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OF THE CALCUTTA AND BOULAC EDITIONS OF THE ARABIC TEXT OF THE BOOK OF THE THOUSAND NIGHTS AND ONE NIGHT.

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INTRODUCTION.--Story of King Shehriyar and his Brother. a. Story of the Ox and the Ass 1. The Merchant and the Genie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .i a. The First Old Man's Story . . . . . . . . . . . . .i b. The Second Old Man's Story. . . . . . . . . . . . ii c. The Third Old Man's Story . . . . . . . . . . . . ii 2. The Fisherman and the Genie. . . . . . . . . . . . . .iii a. Story of the Physician Douban . . . . . . . . . . iv aa. Story of King Sindbad and his Falcon. . . . .v ab. Story of the King's Son and the Ogress. . . .v b. Story of the Enchanted Youth. . . . . . . . . . .vii 3. The Porter and the Three Ladies of Baghdad . . . . . . ix a. The First Calender's Story. . . . . . . . . . . . xi b. The Second Calender's Story . . . . . . . . . . .xii ba. Story of the Envier and the Enviedxiii c. The Third Calender's Story. . . . . . . . . . . .xiv d. The Eldest Lady's Story . . . . . . . . . . . . xvii e. The Story of the Portress . . . . . . . . . . .xviii 4. The Three Apples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xix 5. Noureddin Ali of Cairo and his Son Bedreddin Hassan. . xx 6. Story of the Hunchback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xxv a. The Christian Broker's Story. . . . . . . . . . .xxv b. The Controller's Story. . . . . . . . . . . . .xxvii c. The Jewish Physician's Story. . . . . . . . . xxviii d. The Tailor's Story. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxix e. The Barber's Story. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxxi ea. Story of the Barber's First Brother . . . xxxi eb. Story of the Barber's Second Brother. . . xxxi ec. Story of the Barber's Third Brother . . .xxxii ed. Story of the Barber's Fourth Brother. . .xxxii ee. Story of the Barber's Fifth Brother . . .xxxii ef. Story of the Barber's Sixth Brother . . xxxiii 7. Noureddin Ali and the Damsel Enis el Jelis . . . . .xxxiv 8. Ghanim ben Eyoub the Slave of Love . . . . . . . . .xxxix a. Story of the Eunuch Bekhit. . . . . . . . . . .xxxix b. Story of the Eunuch Kafour. . . . . . . . . . .xxxix 9. The History of King Omar ben Ennuman and his Sons Sherkan and Zoulmekanxlv a. Story of Taj el Mulouk and the Princess Dunya . cvii aa. Story of Aziz and Azizeh. . . . . . . . cxliii b. Bakoun's Story of the Hashish-Eater . . . . . cxliii c. Hemmad the Bedouin's Story. . . . . . . . . . .cxliv 10. The Birds and Beasts and the Son of Adam. . . . . .cxlvi 11. The Hermits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .cxlviii 12. The Waterfowl and the Tortoise. . . . . . . . . .cxlviii 13. The Wolf and the Fox. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .cxlviii a. The Hawk and the Partridge. . . . . . . . . . .cxlix 14. The Mouse and the Weasel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . cl 15. The Cat and the Crow. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . cl 16. The Fox and the Crow. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . cl a. The Mouse and the Flea. . . . . . . . . . . . . .cli b. The Falcon and the Birds. . . . . . . . . . . . clii c. The Sparrow and the Eagle . . . . . . . . . . . clii 17. The Hedgehog and the Pigeons. . . . . . . . . . . . clii a. The Merchant and the Two Sharpers . . . . . . . clii 18. The Thief and his Monkey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . clii a. The Foolish Weaver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . clii 19. The Sparrow and the Peacock . . . . . . . . . . . . clii 20. Ali ben Bekkar and Shemsennehar . . . . . . . . . .cliii 21. Kemerezzeman and Budour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . clxx a. Nimeh ben er Rebya and Num his Slave-girl . ccxxxvii 22. Alaeddin Abou esh Shamat. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ccl 23. Hatim et Tal; his Generosity after Death. . . . . .cclxx 24. Maan ben Zaideh and the three Girls . . . . . . . cclxxi 25. Maan ben Zaideh and the Bedouin . . . . . . . . . cclxxi 26. The City of Lebtait . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .cclxxii 27. The Khalif Hisham and the Arab Youth. . . . . . . cclxxi 28. Ibrahim ben el Mehdi and the Barber-surgeon . . cclxxiii 29. The City of Irem. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .cclxxvi 30. Isaac of Mosul's Story of Khedijeh and the Khalif Mamouncclxxix 31. The Scavenger and the Noble Lady of Baghdad . . cclxxxii 32. The Mock Khalif . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . cclxxxvi 33. Ali the Persian and the Kurd Sharper. . . . . . . ccxciv 34. The Imam Abou Yousuf with Haroun er Reshid and his Vizier Jaaferccxcvi 35. The Lover who feigned himself a Thief to save his Mistress's Honourccxcvii 36. Jaafer the Barmecide and the Bean-Seller. . . . . ccxcix 37. Abou Mohammed the Lazy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ccc 38. Yehya ben Khalid and Mensour. . . . . . . . . . . . .ccv 39. Yehya ben Khalid and the Man who forged a Letter in his Nameccvi 40. The Khalif El Mamoun and the Strange Doctor . . . .cccvi 41. Ali Shar and Zumurrud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . cccvii 42. The Loves of Jubeir ben Umeir and the Lady Budourcccxxvii 43. The Man of Yemen and his six Slave-girls. . . . cccxxxiv 44. Haroun er Reshid with the Damsel and Abou Nuwascccxxxviii 45. The Man who stole the Dog's Dish of Gold. . . . . .cccxl 46. The Sharper of Alexandria and the Master of Policecccxli 47. El Melik en Nasir and the three Masters of Policecccxliii a. Story of the Chief of the New Cairo Police. cccxliii b. Story of the Chief of the Boulac Police . . .cccxliv c. Story of the Chief of the Old Cairo Police. .cccxliv 48. The Thief and the Money-Changer . . . . . . . . . ccxliv 49. The Chief of the Cous Police and the Sharper. . . cccxlv 50. Ibrahim ben el Mehdi and the Merchant's Sister Night ccxlvi 51. The Woman whose Hands were cut off for Almsgivingcccxlviii 52. The Devout Israelite. . . . . . . . . . . . . .cccxlviii 53. Abou Hassan es Ziyadi and the Man from Khorassan Night ccxlix 54. The Poor Man and his Generous Friend. . . . . . . .cccli 55. The Ruined Man who became Rich again through a Dreamcccli 56. El Mutawekkil and his Favourite Mehboubeh . . . . .cccli 57. Werdan the Butcher's Adventure with the Lady and the Bearcccliii 58. The King's Daughter and the Ape . . . . . . . . . .ccclv 59. The Enchanted Horse Night . . . . . . . . . . . cclvii 60. Uns el Wujoud and the Vizier's Daughter Rose-in-budccclxxi 61. Abou Nuwas with the three Boys and the Khalif Haroun er Reshidccclxxxi 62. Abdallah ben Maamer with the Man of Bassora and his Slave-girlccclxxxiii 63. The Lovers of the Benou Udhreh. . . . . . . . ccclxxxiii 64. Tht Vizier of Yemen and his young Brother . . .ccclxxxiv 65. The Loves of the Boy and Girl at School . . . . ccclxxxv 66. El Mutelemmis and his Wife Umeimeh. . . . . . . ccclxxxv 67. Haroun er Reshid and Zubeideh in the Bath . . . ccclxxxv 68. Haroun er Reshid and the three Poets. . . . . .ccclxxxvi 69. Musab ben ez Zubeir and Aaisheh his Wife. . . .ccclxxxvi 70. Aboulaswed and his squinting Slave-girl . . . ccclxxxvii 71. Haroun er Reshid and the two Girls. . . . . . ccclxxxvii 72. Haroun er Reshid and the three Girls. . . . . ccclxxxvii 73. The Miller and his Wife . . . . . . . . . . . ccclxxxvii 74. The Simpleton and the Sharper . . . . . . . .ccclxxxviii 75. The Imam Abou Yousuf with Haroun er Reshld and Zubeidehccclxxxviii 76. The Khalif El Hakim and the Merchant. . . . . .ccclxxxix 77. King Kisra Anoushirwan and the Village Damsel .ccclxxxix 78. The Water-Carrier and the Goldsmith's Wife. . . . .cccxc 79. Khusrau and Shirin and the Fisherman. . . . . . . cccxci 80. Yehya ben Khalid and the Poor Man . . . . . . . . cccxci 81. Mohammed el Amin and Jaafer ben el Hadi . . . . .cccxcii 82. Said ben Salim and the Barmecides . . . . . . . .cccxcii 83. The Woman's Trick against her Husband . . . . . cccxciii 84. The Devout Woman and the two Wicked Elders. . . .cccxciv 85. Jaafer the Barmecide and the Old Bedouin. . . . . cccxcv 86. Omar ben el Khettab and the Young Bedouin . . . . cccxcv 87. El Mamoun and the Pyramids of Egypt . . . . . .cccxcviii 88. The Thief turned Merchant and the other Thief .cccxcviii 89. Mesrour and Ibn el Caribi . . . . . . . . . . . .cccxcix 90. The Devout Prince . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .cccci 91. The Schoolmaster who Fell in Love by Report . . . ccccii 92. The Foolish Schoolmaster. . . . . . . . . . . . .cccciii 93. The Ignorant Man who set up for a Schoolmaster. .cccciii 94. The King and the Virtuous Wife. . . . . . . . . . cccciv 95. Abdurrehman the Moor's Story of the Roc . . . . . cccciv 96. Adi ben Zeid and the Princess Hind. . . . . . . . .ccccv 97. Dibil el Khuzai with the Lady and Muslin ben el Welidccccvii 98. Isaac of Mosul and the Merchant . . . . . . . . .ccccvii 99. The Three Unfortunate Lovers. . . . . . . . . . . ccccix 100. The Lovers of the Benou Tai. . . . . . . . . . . .ccccx 101. The Mad Lover. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ccccxi 102. The Apples of Paradise . . . . . . . . . . . . .ccccxii 103. The Loves of Abou Isa and Curret el Ain. . . . .ccccxiv 104. El Amin and his Uncle Ibrahim ben el Mehdi . .ccccxviii 105. El Feth ben Khacan and El Mutawekkil . . . . . .ccccxix 106. The Man's Dispute with the Learned Woman of the relative Excellence of the Sexes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ccccxix 107. Abou Suweid and the Handsome Old Woman . . . .ccccxxiii 108. Ali ben Tahir and the Girl Mounis. . . . . . . ccccxxiv 109. The Woman who had a Boy and the other who had a Man to Loverccccxxiv 110. The Haunted House in Baghdad . . . . . . . . . ccccxxiv 111. The Pilgrim and the Old Woman who dwelt in the Desertccccxxxiv 112. Aboulhusn and his Slave-girl Taweddud. . . . .ccccxxxvi 113. The Angel of Death with the Proud King and the Devout Mancccclxii 114. The Angel of Death and the Rich King . . . . . cccclxii 115. The Angel of Death and the King of the Children of Israelcccclxiii 116. Iskender Dhoulkernein and a certain Tribe of Poor Folkcccclxiv 117. The Righteousness of King Anoushirwan. . . . . cccclxiv 118. The Jewish Cadi and his Pious Wife . . . . . . .cccclxv 119. The Shipwrecked Woman and her Child. . . . . . cccclxvi 120. The Pious Black Slave. . . . . . . . . . . . .cccclxvii 121. The Devout Platter-maker and his Wife. . . . cccclxviii 122. El Hejjaj ben Yousuf and the Pious Man . . . . .cccclxx 123. The Blacksmith who could Handle Fire without Hurtcccclxxi 124. The Saint to whom God gave a Cloud to serve him and the Devout Kingcccclxxiii 125. The Muslim Champion and the Christian Lady . .cccclxxiv 126. Ibrahim ben el Khawwas and the Christian King's Daughtercccclxxvii 127. The Justice of Providence. . . . . . . . . .cccclxxviii 128. The Ferryman of the Nile and the Hermit. . . .cccclxxix 129. The King of the Island . . . . . . . . . . . .cccclxxix 130. Abulhusn ed Durraj and Abou Jaafer the Leper .cccclxxxi 131. The Queen of the Serpents. . . . . . . . . . cccclxxxii a. The Adventures of Beloukiya . . . . . . . cccclxxxvi b. The Story of Janshah. . . . . . . . . . . . ccccxcix 132. Sindbad the Sailor and Sindbad the Porter. . . . dxxxvi a. The First Voyage of Sindbad the Sailor. . . dxxxviii b. The Second Voyage of Sindbad the Sailor . . . dxliii c. The Third Voyage of Sindbad the Sailor. . . . .dxlvi d. The Fourth Voyage of Sindbad the Sailor . . . . . dl e. The Fifth Voyage of Sindbad the Sailor. . . . . dlvi f. The Sixth Voyage of Sindbad the Sailor. . . . . dlix g. The Seventh Voyage of Sindbad the Sailor. . . dlxiii 133. The City of Brass. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .dlxvi 134. The Malice of Women. . . . . . . . . . . . . . dlxxviii a. The King and his Vizier's Wife. . . . . . . dlxxviii b. The Merchant's Wife and the Parrot. . . . . . dlxxix c. The Fuller and his Son. . . . . . . . . . . . dlxxix d. The Lover's Trick against the Chaste Wife . . .dlxxx e. The Niggard and the Loaves of Bread . . . . . .dlxxx f. The Lady and her Two Lovers . . . . . . . . . dlxxxi g. The King's Son and the Ogress . . . . . . . . dlxxxi h. The Drop of Honey . . . . . . . . . . . . . .dlxxxii i. The Woman who made her Husband sift Dust. . .dlxxxii j. The Enchanted Springs . . . . . . . . . . . .dlxxxii k. The Vizier's Son and the Bathkeeper's Wife. .dlxxxiv l. The Wife's Device to Cheat her Husband. . . .dlxxxiv m. The Goldsmith and the Cashmere Singing- girl.dlxxxvi n. The Man who never Laughed again . . . . . . dlxxxvii o. The King's Son and the Merchant's Wife. . . . . dxci p. The Page who feigned to know the Speech of Birdsdxcii q. The Lady and her five Suitors . . . . . . . . dxciii r. The Man who saw the Night of Power. . . . . . .dxcvi s. The Stolen Necklace . . . . . . . . . . . . . .dxcvi t. The two Pigeons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . dxcvii u. Prince Behram of Persia and the Princess Ed Detmadxcvii v. The House with the Belvedere. . . . . . . . .dxcviii w. The King's Son and the Afrit's Mistress . . . . dcii x. The Sandal-wood Merchant and the Sharpers . . .dciii y. The Debauchee and the Three-year-old Child. . . .dcv z. The Stolen Purse. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .dcv 135. Jouder and his Brothers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . dcvi 136. The History ot Gherib and his Brother Agib . . . dcxxiv 137. Otbeh and Reyya. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . dclxxx 138. Hind Daughter of En Numan and El Hejjaj. . . . .dclxxxi 139. Khuzeimeh ben Bishr and Ikrimeh el Feyyas. . . dclxxxii 140. Younus the Scribe and the Khalif Welid ben Sehldclxxxiv 141. Haroun er Reshid and the Arab Girl . . . . . . .dclxxxv 142. El Asmai and the three Girls of Bassora. . . . dclxxxvi 143. Ibrahim of Mosul and the Devil . . . . . . . .dclxxxvii 144. The Lovers of the Benou Udhreh . . . . . . . dclxxxviii 145. The Bedouin and his Wife . . . . . . . . . . . . .dcxci 146. The Lovers of Bassora. . . . . . . . . . . . . .dcxciii 147. Isaac of Mosul and his Mistress and the Devil. . .dcxcr 148. The Lovers of Medina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . dcxcvi 149. El Melik en Nasir and his Vizier . . . . . . . .dcxcvii 150. The Rogueries of Delileh the Crafty and her Daughter Zeyneb the Trickstressdcxcviii 151. The Adventures of Quicksilver Ali of Cairo, a Sequel to the Rogueries of Delileh the Crafty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .dccviil 152. Ardeshir and Heyat en Nufous . . . . . . . . . . .dccxu 153. Julnar of the Sea and her Son King Bedr Basim of Persiaiccxxxviii 154. King Mohammed ben Sebaik and the Merchant Hassan dcclvi a. Story of Prince Seif el Mulouk and the Princess Bediya el Jemal dcclviii 155. Hassan of Bassora and the King's Daughter of the Jinndcclxxviii 156. Khelifeh the Fisherman of Baghdad. . . . . . . cccxxxii 157. Mesrour and Zein el Mewasif. . . . . . . . . . .dcccxlv 158. Ali Noureddin and the Frank King's Daughter. .dccclxiii 159. The Man of Upper Egypt and his Frank Wife. . . dcccxciv 160. The Ruined Man of Baghdad and his Slave-girl . dcccxcvi 161. King Jelyaad of Hind and his Vizier Shimas: whereafter ensueth the History of King Wird Khan son of King Jelyaad and his Women and Viziersdcccxciz a. The Cat and the Mouse . . . . . . . . . . . . .dccoc b. The Fakir and his Pot of Butter . . . . . . .dccccii c. The Fishes and the Crab . . . . . . . . . . dcccciii d. The Crow and the Serpent. . . . . . . . . . dcccciii e. The Fox and the Wild Ass. . . . . . . . . . .dcccciv f. The Unjust King and the Pilgrim Prince. . . . dccccv g. The Crows and the Hawk. . . . . . . . . . . .dccccvi k. The Serpent-Charmer and his Wife. . . . . . dccccvii i. The Spider and the Wind . . . . . . . . . .dccccviii j. The Two Kings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .dccccix k. The Blind Man and the Cripple . . . . . . . . dccccx l. The Foolish Fisherman . . . . . . . . . . dccccxviii m. The Boy and the Thieves . . . . . . . . . dccccxviii n. The Man and his Wilful Wife . . . . . . . . dccccxix o. The Merchant and the Thieves. . . . . . . . .dccccxx p. The Foxes and the Wolf. . . . . . . . . . . dccccxxi q. The Shepherd and the Thief. . . . . . . . . dccccxxi r. The Heathcock and the Tortoises . . . . . .dccccxxiv 162. Aboukir the Dyer and Abousir the Barber. . . . dccccxxx 163. Abdallah the Fisherman and Abdallah the Merman .dccccxl 164. The Merchant of Oman . . . . . . . . . . . . .dccccxlvi 165. Ibrahim and Jemileh. . . . . . . . . . . . . . dcccciii 166. Aboulhusn of Khorassan . . . . . . . . . . . . dcccclix 167. Kemerezzeman and the Jeweller's Wife . . . . dcccclxiii 168. Abdallah ben Fasil and his Brothers. . . . dcccclixviii 169. Marouf the Cobbler and his Wife Fatimeh. dcccclxxxix-Mi Conclusion.

TABLE OF OF THE BRESLAU EDITION OF THE ARABIC TEXT OF THE BOOK OF THE THOUSAND NIGHTS AND ONE NIGHT.

Night Introduction.--Story of King Shehriyar and his Brother. a. Story of the Ox and the Ass 1. The Merchant and the Genie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .i a. The First Old Man's Story . . . . . . . . . . . . iv b. The Second Old Man's Story. . . . . . . . . . . . vi c. The Third Old Man's Story . . . . . . . . . . . viii 2. The Fisherman and the Genie. . . . . . . . . . . . . viii a. Story of the Physician Douban . . . . . . . . . . xi aa. Story of the Jealous Man and the Parrotxiv ab. Story of the King's Son and the Ogress. . . xv b. Story of the Enchanted Youth. . . . . . . . . . .xxi 3. The Porter and the Three Ladies of Baghdad . . . . xxviii a. The First Calender's Story. . . . . . . . . . xxxvii b. The Second Calender's Story . . . . . . . . . . . xl ba. The Envier and the Envied . . . . . . . . xlvi c. The Third Calender's Story. . . . . . . . . . . liii d. The Eldest Lady's Story . . . . . . . . . . . .lxiii e. Story of the Portress . . . . . . . . . . . . .lxvii 4. The Three Apples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . lxix 5. Noureddin Ali of Cairo and his Son Bedreddin Hassan.lxxii 6. Story of the Hunchback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .cii a. The Christian Broker's Story. . . . . . . . . . cvii b. The Controller's Story. . . . . . . . . . . . . cxix c. The Jewish Physician's Story. . . . . . . . . .cxxix d. The Tailor's Story. . . . . . . . . . . . . .cxxxvii e. The Barber's Story. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .cxlix ea. Story of the Barber's First Brother . . . . ci eb. Story of the Barber's Second Brother. . . cliv ec. Story of the Barber's Third Brother . . .clvii ed. Story of the Barber's Fourth Brother. . clviii ee. Story of the Barber's Fifth Brother . . . .clx ef. Story of the Barber's Sixth Brother . . .clxiv 7. Ali ben Bekkar and Shemsennehar. . . . . . . . . . .clxix 8. Noureddin Ali and the Damsel Enis el Jelii . . . . .cxcix 9. Kemerezzeman and Budour. . . . . . . . . . . . . .ccxviii 10. The Enchanted Horse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ccxlir 11. The Voyages of Sindbad the Sailor . . . . . . . . ccxliv a. The First Voyage of Sindbad the Sailor. . . . .cclii b. The Second Voyage of Sindbad the Sailor . . . ccliii c. The Third Voyage of Sindbad the Sailor. . . . . cclv d. The Fourth Voyage of Sindbad the Sailor . . . .cclix e. The Fifth Voyage of Sindbad the Sailor. . . .cclxiii f. The Sixth Voyage of Sindbad the Sailor. . . . cclxvi g. The Seventh Voyage of Sindbad the Sailor. . . cclxix 12. Asleep and Awake. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . cclxxi a. The Lackpenny and the Cook. . . . . . . . . cclxxiii 13. Seif el Mulouk and Bediya el Jemal. . . . . . . . ccxci 14. Khelif the Fisherman . . . . . . . . . . cccxxi 15. Ghanim ben Eyoub the Slave of Love. . . . . . . cccxxxii a. Story of the Eunuch Sewab . . . . . cccxxxiv b. Story of the Eunuch Kafour ,, 16. Uns el Wujoud and the Vizier's Daughter Rose- in-budcccxli 17. The Merchant of Oman. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . cccliv 18. Ardeshir and Heyat en Nufous. . . . . . . . . . .ccclxiv 19. Hassan of Bassora and the King's Daughter of the Jinncclxxxvi 20. Haroun er Reshid and the three Poets. . . . . .ccccxxxii 21. Omar ben Abdulaziz and the Poets. . . . . . . .ccccxxxii 22. El Hejjaj and the three Young Mem . . . . . . .ccccxxxiv 23. Er Reshid and the Woman of the Barmecides . . .ccccxxxiv 24. The Ten Viziers; or the History of King Azad- bekht and his Sonccccxxxv a. The Unlucky Merchant. . . . . . . . . . . . . ccccxl b. The Merchant and his Sons . . . . . . . . . ccccxliv c. Abou Sabir. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ccccxlviii d. Prince Bihzad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ccccliii e. King Dadbin and his Viziers . . . . . . . . . cccclv f. King Bekhtzeman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .cccclxi g. King Bihkerd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . cccclxiv h. Ilan Shah and Abou Temam. . . . . . . . . . cccclxvi i. King Ibrahim and his Son. . . . . . . . . . cccclxxi j. King Suleiman Shah and his Sons . . . . . . cccclxxv k. The Prisoner and how God gave him Relief . cccclxxxv 25. The City of Brass . . . . . . . . . . . . . .cccclxxxvii 26. Nimeh ben er Rebya and Num his Slave-girl . . . . . . di 27. Alaeddin Abou es Shamat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .dxx 28. Hatim Tai; his Generosity after Death . . . . . . .dxxxi 29. Maan ben Zaideh and the three Girls . . . . . . . dxxxii 30. Maan ben Zaideh and the Bedouin . . . . . . . . . dxxxii 31. The City of Lebtait . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . dxxxii 32. The Khalif Hisham and the Arab Youth. . . . . . . dxxxiv 33. Ibrahim ben el Mehdi and the Barber-Surgeon . . . dxxxiv 34. The City of Irem. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . dxxxviii 35. Isaac of Mosul's Story of Khedijeh and the Khalif Mamoundxl 36. The Mock Khalif . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . dxliii 37. The Imam Abou Yousuf with Er Reshid and Jaafer. . . .dlv 38. The Lover who feigned himself a Thief to save his Mistress's Honourdlvii 39. Abou Mohammed the Lazy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . dlviii 40. Jaafer ben Yehya and Abdulmelik ben Salih . . . . . dlxv 41. Jaafer ben Yehya and the Man who forged a Letter in his Namedlxvi 42. Er Reshid and the Barmecides. . . . . . . . . . . dlxvii 43. Ibn es Semmak and Er Reshid . . . . . . . . . . .dlxviii 44. El Mamoun and Zubeideh. . . . . . . . . . . . . .dlxviii 45. Ali Shir and Zumurrud. . . . . . . . . . .dlxix 46. The Loves of Budour and Jubeir ben Umeir. . . . dlxxxvii 47. The Man of Yemen and his six Slave-girls. . . . . . dxcv 48. Haroun Er Reshid with the Damsel and Abou Nuwas . . . dc 49. The Man who stole the Dog's Dish of Gold. . . . . . dcii 50. El Melik en Nasir and the Three Masters of Police .dciii a. Story of the Chief of the New Cairo Police. . . dciv b. Story of the Chief of the Boulac Police . . . . .dcv c. Story of the Chief of the Old Cairo Police. . . .dcv 51. The Thief and the Money-changer . . . . . . . . . . .dcv 52. Ibrahim ben el Mehdi and the Merchant's Sister. . . dcvi 53. King Kelyaad of Hind and his Vizier Shimas dcix a. The Cat and the Mouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . dcix b. The Fakir and his Pot of Butter . . . . . . . . .dcx c. The Fishes and the Crab . . . . . . . . . . . . dcxi d. The Crow and the Serpent. . . . . . . . . . . . dcxi e. The Fox and the Wild Ass. . . . . . . . . . . . dcxi f. The Unjust King and the Pilgrim Prince. . . . .dcxii g. The Crows and the Hawk. . . . . . . . . . . . dcxiii h. The Serpent-Charmer and his Wife. . . . . . . .dcxiv i. The Spider and the Wind . . . . . . . . . . . . dcxv j. The Two Kings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .dcxvi k. The Blind Man and the Cripple . . . . . . . . .dcxvi l. The Foolish Fisherman . dcxxvi m. The Boy and the Thieves . . . . . . . . . . .dcxxvii n. The Man and his Wilful Wife . . . . . . . . dcxxviii o. The Merchant and the Thieves. . . . . . . . . dcxxix p. The Foxes and the Wolf. . . . . . . . . . . . .dcxxx q. The Shepherd and the Thief. . . . . . . . . .dcxxxii r. The Heathcock and the Tortoises . . . . . . .dcxxxiv 54. The Woman whose Hands were cut off for Almsgiving .dcxli 55. The Poor Man and his Generous Friend. . . . . . .dcxliii 56. The Ruined Man who became Rich again through a Dreamdcxliv 57. Abou Nuwas with the Three Boys and the Khalif Haroun er Reshiddcxlv 58. The Lovers of the Benou Udhreh . . . . . dcxlvi 59. El Mutelemmis and his Wife Umeimeh. . . . . . . dcxlviii 60. Haroun Er Reshid and Zubeideh in the Bath . . . dcxlviii 61. Musab ben ez Zubeir and Aaisheh his Wife. . . . . dcxlix 62. Aboulaswed and his Squinting Slave-girl . . . . . . dcli 63. Haroun er Reshid and the Two Girls. . . . . . . . . dcli 64. Haroun er Reshid and the Three Girls. . . . . . . . dcli 65. The Simpleton and the Sharper . . . . . . . . . . .dclii 66. The Imam Abou Yousuf with Er Reshid and Zubeideh. .dclii 67. The Khalif El Hakim and the Merchant. . . . . . . dcliii 68. Kisra Anoushirwan and the Village Damsel. . . . . dcliii 69. The Water-Carrier and the Goldsmith's Wife. . . . .dcliv 70. Khusrau and Shirin and the Fisherman. . . . . . . .dclvi 71. Yehya ben Khalid and the Poor Man . . . . . . . . .dclvi 73. Mohammed el Amin and Jaafer ben el Hadi . . . . . dclvii 73. The Woman's Trick against her Husband . . . . . .dclviii 74. The Devout Woman and the Two Wicked Elders. . . . .dclix 75 El Fezl ben Rebiya and the Old Bedouin . . . dclx 76 En Numan and the Arab of the Benou Tai . . . . . . . dclx 77 The Draper and the Thief . . . . . . . . . .dclxi 78. Mesrour and Ibn el Caribi . . . . . . . . . . . . dclxii 79. The Devout Prince . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . dclxiv 80. The Schoolmaster who fell in Love by Report . . . .dclxv 81. The Foolish Schoolmaster. . . . . . . . . . . . . dclxvi 82. The Ignorant Man who set up for a Schoolmaster. .dclxvii 83. Adi ben Zeid and the Princess Hind. . . . . . . dclxviii 84. Dibil el Khuzai with the Lady and Muslim ben el Weliddclxx 85. Isaac of Mosul and the Merchant . . . . . . . . . .dclxx 86. The Three Unfortunate Lovers. . . . . . . . . . .dclxxii 87. The Lovers of the Benou Tai . . . . . . . . . . dclxxiii 88. The Mad Lover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .dclxxiv 89. Firous and his Wife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . dclxxv 90. The Apples of Paradise. . . . . . . . . . . . . .dclxxvi 91. The Loves of Abou Isa and Curret el Ain . . . .dclxxviii 92. El Amin and his Uncle Ibrahim ben el Mehdi. . . dclxxxii 93. El Feth ben Khacan and El Mutawekkil. . . . . .dclxxxiii 94. The Man's Dispute with the Learned Woman of the relative Excellence of the Sexes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .dclxxxiii 95. Abou Suweid and the Handsome Old Woman. . . . .dclxxxvii 96. Ali ben Tahir and the Girl Mounis . . . . . . dclxxxviii 97. The Woman who had a Boy and the other who had a Man to Loverdclxxxviii 98. The Haunted House in Baghdad. . . . . . . . . dclxxxviii 99. The History of Gherib and his brother Agib. . . dcxcviii 100. The Rogueries of Delileh the Crafty and her Daughter Zeyneb the Trickstressdcclvi 101. The Adventures of Quicksilver Ali of Cairo . . .dcclxvi 102. Jouder and his Brothers. . . . . . . . . . . . .dcclxxv 103. Julnar of the Sea and her Son King Bedr Basim of Persiadccxciv 104. Mesrour and Zein el Mewasif. . . . . . . . . . .dcccxxi 105. Ali Noureddin and the Frank King's Daughter. . dcccxxxi 106. The Man of Upper Egypt and his Frank Wife. . . dccclxii 107. The Ruined Man of Baghdad and his Slave-girl . dccclxiv 108. Aboukir the Dyer and Abousir the Barber. . . .dccclxvii 109. Abdallah the Fisherman and Abdallah the Mermandccclxxvii 110. King Shah Bekhi and his Vizier Er Rehwan . . .dccclxxxv a. The Man of Khorassan, his Son and his Governordccclxxxvi b. The Singer and the Druggist . . . . . . dccclxxxviii c. The King who knew the Quintessence of Things.dcccxci d. The Rich Man who gave his Fair Daughter in Marriage to the Poor Old Man. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . dcccxcii e. The Rich Man and his Wasteful Son . . . . .dcccxciii f. The King's Son who fell in Love with the Picturedcccxciv g. The Fuller and his Wife . . . . . . . . . . dcccxcvi h. The Old Woman, the Merchant and the King. . dcccxcvi i. The Credulous Husband . . . . . . . . . . dcccxcviii j. The Unjust King and the Tither. . . . . . . dcccxcix ja. Story of David and Solomon. . . . . . dcccxcix h. The Thief and the Woman . . . . . . . . . . dcccxcix l. The Three Men and our Lord Jesus. . . . . . . dcccci la. The Disciple's Story. . . . . . . . . . dcccci m. The Dethroned King whose Kingdom and Good were Restored to Himdcccci n. The Man whose Caution was the Cause of his Deathdcccciii o. The Man who was lavish of his House and his Victual to one whom he knew not . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .dcccciv p. The Idiot and the Sharper . . . . . . . . . . dccccv q. Khelbes and his Wife and the Learned Man. . .dccccvi r. The Pious Woman accused of Lewdness . . . . dccccvii s. The Journeyman and the Girl . . . . . . . . .dccccix t. The Weaver who became a Physician by his Wife's Commandmentdccccix u. The Two Sharpers who cheated each his Fellow.dccccxi v. The Sharpers with the Money-Changer and the Assdccccxiv w. The Sharper and the Merchants . . . . . . . .dccccxv wa. The Hawk and the Locust . . . . . . . dccccxvi x. The King and his Chamberlain's Wife . . . .dccccxvii xa. The Old Woman and the Draper's Wife .dccccxvii y. The foul-favoured Man and his Fair Wife . dccccxviii z. The King who lost Kingdom and Wife and Wealth and God restored them to him. . . . . . . . . . . dccccxix aa. Selim and Selma. . . . . . . . . . . . . .dccccxxii bb. The King of Hind and his Visier. . . . .dccccxxviii 111 El Melik es Zahir Rukneddin Bibers el Bunducdari and the Sixteen Officers of Police . . . . . . . . . . . . . . dccccxxx a. The First Officer's Story . . . . . . . . . dccccxxx b. The Second Officer's Story. . . . . . . . dccccxxxii c. The Third Officer's Story . . . . . . . . dccccxxxii d. The Fourth Officer's Story. . . . . . . . dccccxxxiv e. The Fifth Officer's Story . . . . . . . . dccccxxxiv f. The Sixth Officer's Story . . . . . . . . dccccxxxiv g. The Seventh Officer's Story . . . . . . . dccccxxxiv h. The Eighth Officer's Story. . . . . . . . .dccccxxxv ha. The Thief's Story . . . . . . . . dccccxxxviii i The Ninth Officer's Story. . . . . . . . dccccxxxviii j. The Tenth Officer's Story . . . . . . . dccccxxxviii k. The Eleventh Officer's Story. . . . . . dccccxxxviii l. The Twelfth Officer's Story . . . . . . . dccccxxxix m. The Thirteenth Officer's Story. . . . . . dccccxxxix n. The Fourteenth Officer's Story. . . . . . dccccxxxix na. A Merry Jest of a Thief . . . . . . . .dccccxl nb. Story of the Old Sharper. . . . . . . .dccccxl o. The Fifteenth Officer's Story . . . . . . . .dccccxl p. The Sixteenth Officer's Story . . . . . . . .dccccxl 112. Abdallah ben Nafi and the King's Son of Cashghardccccxli a. Story of Tuhfet el Culoub and Haroun er Reshiddccccxlii 113. Noureddin Ali and Sitt el Milah. . . . . . . dcccclviii 114. El Abbas and the King's Daughter of Baghdad. .dcccclxvi 115. The Malice of Women. . . . . . . . . . . . . dcccclxxix a. The King and his Vizier's Wife. . . . . . .dcccclxxx b, The Merchant's Wife and the Parrot. . . . .dcccclxxx c. The Fuller and his Son. . . . . . . . . . .dcccclxxx d. The Lover's Trick against the Chaste Wife .dcccclxxx e. The Niggard and the Loaves of Bread . . .dcccclxxxiv f. The Lady and her Two Lovers . . . . . . .dcccclxxxiv g. The King's Son and the Ogress . . . . . . dcccclxxxv h. The Drop of Honey . . . . . . . . . . . .dcccclxxxvi i. The Woman who made her Husband Sift Dust.dcccclxxxvi j. The Enchanted Springs . . . . . . . . . .dcccclxxxvi k. The Vizier's Son and the Bathkeeper's Wifedcccclxxxviii l. The Wife's Device to Cheat her Husband. .dcccclxxxix m. The Goldsmith and the Cashmere Singing-Girl .dccccxc n. The Man who never Laughed again . . . . . . dccccxci o. The King's Son and the Merchant's Wife. . dccccxciii p. The Man who saw the Night of Power. . . . dccccxciii q. The Stolen Necklace . . . . . . . . . . . .dccccxciv r. Prince Behram of Persia and the Princess Ed Detmadccccxciv s. The House with the Belvedere. . . . . . . . dccccxcv t. The Sandalwood Merchant and the Sharpers.dccccxcviii u. The Debauchee and the Three-year-old Childdccccxcviii v. The Stolen Purse. . . . . . . . . . . . . .dccccxcix w. The Fox and the Folk. . . . . . . . . . . .M 116. The Two Kings and the Vizier's Daughters . . . . . . .M 117. The Favourite and her Lover. . . . . . . . . . . . . .M 118. The Merchant of Cairo and the Favourite of the Khalif El Mamoun El Hikim bi Amrillak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .M Conclusion

TABLE OF OF THE UNFINISHED CALCUTTA EDITION OF THE ARABIC TEXT OF THE BOOK OF THE THOUSAND NIGHTS AND ONE NIGHT.

Introduction. a. The Ox and the Ass 1. The Merchant and the Genie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .i a. The First Old Man's Story . . . . . . . . . . . . ii b. The Second Old Man's Story. . . . . . . . iv 2. The Fisherman and the Genie. . . . . . . . . . . . . viii a. The Physician Douban. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi aa. The Merchant and the Parrot . . . . . . . .xiv ab. The King's Son and the Ogress . . . . . . . xv b. The Enchanted Youth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xxi 3. The Porter and the Three Ladies of Baghdad . . . . xxviii a. The First Calender's Story. . . . . . . . . . .xxxix b. The Second Calender's Story . . . . . . . . . . xlii ba. The Envier and the Envied . . . . . . . . xlvi c. The Third Calender's Story. . . . . . . . . . . liii d. The Eldest Lady's Story . . . . . . . . lxiv 4. The Three Apples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . lxviii 5. Noureddin Ali of Cairo and his Son Bedreddin Hassan.lxxii 6. Isaac of Mosul's Story of Khedijeh and the Khalif El Mamounxciv 7. Story of the Hunchback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ci a. The Christian Broker's Story. . . . . . . . . . .cix b. The Cook's Story. . . . . . . . . . . . cxxi c. The Jewish Physician's Story. . . . . . . . . .cxxix d. The Tailor's Story. . . . . . . . . . . . . . cxxxvi e. The Barber's Story. . . . . . . . . . . . . . cxliii ea. Story of the Barber's First Brother . . . cxlv eb. Story of the Barber's Second Brother. .cxlviii ec. Story of the Barber's Third Brother . . . .cli ed. Story of the Barber's Fourth Brother. . . clii ee. Story of the Barber's Fifth Brother . . . cliv ef. Story of the Barber's Sixth Brother . . clviii 8. Ali ben Bekkar and Shemsennehar. . . . . . . . . . clxiii 9. Noureddin Ali and the Damsel Ennis el Jelis. . . . clxxxi 10. Women's Craft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .cxcv-cc 11. Sindbad the Sailor and Hindbad the Porter a. The First Voyage of Sindbad the Sailor b. The Second Voyage of Sindbad the Sailor c. The Third Voyage of Sindbad the Sailor d. The Fourth Voyage of Sindbad the Sailor e. The Fifth Voyage of Sindbad the Sailor f. The Sixth Voyage of Sindbad the Sailor g. The Seventh Voyage of Sindbad the Sailor

ALPHABETICAL TABLE OF THE FIRST LINES OF THE VERSE IN THE "TALES FROM THE ARABIC."

N.B.--The Roman numerals denote the volume, the Arabic the page

A Damsel made for love and decked with subtle grace, iii. 192. A fair one, to idolaters if she herself should show, iii. 10. A sun of beauty she appears to all who look on her, iii. 191. A white one, from her sheath of tresses now laid bare, ii. 291. After your loss, nor trace of me nor vestige would remain, iii. 41. Algates ye are our prey become; this many a day and night, iii. 6. All intercessions come and all alike do ill succeed, ii. 218. An if my substance fail, no one there is will succour me, i. 6. An if ye'd of evil be quit, look that no evil ye do, ii. 192. Assemble, ye people of passion, I pray, iii. 31. Awaken, O ye sleepers all, and profit, whilst it's here, ii. 234.

Damascus is all gardens decked for the pleasance of the eyes, iii. 9. Drink ever, O lovers, I rede you, of wine, ii. 230.

El Abbas from Akil his stead is come again, iii. 108. Endowed with amorous grace past any else am I, ii 253.

Fair fall the maid whose loosened locks her cheeks do overcloud! iii. 191. Fair patience practise, for thereon still followeth content, iii. 116. Fair patience use, for ease still followeth after stress, iii. 117. For the uses of food I was fashioned and made, ii. 223. "Forget him," quoth my censurers, "forget him; what is he?" iii. 42. Fortune its arrows all, through him I love, let fly, iii. 31. Full many a man incited me to infidelity, i. 205.

God judge betwixt me and her lord! Away, i. 48. God keep the days of love-delight! How dearly sweet they were! i. 225. God keep the days of love-delight! How passing sweet they were! ii. 96 God knows I ne'er recalled thy memory to my thought, iii. 46.

Had we thy coming known, we would for sacrifice, i. 13. Haste not to that thou dost desire; for haste is still unblest, ii. 88. He who Mohammed sent, as prophet to mankind, i. 50. His love he'd have hid, but his tears denounced him to the spy, iii. 42 His love on him took pity and wept for his dismay, ii. 210. How long, O Fate, wilt thou oppress and baffle me? ii. 69. How long shall I thus question my heart that's drowned in woe? iii. 42. How long will ye admonished be, without avail or heed? iii. 40. How many, in Yemameh, dishevelled widows plain! i. 50.

Let destiny with loosened rein its course appointed fare, iii. 211 Like a sun at the end of a cane in a hill of sand, iii. 190. Like the full moon she shows upon a night of fortune fair, iii. 191. Lo, since the day I left you, O my masters, iii. 24. Look at the moss-rose, on its branches seen, ii. 256.

May the place of my session ne'er lack thee! Oh, why, iii. 118 Me, till I stricken was therewith, to love thou didst excite, iii. 113 Midst colours, my colour excelleth in light, ii. 258. Most like a wand of emerald my shape it is, trow I, ii. 245. My flower a marvel on your heads doth show, ii. 254. My fortitude fails, my endeavour is vain, ii. 95. My fruit is a jewel all wroughten of gold, ii. 245. My heart will never credit that I am far from thee, ii. 275. My secret is disclosed, the which I strove to hide, iii. 89. My watering lips, that cull the rose of thy soft cheek, declare, iii. 134.

No good's in life , i. 28.

O amir of justice, be kind to thy subjects, iii. 24. O friends, the East wind waxeth, the morning draweth near, iii. 123. O friends, the tears flow ever, in mockery of my pain, iii. 116. O hills of the sands and the rugged piebald plain, iii. 20. O thou that blamest me for my heart and railest at my ill, ii. 101. O thou that questionest the lily of its scent, ii. 256. O son of Simeon, give no ear to other than my say, iii. 36. O'er all the fragrant flowers that be I have the pref'rence aye, ii. 235. O'erbold art thou in that to me, a stranger, thou hast sent, iii. 83. Oft as my yearning waxeth, my heart consoleth me, ii. 228. One of the host am I of lovers sad and sere, ii. 252.

Pease on thee! Would our gaze might light on thee once more! ii. 89. Peace on you, people of my troth! With peace I do you greet, ii. 224.

Quoth I , iii. 81.

Rail not at the vicissitudes of Fate, ii. 219. Ramazan in my life ne'er I fasted, nor e'er, i. 49.

Say, by the lightnings of thy teeth and thy soul's pure desire, iii. 19. She comes in a robe the colour of ultramarine, iii. 190. Sherik ben Amrou, what device avails the hand of death to stay? i. 204. Some with religion themselves concern and make it their business all, i. 48. Still by your ruined camp a dweller I abide, ii. 209. Still do I yearn, whilst passion's fire flames in my liver are, iii. 111

The absent ones' harbinger came us unto, iii. 153. The billows of thy love o'erwhelm me passing sore, ii. 226. The crown of the flow'rets am I, in the chamber of wine, ii. 224. The Merciful dyed me with that which I wear, ii. 245. The season of my presence is never at an end, ii. 246. The two girls let me down from fourscore fathoms' height, i. 49. The zephyr's sweetness on the coppice blew, ii. 235. They have departed, but the steads yet full of them remain, ii. 239. They have shut out thy person from my sight, iii. 43. Thou that the dupe of yearning art, how many a melting wight, iii. 86. Thou that wast absent from my stead, yet still with me didst bide, iii. 46. Thy haters say and those who malice to thee bear, iii. 8. Thy letter reached me; when the words thou wrot'st therein I read, iii. 84. Thy loss is the fairest of all my heart's woes, iii. 43. Thy presence honoureth us and we, i. 13. To his beloved one the lover's heart's inclined, iii. 22. 'Twere better and meeter thy presence to leave, ii. 85. 'Twere fitter and better my loves that I leave, i. 26.

Unto its pristine lustre your land returned and more, iii. 132. Unto me the whole world's gladness is thy nearness and thy sight, iii. 15. Upon the parting day our loves from us did fare, iii. 114.

Were not the darkness still in gender masculine, iii. 193. What strength have I solicitude and long desire to bear, iii. 20. When in the sitting-chamber we for merry-making sate, iii. 135. Whenas mine eyes behold thee not, that day, iii. 47. Whenas the soul desireth one other than its peer, ii 207. Wind of the East, if thou pass by the land where my loved ones dwell, I pray, ii. 204, 271. Would God upon that bitterest day, when my death calls for me, i. 47 Would we may live together, and when we come to die, i. 47.

Ye chide at one who weepeth for troubles ever new, iii. 30. Ye know I'm passion-maddened, racked with love and languishment, ii. 230. Your coming to-me-ward, indeed, with "Welcome! Fair welcome!" I hail, iii. 136. Your water I'll leave without drinking, for there, i. 210.

INDEX TO THE NAMES OF THE "TALES FROM THE ARABIC"

N.B.-The Roman numerals denote the volume, the Arabic the page

Abbas and the King's Daughter of Baghdad, iii. 53. Abbaside, Jaafer ben Yehya and Abdulmelik ben Salih the, i. 183. Abdallah ben Nafi and the King's Son of Cashghar, ii. 195. Abdulmelik ben Salih the Abbaside, Jaafer ben Yehya, and, i. 183. Abou Sabir, Story of, i. 90. Abou Temam, Story of Ilan Shah and, i. 126. Actions, Of the Issues of Good and Evil, i. 103. Advantages of Patience, Of the, i. 89. Affairs, Of Looking to the Issues of, i. 80. Ali of Damascus and Sitt el Milah, Noureddin, iii. 3. Appointed Term, Of the, i. 147. Arab of the Benou Tai, En Numan and the, i. 203. Asleep and Awake, i. 5. Ass, the Sharpers, the Money-Changer and the, ii. 41. Awake, Asleep and, i. 5. Azadbekht and his Son, History of King, i. 61

Baghdad, El Abbas and the King's Daughter of, iii. 53. Barmecides, Er Reshid and the, i. 189. Barmecides, Haroun er Reshid and the Woman of the, i. 57. Bekhtzeman, Story of King, i. 115. Benou Tai, En Numan and the Arab of the, i. 203. Bibers el Bunducdari and the Sixteen Officers of Police, El Melik ez Zahir Rukneddin, ii. 117. Bihkerd, Story of King, i. 121. Bihzad, Story of Prince, i. 99. Bunducdari and the Sixteen Officers of Police, El Melik ez Zahir Rukneddin Bibers, ii. 117.

Cairo and the Favourite of the Khalif El Mamoun El Hakim bi Amrillah, iii. 171. Cashghar, Abdallah ben Nafi and the King's Son of, ii. 195. Caution was the Cause of his Death, The Man whose, i 291. Chamberlain's Wife, The King and his, ii. 53. Clemency, Of, i. 120. Cook, The Lackpenny and the, i. 9. Craft, Women's, ii. 287. Credulous Husband, The, i. 270.

Dadbin and his Viziers, Story of, i. 104. Damascus and Sitt el Milah, iii. 3. Daughter of the Poor Old Man, The Rich Man who married his Fair, i. 247. Daughters, The Two Kings and the Vizier's, iii. 145. David and Solomon, i. 275. Death, The Man whose Caution was the Cause of his, i. 291. Destiny, Of, i. 136. Dethroned King whose Kingdom and Good were restored to him, The, i. 285. Disciple's Story, The, i. 283. Draper's Wife, The Old Woman and the, ii. 55. Druggist, The Singer and the, i. 229.

Eighth Officer's Story, The, ii. 155. Eleventh Officer's Story, The, ii. 175. Endeavour against Persistent Ill Fortune, Of the Uselessness of, i. 70. Envy and Malice, Of, i. 125.

Favourite and her Lover, The, iii. 165. Favourite of the Khalif El Mamoun el Hakim bi Amrillah, The Merchant of Cairo and the, iii. 171. Fifteenth Officer's Story, The, ii. 190. Fifth Officer's Story, The, ii. 144. Firouz and his Wife, i. 209. First Officer's Story, The, ii. 122. Forehead, Of that which is written on the, i. 136. Fortune, Of the Uselessness of Endeavour against Persistent Ill, i. 70. Foul-favoured Man and his Fair Wife, The, ii. 61. Fourteenth Officer's Story, The, ii. 183. Fourth Officer's Story, The, ii. 142. Fuller and his Wife, The, i. 261.

Girl, The Journeyman and the, ii. 17. God, Of the Speedy Relief of, i. 174. God, Of Trust in, i. 114. Governor, Story of the Man of Khorassan, his Son and his, i. 218.

Hakim bi Amrillah, The Merchant and the Favourite of the Khalif El Mamoun, iii. 171. Haroun er Reshid, Tuhfet el Culoub and, ii. 203. Haroun er Reshid and the Woman of the Barmecides, i. 57. Hawk and the Locust, The, ii. 50. Hejjaj and the Three Young Men, i. 53. Hind and his Vizier, The King of, ii. 105. Hindbad the Porter, Sindbad the Sailor and, iii. 199. Husband, The Credulous, i. 270.

Ibn es Semmak and Er Reshid, i. 195. Ibrahim and his Son, Story of King, i. 138. Idiot and the Sharper, The, i. 298. Ilan Shah and Abou Temam, Story of, i. 126. Ill Effects of Precipitation, Of the, i. 98. Ill Fortune, Of the Uselessness of Endeavour against Persistent, i 70. Issues of Affairs, Of Looking to the, i. 80. Issues of Good and Evil Actions, Of the, i. 103.

Jaafer ben Yehya and Abdulmelik ben Salih the Abbaside, i. 183. Jest of a Thief, A Merry, ii. 186. Jesus, The Three Men and our Lord, i. 282. Journeyman and the Girl, The, ii. 17.

Khalif, El Mamoun El Hakim bi Amrillah, The Merchant of Cairo and the Favourite of the, iii. 171. Khalif Omar ben Abdulaziz and the Poets, The, i. 45. Khelbes and his Wife and the Learned Man, i. 301. Khorassan, his Son and his Governor, Story of the Man of, i. 218. King Azadbekht and his Son, History of, i. 61. King Bekhtzeman, Story of, i. 115. King Bihkerd, Story of, i. 121. King and his Chamberlain's Wife, The, ii. 53. King Dadbin and his Viziers, Story of, i. 104. King , whose Kingdom and Good were restored to him, i. 285. King of Ind and his Vizier, The, ii. 105. King Ibrahim and his Son, Story of, i. 138. King who lost Kingdom and Wife and Wealth, The, ii. 66. King, The Old Woman, the Merchant and the, i. 265. King who knew the Quintessence of Things, The, i. 230. King Shah Bekht and his Vizier Er Rehwan, i. 215. King Suleiman Shah and his Sons, Story of, i. 150 King and the Tither, i. 273. King's Daughter of Baghdad, El Abbas and the, iii. 53. King's Son of Cashghar, Abdullah ben Nafi and the, ii. 195. Kings and the Vizier's Daughters, The Two, iii. 145.

Lackpenny and the Cook, The, i. 9. Lavish of House and Victual to one whom he knew not, The Man who was, i. 293. Learned Man, Khelbes and his Wife and the, i. 301. Lewdness, The Pious Woman accused of, ii. 5. Locust, The Hawk and the, ii. 50. Looking to the Issues of Affairs, Of, i. 80. Lover, The Favourite and her, iii. 165.

Malice, Of Envy and, i. 125. Mamoun El Hakim bi Amrillah, The Merchant and the Favourite of the Khalif, iii. 171. Mamoun and Zubeideh, i. 199. Man whose Caution was the Cause of his Death, The, i. 291. Man and his Fair Wife, The Foul-favoured, ii. 61. Man of Khorassan, his Son and his Governor, Story of the, i. 218. Man who was lavish of House and Victual to One whom he knew not, The, i 293. Mariyeh, El Abbas and, iii. 53. Marriage to the Poor Old Man, The Rich Man who gave his Fair Daughter in, i. 247. Melik Ez Zahir Rukneddin Bibers el Bunducdari and the Sixteen Officers of Police, ii. 117. Men and our Lord Jesus, The Three, i. 282. Merchant of Cairo and the Favourite of the Khalif El Maraoun El Hakim bi Amrillah, The, iii. 171. Merchant and the King, The Old Woman, the, i. 265. Merchant and his Sons, The, i. 81. Merchant, The Unlucky, i. 73. Merchants, The Sharper and the, ii. 46. Merouzi and Er Razi, ii. 28. Merry Jest of a Thief, A, ii. 186. Money-Changer and the Ass, The Sharpers, the, ii. 41.

Ninth Officer's Story, The, ii. 167. Noureddin Ali of Damascus and Sitt el Milan, iii, 3. Numan and the Arab of the Benou Tai, i. 203.

Officer's Story, The First, ii. 122. Officer's Story, The Second, ii. 134. Officer's Story, The Third, ii. 137. Officer's Story, The Fourth, ii. 142. Officer's Story, The Fifth, ii. 144. Officer's Story, The Sixth, ii. 146. Officer's Story, The Seventh, ii. 150. Officer's Story, the Eighth, ii. 155. Officer's Story, The Ninth, ii. 167. Officer's Story, The Tenth, ii. 172. Officer's Story, The Eleventh, ii. 175. Officer's Story, The Twelfth, ii. 179. Officer's Story, The Thirteenth, ii. 181. Officer's Story, The Fourteenth, ii. 183. Officer's Story, The Fifteenth, ii. 190. Officer's Story, The Sixteenth, ii. 193. Officers of Police, El Melik ez Zahir Rukneddin Bibers el Bunducdar and the Sixteen, ii. 117. Old Sharper, Story of the, ii. 187. Old Woman and the Draper's Wife, The, ii. 55. Old Woman, the Merchant and the King, The, i. 265. Omar ben Abdulaziz and the Poets, The Khalif, i. 45.

Patience, Of the Advantages of, i. 89. Physician by his Wife's Commandment, The Weaver who became a, ii. 21. Picture, The Prince who fell in love with the, i. 256. Pious Woman accused of Lewdness, The, ii. 5. Poets, The Khalif Omar ben Abdulaziz and the, i. 45. Police, El Melik ez Zahir Rukneddin Bibers el Bunducdari and the Sixteen Officers of, ii. 117. Poor Old Man, The Rich Man who gave his Fair Daughter in Marriage to the, i. 247. Porter, Sindbad the Sailor and Hindbad the, iii. 199 Precipitation, Of the Ill Effects of, i. 98 Prince Bihzad, Story of, i. 99. Prince who fell in Love with the Picture, The, i. 256. Prisoner and how God gave him Relief, Story of the, i. 174.

Quintessence of Things, The King who knew the, i. 230.

Razi and El Merouzi, ii. 28. Rehwan , King Shah Bekht and his Vizier, i. 215. Relief of God, Of the Speedy, i. 174. Relief, Story of the Prisoner and how God gave him, i. 174. Reshid and the Barmecides, i. 189. Reshid , Ibn es Semmak and, i. 195. Reshid , Tuhfet el Culoub and, ii. 203. Reshid and the Woman of the Barmecides, i. 57. Rich Man who gave his Fair Daughter in Marriage to the Poor Old Man, The, i. 247. Rich Man and his Wasteful Son, The, i. 252.

Sabir , Story of, i. 90. Sailor and Hindbad the Porter, Sindbad the, iii. 199. Second Officer's Story, The, ii. 134. Selim and Selma, ii. 81. Selma, Selim and, ii. 81. Semmak and Er Reshid, i. 195. Seventh Officer's Story, The, ii. 150. Seventh Voyage of Sindbad the Sailor, The, iii. 224. Shah Bekht and his Vizier Er Rehwan, King, i. 215. Sharper, The Idiot and the, i. 298. Sharper and the Merchant, The, ii. 46 Sharper, Story of the Old, ii. 187. Sharpers who cheated each his Fellow, The Two, ii. 28. Sharpers, The Money-Changer and the Ass, The, ii. 41. Shehriyar, Shehrzad and, ii. 111, iii. 141, 157. Shehrzad and Shehriyar, ii. 111, iii. 141, 157. Sindbad the Sailor and Hindbad the Porter, iii. 199. Sindbad the Sailor, The Seventh Voyage of, iii. 224. Sindbad the Sailor, The Sixth Voyage of, iii. 203. Singer and the Druggist, The, i. 229. Sitt el Milah, Noureddin Ali of Damascus and, iii. 3. Sixteen Officers of Police, El Melik ez Zahir Rukneddin Bibers el Bunducdari and the, ii. 117. Sixteenth Officer's Story, The, ii. 193. Sixth Officer's Story, The, ii. 146. Sixth Voyage of Sindbad the Sailor, The, iii. 203. Solomon, David and, i. 275. Son, The History of King Azadbekht and his, i. 61. Son and his Governor, Story of the Man of Khorassan, his, i. 218 Son, Story of King Ibrahim and his, i. 138. Son, The Rich Man and his Wasteful, i. 252. Sons, Story of King Suleiman Shah and his, i. 150. Sons, The Merchant and his, i. 81. Speedy Relief of God, Of the, i. 174. Suleiman Shah and his Sons, Story of King, i. 150.

Tai, En Numan and the Arab of the Benou. i. 203. Temam , Story of Ilan Shah and, i. 126. Ten Viziers, The, i. 61 Tenth Officer's Story, The, ii. 172 Term, Of the Appointed, i. 147. Thief, A Merry Jest of a, ii. 186. Thiefs Story, The, ii. 165. Thief and the Woman, The, i. 278 Things, The King who knew the Quintessence of, i. 239 Third Officer's Story, The, ii. 137. Thirteenth Officer's Story, The, ii. 181. Three Men and our Lord Jesus, The, i. 282. Three Young Men, El Hejjaj and the, i. 53. Tither, The Unjust King and the, i. 273. Trust in God, Of, 114. Tuhfet el Culoub and Er Reshid, ii. 203. Twelfth Officer's Story, The, ii. I79. Two Kings and the Vizier's Daughters, The, iii. 145

Unjust King and the Tither, The, i. 272 Unlucky Merchant, The, i 73. Uselessness of Endeavour against Persistent Ill Fortune, Of the, i. 70

Vizier, The King of Hind and his, ii. 105. Vizier Er Rehwan, King Shah Bekht and his, i. 215. Vizier's Daughters, The Two Kings and the, iii. 145, Viziers, Story of King Dadbin and his. i. 104. Viziers, The Ten, i. 61. Voyage of Sindbad the Sailor, The Seventh, iii. 224. Voyage of Sindbad the Sailor, The Sixth, iii. 203.

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