Soil......Page 239
When the eight-hundred-and-ninety-fifth night had come......Page 241
The Tale of the Magic Book......Page 242
But when the eight-hundred-and-ninety-sixth night had come......Page 244
But when the eight-hundred-and-ninety-seventh night had come......Page 248
But when the eight-hundred-and-ninety-eighth night had come......Page 250
But when the eight-hundred and ninety-ninth night had come......Page 253
But when the nine-hundredth night had come......Page 255
But-when the nine-hundred-and-first night had come......Page 257
But when the nine-hundred-and-second night had come......Page 260
But when the nine-hundred-and-third night had come......Page 264
But when the nine-hundred-and-fourth night had come......Page 267
The Splendid Tale of Prince Diamond......Page 268
But when the nine-hundred-and-fifth night had come......Page 269
But when the nine-hundred-and-sixth night had come......Page 272
But when the nine-hundred-and-seventh night had come......Page 274
But when the nine-hundred-and-eighth night had come......Page 276
But when the nine-hundred-and-ninth night had come......Page 279
But when the nine-hundred-and-tenth night had come......Page 281
But when the nine-hundred-and-eleventh night had come......Page 283
But when the nine-hundred-and-twelfth night had come......Page 284
But when the nine-hundred-and-thirteenth night had come......Page 286
But when the nine-hundred-and-fourteenth night had come......Page 287
But when the nine-hundred-and-fifteenth night had come......Page 289
But when the nine-hundred-and-sixteenth night had come......Page 290
But when the nine-hundred-and-seventeenth night had come......Page 292
But when the nine-hundred-and-eighteenth night had come......Page 293
But when the nine-hundred-and-nineteenth night had come......Page 295
But when the nine-hundred-and-twentieth night had come......Page 298
But when the nine-hundred-and-twenty-first night had come......Page 300
But when the nine-hundred-and-twenty-second night had come......Page 302
Some Jests and Suggestions of the Master of Shifts and Laughter......Page 304
But when the nine-hundred-and-twenty-third night had come......Page 306
But when the nine-hundred-and-twenty-fourth night had come......Page 308
But when the nine-hundred-and-twenty-fifth night had come......Page 311
But when the nine-hundred-and-twenty-sixth night had come......Page 313
The Tale of the Girl Heart’s-Miracle, Lieutenant of the Birds......Page 316
But when the nine-hundred-and-twenty-seventh night had come......Page 318
But when the nine-hundred-and-twenty-eighth night had come......Page 320
But when the nine-hundred-and-twenty-ninth night had come......Page 322
But when the nine-hundred-and-thirtieth night had come......Page 325
But when the nine-hundred-and-thirty-first night had come......Page 327
But when the nine-hundred-and-thirty-second night had come......Page 331
But when the nine-hundred-and-thirty-third night had come......Page 335
But when the nine-hundred-and-thirty-fourth night had come......Page 338
But when the nine-hundred-and-thirty-fifth night had come......Page 342
But when the nine-hundred-and-thirty-sixth night had come......Page 345
But when the nine-hundred-and-thirty-seventh night had come......Page 348
The Tale of Al-Malik Baibars and His Captains of Police......Page 350
The First Captain’s Tale......Page 351
But when the nine-hundred-and-thirty-seventh night had come......Page 353
But when the nine-hundred-and-thirty-ninth night had come......Page 357
The Second Captain’s Tale......Page 360
But when the nine-hundred-and-fortieth night had come......Page 361
The Third Captain’s Tale......Page 363
But when the nine-hundred-and-forty-first night had come......Page 365
The Fourth Captain’s Tale......Page 369
But when the nine-hundred-and-forty-second night had come......Page 370
But when the nine-hundred-and-forty-third night had come......Page 373
The Fifth Captain’s Tale......Page 374
But when the nine-hundred-and-forty-fourth night had come......Page 376
But when the nine-hundred-and-forty-fifth night had come......Page 380
The Sixth Captain’s Tale......Page 381
But when the nine-hundred-and-forty-sixth night had come......Page 382
But when the nine-hundred-and-forty-seventh night had come......Page 384
But when the nine-hundred-and-forty-eighth night had come......Page 387
The Tale of the Eighth Captain......Page 390
But when the nine-hundred-and-forty-ninth night had come......Page 391
But when the nine-hundred-and-fiftieth night had come......Page 394
The Ninth Captain’s Tale......Page 397
But when the nine-hundred-and-fifty-first night had come......Page 398
The Tenth Captain’s Tale......Page 401
But when the nine-hundred-and-fifty-second night had come......Page 402
The Eleventh Captain’s Tale......Page 403
The Twelfth Captain’s Tale......Page 406
But when the nine-hundred-and-fifty-third night had come......Page 408
But when the nine-hundred-and-fifty-fourth night had come......Page 410
The Tale of the Sea Rose of the Girl of China......Page 412
But when the nine-hundred-and-fifty-fifth night had come......Page 413
But when the nine-hundred-and-fifty-sixth night had come......Page 415
But when the nine-hundred-and-fifty-seventh night had come......Page 417
But when the nine-hundred-and-fifty-eighth night had come......Page 420
But when the nine-hundred-and-fifty-ninth night had come......Page 423
The Tale of the Honey Cake and the Cobbler’s Calamitous Wife......Page 426
But when the nine-hundred-and-sixtieth night had come......Page 427
But when the nine-hundred-and-sixty-first night had come......Page 429
But when the nine-hundred-and-sixty-second night had come......Page 431
But when the nine-hundred-and-sixty-third night had come......Page 434
But when the nine-hundred-and-sixty-fourth night had come......Page 436
But when the nine-hundred-and-sixty-fifth night had come......Page 440
But when the nine-hundred-and-sixty-seventh night had come......Page 444
But when the nine-hundred-and-sixty-eighth night had come......Page 446
But when the nine-hundred-and-sixty-ninth night had come......Page 448
But when the nine-hundred-and-seventieth night had come......Page 450
But when the nine-hundred-and-seventy-first night had come......Page 451
Windows on the Garden of History......Page 454
But when the nine-hundred-and-seventy-second night had come......Page 455
The Poet Duraid, His Generosity, and His Love for Tumadir Al-Khansah......Page 456
But when the nine-hundred-and-seventy-third night had come......Page 457
But when the nine-hundred-and-seventy-fourth night had come......Page 462
But when the nine-hundred-and-seventy-fifth night had come......Page 467
The Love Story of Princess Fatimah and the Poet Murakkish......Page 469
But when the nine-hundred-and-seventy-sixth night had come......Page 471
The Vengeance of King Hujr......Page 472
But when the nine-hundred-and-seventy-seventh night had come......Page 473
Men in the Judgment of their Wives......Page 474
But when the nine-hundred-and-seventy-eighth night had come......Page 476
Tales of Umar Ibn Al-Khattab......Page 477
But when the nine-hundred-and-seventy-ninth night had come......Page 479
But when the nine-hundred-and-eightieth night had come......Page 482
But when the nine-hundred-and-eighty-first night had come......Page 484
The Tale of the Parasite......Page 486
But when the nine-hundred-and-eighty-second night had come......Page 487
The Tale of the Slave of Destiny......Page 488
But when the nine-hundred-and-eighty-third night had come......Page 489
But when the nine-hundred-and-eighty-fourth night had come......Page 491
The Tale of the Fatal Collar......Page 493
But when the nine-hundred-and-eighty-fifth night had come......Page 494
But when the nine-hundred-and-eighty-sixth night had come......Page 495
Ishak of Mosul and the Lost Melody......Page 496
But when the nine-hundred-and-eighty-seventh night had come......Page 497
But when the nine-hundred-and-eighty-eighth night had come......Page 499
The Two Dancers......Page 500
But when the nine-hundred-and-eighty-ninth night had come......Page 502
The Pistachio Oil Cream, and the Legal Point......Page 503
But when the nine-hundred-and-ninetieth night had come......Page 504
But when the nine-hundred-and-ninety-first night had come......Page 506
The Arab Girl at the Fountain......Page 507
But when the nine-hundred-and-ninety-second night had come......Page 508
But when the nine-hundred-and-ninety-third night had come......Page 509
The Perils of Insistence......Page 510
But when the nine-hundred-and-ninety-fourth night had come......Page 511
But when the nine-hundred-and-ninety-fifth night had come......Page 514
But when the nine-hundred-and-ninety-sixth night had come......Page 516
But when the nine-hundred-and-ninety-seventh night had come......Page 520
But when the nine-hundred-and-ninety-eighth night had come......Page 523
The Tender Tale of Prince Jasmine and Princess Almond......Page 526
But when the nine-hundred-and-ninety-ninth night had come......Page 527
But when the thousandth night had come......Page 530
Conclusion......Page 536