One Thousand and One Nights

by Richard Burton

  INDEX IV. — C.

  TABLE OF CONTENTS OF THE MCNAUGHTEN OR TURNER MACAN TEXT (1839-42) AND BULAK EDITION (A.H. 1251 = A.D. 1835-36) OF THE ARABIC TEXT OF THE BOOK OF THE THOUSAND NIGHTS AND A NIGHT; AS TRANSLATED BY MR. JOHN PAYNE.

  Night INTRODUCTION. — Story of King Shehriyar and his Brother a. Story of the Ox and the Ass 1. The Merchant and the Genie i [1] a. The First Old Man’s Story i [1] b. The Second Old Man’s Story ii [2] c. The Third Old Man’s Story ii [2] 2. The Fisherman and the Genie iii [3] a. Story of the Physician Douban iv [4] aa. Story of King Sindbad and his Falcon468 v [5] ab. Story of the King’s Son and the Ogress v [5] b. Story of the Enchanted Youth vii [7] 3. The Porter and the Three Ladies of Baghdad ix [9] a. The First Calender’s Story xi [11] b. The Second Calender’s Story xii [12] ba. Story of the Envier and the Envied469 xiii [13] c. The Third Calender’s Story xiv [14] d. The Eldest Lady’s Story xvii [17] e. The Story of the Portress xviii [18] 4. The Three Apples xix [19] 5. Noureddin Ali of Cairo and his Son Bedreddin Hassan xx [20] 6. Story of the Hunchback xxv [25] a. The Christian Broker’s Story xxv [25] b. The Controller’s Story xxvii [27] c. The Jewish Physician’s Story xxviii [28] d. The Tailor’s Story xxix [29] e. The Barber’s Story xxxi [31] ea. Story of the Barber’s First Brother xxxi [31] eb. Story of the Barber’s Second Brother xxxi [31] ec. Story of the Barber’s Third Brother xxxii [32] ed. Story of the Barber’s Fourth Brother xxxii [32] ee. Story of the Barber’s Fifth Brother xxxii [32] ef. Story of the Barber’s Sixth Brother xxxiii [33] 7. Noureddin Ali and the Damsel Enis el Jelis xxxiv [34] 8. Ghanim ben Eyoub the Slave of Love xxxix [39] a. Story of the Eunuch Bekhit xxxix [39] b. Story of the Eunuch Kafour xxxix [39] 9. The History of King Omar ben Ennuman and his Sons Sherkan and Zoulmekan xlv [45] a. Story of Taj el Mulouk and the Princess Dunya cvii [107] aa. Story of Aziz and Azizeh cvii [107] b. Bakoun’s Story of the Hashish-Eater cxliii [143] c. Hemmad the Bedouin’s Story cxliv [144] 10. The Birds and Beasts and the Son of Adam cxlvi [146] 11. The Hermits cxlviii [148] 12. The Waterfowl and the Tortoise cxlviii [148] 13. The Wolf and the Fox cxlviii [148] a. The Hawk and the Partridge cxlix [149] 14. The Mouse and the Weasel cl [150] 15. The Cat and the Crow cl [150] 16. The Fox and the Crow cl [150] a. The Mouse and the Flea cli [151] b. The Falcon and the Birds clii [152] c. The Sparrow and the Eagle clii [152] 17. The Hedgehog and the Pigeons clii [152] a. The Merchant and the Two Sharpers clii [152] 18. The Thief and his Monkey clii [152] a. The Foolish Weaver clii [152] 19. The Sparrow and the Peacock clii [152] 20. Ali ben Bekkar and Shemsennehar cliii [153] 21. Kemerezzeman and Budour clxx [170] a. Nimeh ben er Rebya and Num his Slave-girl ccxxxvii [237] 22. Alaeddin Abou esh Shamat ccl [250] 23. Hatim et Taï; his Generosity after Death cclxx [270] 24. Maan ben Zaïdeh and the three Girls cclxxi [271] 25. Maan ben Zaïdeh and the Bedouin cclxxi [271] 26. The City of Lebtait cclxxii [272] 27. The Khalif Hisham and the Arab Youth cclxxii [272] 28. Ibrahim ben el Mehdi and the Barber-surgeon cclxxiii [273] 29. The City of Irem cclxxvi [276] 30. Isaac of Mosul’s Story of Khedijeh and the Khalif Mamoun cclxxix [279] 31. The Scavenger and the Noble Lady of Baghdad cclxxxii [282] 32. The Mock Khalif cclxxxvi [286] 33. Ali the Persian and the Kurd Sharper ccxciv [294] 34. The Imam Abou Yousuf with Haroun er Reshid and his Vizier Jaafer ccxcvi [296] 35. The Lover who feigned himself a Thief to save his Mistress’s Honour ccxcvii [297] 36. Jaafer the Barmecide and the Bean-Seller ccxcix [299] 37. Abou Mohammed the Lazy ccc [300] 38. Yehya ben Khalid and Mensour cccv [305] 39. Yehya ben Khalid and the Man who forged a Letter in his Name cccvi [306] 40. The Khalif El Mamoun and the Strange Doctor cccvii [307] 41. Ali Shar and Zumurrud cccviii [308] 42. The Loves of Jubeir ben Umeir and the Lady Budour cccxxvii [327] 43. The Man of Yemen and his six Slave-girls cccxxxiv [334] 44. Haroun er Reshid with the Damsel and Abou Nuwas cccxxxviii [338] 45. The Man who stole the Dog’s Dish of Gold cccxl [340] 46. The Sharper of Alexandria and the Master of Police cccxli [341] 47. El Melik en Nasir and the three Masters of Police cccxliii [343] a. Story of the Chief of the New Cairo Police cccxliii [343] b. Story of the Chief of the Boulac Police cccxliv [344] c. Story of the Chief of the Old Cairo Police cccxliv [344] 48. The Thief and the Money-Changer cccxliv [344] 49. The Chief of the Cous Police and the Sharper cccxlv [345] 50. Ibrahim ben el Mehdi and the Merchant’s Sister cccxlvi [346] 51. The Woman whose Hands were cut off for Almsgiving cccxlviii [348] 52. The Devout Israelite cccxlviii [348] 53. Abou Hassan ez Ziyadi and the Man from Khorassan cccxlix [349] 54. The Poor Man and his Generous Friend cccli [351] 55. The Ruined Man who became Rich again through a Dream cccli [351] 56. El Mutawekkil and his Favourite Mehboubeh cccli [351] 57. Werdan the Butcher’s Adventure with the Lady and the Bear cccliii [353] 58. The King’s Daughter and the Ape ccclv [355] 59. The Enchanted Horse ccclvii [357] 60. Uns el Wujoud and the Vizier’s Daughter Rose-in-bud ccclxxi [371] 61. Abou Nuwas with the three Boys and the Khalif Haroun er Reshid ccclxxxi [381] 62. Abdallah ben Maamer with the Man of Bassora and his Slave-girl ccclxxxiii [383] 63. The Lovers of the Benou Udhreh ccclxxxiii [383] 64. The Vizier of Yemen and his young Brother ccclxxxiv [384] 65. The Loves of the Boy and Girl at School ccclxxxv [385] 66. El Mutelemmis and his Wife Umeimeh ccclxxxv [385] 67. Haroun er Reshid and Zubeideh in the Bath ccclxxxv [385] 68. Haroun er Reshid and the three Poets ccclxxxvi [386] 69. Musab ben er Zubeir and Aaisheh his Wife ccclxxxvi [386] 70. Aboulaswed and his squinting Slave-girl ccclxxxvii [387] 71. Haroun er Reshid and the two Girls ccclxxxvii [387] 72. Haroun er Reshid and the three Girls ccclxxxvii [387] 73. The Miller and his Wife ccclxxxvii [387] 74. The Simpleton and the Sharper ccclxxxviii [388] 75. The Imam Abou Yousuf with Haroun er Reshid and Zubeideh ccclxxxviii [388] 76. The Khalif El Hakim and the Merchant ccclxxxix [389] 77. King Kisra Anoushirwan and the Village Damsel ccclxxxix [389] 78. The Water-Carrier and the Goldsmith’s Wife cccxc [390] 79. Khusrau and Shirin and the Fisherman cccxci [391] 80. Yehya ben Khalid and the Poor Man cccxci [391] 81. Mohammed el Amin and Jaafer ben el Hadi cccxcii [392] 82. Said ben Salim and the Barmecides cccxcii [392] 83. The Woman’s Trick against her Husband cccxciii [393] 84. The Devout Woman and the two Wicked Elders cccxciv [394] 85. Jaafer the Barmecide and the Old Bedouin cccxcv [395] 86. Omar ben el Khettab and the Young Bedouin cccxcv [395] 87. El Mamoun and the Pyramids of Egypt cccxcviii [398] 88. The Thief turned Merchant and the other Thief cccxcviii [398] 89. Mesrour and Ibn el Caribi cccxcix [399] 90. The Devout Prince cccci [401] 91. The Schoolmaster who Fell in Love by Report cccii [402] 92. The Foolish Schoolmaster cccciii [403] 93. The Ignorant Man who set up for a Schoolmaster cccciii [403] 94. The King and the Virtuous Wife cccciv [404] 95. Abdurrehman the Moor’s Story of the Roc cccciv [404] 96. Adi ben Zeid and the Princess Hind ccccv [405] 97. Dibil el Khuzai with the Lady and Muslim ben el Welid ccccvii [407] 98. Isaac of Mosul and the Merchant ccccvii [407] 99. The Three Unfortunate Lovers470 ccccix [409] 100. The Lovers of the Benou Tai ccccx [410] 101. The Mad Lover ccccxi [411] 102. The Apples of Paradise ccccxii [412] 103. The Loves of Abou Isa and Curret el Ain ccccxiv [414] 104. El Amin and his Uncle Ibrahim ben el Mehdi ccccxviii [418] 105. El Feth ben Khacan and El Mutawekkil ccccxix [419] 106. The Man’s Dispute with the Learned Woman of the relative Excellence of the Sexes ccccxix [419] 107. Abou Suweid and the Handsome Old Woman ccccxxiii [423] 108. Ali ben Tahir and the Girl Mounis ccccxxiv [424] 109. The Woman who had a Boy and the other who had a Man to Lover ccccxxiv [424] 110. The Haunted House in Baghdad ccccxxiv [424] 111. The Pilgrim and the Old Woman who dwelt in the Desert ccccxxxiv [434] 112. Aboulhusn and his Slave-girl Taweddud ccccxxxvi [436] 113. The Angel of Death with the Proud King and the Devout Man cccclxii [462] 114. The Angel of Death and the Rich King cccclxii [462] 115. The Angel of Death and the King of the Children of Israel cccclxiii [463] 116. Iskender Dhoulkernein and a certain Tribe of Poor Folk cccclxiv [464] 117. The Righteousness of King Anoushirwan cccclxiv [464] 118. The Jewish Cadi and his Pious Wife cccclxv [465] 119. The Shipwrecked Woman and her Child cccclxvi [466] 120. The Pious Black Slave cccclxvii [467] 121. The Devout Platter-maker and his Wife ccccl
xviii [468] 122. El Hejjaj ben Yousuf and the Pious Man cccclxx [470] 123. The Blacksmith who could Handle Fire without Hurt cccclxxi [471] 124. The Saint to whom God gave a Cloud to serve Him and the Devout King cccclxxiii [473] 125. The Muslim Champion and the Christian Lady cccclxxiv [474] 126. Ibrahim ben el Khawwas and the Christian King’s Daughter cccclxxvii [477] 127. The Justice of Providence cccclxxviii [478] 128. The Ferryman of the Nile and the Hermit cccclxxix [479] 129. The King of the Island cccclxxix [479] 130. Abulhusn ed Durraj and Abou Jaafer the Leper cccclxxxi [481] 131. The Queen of the Serpents cccclxxxii [482] a. The Adventures of Beloukiya cccclxxxvi [486] b. The Story of Janshah ccccxcix [499] 132. Sindbad the Sailor and Sindbad the Porter dxxxvi [536] a. The First Voyage of Sindbad the Sailor dxxxviii [538] b. The Second Voyage of Sindbad the Sailor dxliii [543] c. The Third Voyage of Sindbad the Sailor dxlvi [546] d. The Fourth Voyage of Sindbad the Sailor dl [550] e. The Fifth Voyage of Sindbad the Sailor dlvi [556] f. The Sixth Voyage of Sindbad the Sailor dlix [559] g. The Seventh Voyage of Sindbad the Sailor dlxiii [563] 133. The City of Brass dlxvi [566] 134. The Malice of Women dlxxviii [578] a. The King and his Vizier’s Wife dlxxviii [578] b. The Merchant’s Wife and the Parrot dlxxix [579] c. The Fuller and his Son dlxxix [579] d. The Lover’s Trick against the Chaste Wife dlxxx [580] e. The Niggard and the Loaves of Bread dlxxx [580] f. The Lady and her Two Lovers dlxxxi [581] g. The King’s Son and the Ogress dlxxxi [581] h. The Drop of Honey dlxxxii [582] i. The Woman who made her Husband sift Dust dlxxxii [582] j. The Enchanted Springs dlxxxii [582] k. The Vizier’s Son and the Bathkeeper’s Wife dlxxxiv [584] l. The Wife’s Device to Cheat her Husband dlxxxiv [584] m. The Goldsmith and the Cashmere Singing-girl dlxxxvi [586] n. The Man who never Laughed again dlxxxvii [587] o. The King’s Son and the Merchant’s Wife dxci [591] p. The Page who feigned to know the Speech of Birds dxcii [592] q. The Lady and her five Suitors dxciii [593] r. The Man who saw the Night of Power dxcvi [596] s. The Stolen Necklace dxcvi [596] t. The two Pigeons dxcvii [597] u. Prince Behram of Persia and the Princess Ed Detma dxcvii [597] v. The House with the Belvedere dxcviii [598] w. The King’s Son and the Afrit’s Mistress dcii [602] x. The Sandal-wood Merchant and the Sharpers dciii [603] y. The Debauchee and the Three-year-old Child dcv [605] z. The Stolen Purse dcv [605] 135. Jouder and his Brothers dcvi [606] 136. The History of Gherib and his Brother Agib dcxxiv [624] 137. Otbeh and Reyya dclxxx [680] 138. Hind Daughter of En Numan and El Hejjaj dclxxxi [681] 139. Khuzeimeh ben Bishr and Ikrimeh el Feyyaz dclxxxii [682] 140. Younus the Scribe and the Khalif Welid ben Sehl dclxxxiv [684] 141. Haroun er Reshid and the Arab Girl dclxxxv [685] 142. El Asmai and the three Girls of Bassora dclxxxvi [686] 143. Ibrahim of Mosul and the Devil dclxxxvii [687] 144. The Lovers of the Benou Udhreh dclxxxviii [688] 145. The Bedouin and his Wife dcxci [691] 146. The Lovers of Bassora dcxciii [693] 147. Isaac of Mosul and his Mistress and the Devil dcxcv [695] 148. The Lovers of Medina dcxcvi [696] 149. El Melik en Nasir and his Vizier dcxcvii [697] 150. The Rogueries of Delileh the Crafty and her Daughter Zeyneb the Trickstress dcxcviii [698] 151. The Adventures of Quicksilver Ali of Cairo: a Sequel to the Rogueries of Delileh the Crafty dccviii [708] 152. Ardeshir and Heyat en Nufous dccxix [719] 153. Julnar of the Sea and her Son King Bedr Basim of Persia dccxxxviii [738] 154. King Mohammed ben Sebaik and the Merchant Hassan dcclvi [756] a. Story of Prince Seif el Mulouk and the Princess Bediya el Jemal dcclviii [758] 155. Hassan of Bassora and the King’s Daughter of the Jinn dcclxxviii [778] 156. Khelifeh the Fisherman of Baghdad dcccxxxii [832] 157. Mesrour and Zein el Mewasif dcccxlv [845] 158. Ali Noureddin and the Frank King’s Daughter dccclxiii [863] 159. The Man of Upper Egypt and his Frank Wife dcccxciv [894] 160. The Ruined Man of Baghdad and his Slave girl dcccxcvi [896] 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 Viziers dcccxcix [899] a. The Cat and the Mouse dcccc [900] b. The Fakir and his Pot of Butter dccccii [902] c. The Fishes and the Crab dcccciii [903] d. The Crow and the Serpent dcccciii [903] e. The Fox and the Wild Ass dcccciv [904] f. The Unjust King and the Pilgrim Prince dccccv [905] g. The Crows and the Hawk dccccvi [906] h. The Serpent-Charmer and his Wife dccccvii [907] i. The Spider and the Wind dccccviii [908] j. The Two Kings dccccix [909] k. The Blind Man and the Cripple dccccx [910] l. The Foolish Fisherman dccccxviii [918] m. The Boy and the Thieves dccccxviii [918] n. The Man and his Wilful Wife dccccxix [919] o. The Merchant and the Thieves dccccxx [920] p. The Foxes and the Wolf dccccxxi [921] q. The Shepherd and the Thief dccccxxi [921] r. The Heathcock and the Tortoises dccccxxiv [924] 162. Aboukir the Dyer and Abousir the Barber dccccxxx [930] 163. Abdallah the Fisherman and Abdallah the Merman dccccxl [940] 164. The Merchant of Oman dccccxlvi [946] 165. Ibrahim and Jemileh dcccclii [952] 166. Aboulhusn of Khorassan dcccclix [959] 167. Kemerezzeman and the Jeweller’s Wife dcccclxiii [963] 168. Abdallah ben Fazil and his Brothers dcccclxxviii [978] 169. Marouf the Cobbler and his Wife Fatimeh dcccclxxxix-mi [989-1001] Conclusion.

  INDEX IV. — D.

  COMPARISON OF THE SAME WITH MR. LANE’S AND MY VERSION.

  Introduction and

  Nos. 1 to 6 of the preceding list from Volume I. of my Edition.

  Nos. 7 to 9aa of the preceding list from Volume II. of my Edition.

  (contd.)

  Nos. 9aa to 21 of the preceding list from Volume III. of my Edition.

  (contd.)

  Nos. 21 to 58 of the preceding list from Volume IV. of my Edition.

  (contd.)

  Nos. 59 to 131 of the preceding list from Volume V. of my Edition.

  (contd.)

  Nos. 132 to 136 of the preceding list from Volume VI. of my Edition.

  (contd.)

  Nos. 136 to 154a of the preceding list from Volume VII. of my Edition.

  (contd.)

  Nos. 154a to 158 of the preceding list from Volume VIII. of my Edition.

  (contd.)

  Nos. 158 to 168 of the preceding list from Volume IX. of my Edition.

  (contd.)

  Nos. 169 and conclusion of the preceding list from Volume X. of my Edition.

  For full details, see contents pages of each of the respective Volumes.

  Appendix II

  CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE THOUSAND AND ONE NIGHTS, AND THEIR IMITATIONS, WITH A TABLE SHOWING THE CONTENTS OF THE PRINCIPAL EDITIONS IND TRANSLATIONS OF THE NIGHTS.

  By W. F. KIRBY

  Author of “Ed-Dimiryaht: an Oriental Romance,” “The New Arabian

  Nights,” &c.

  The European editions of the Thousand and One Nights, even excluding the hundreds of popular editions which have nothing specially noticeable about them, are very numerous; and the following Notes must, I am fully aware, be incomplete, though they will, perhaps, be found useful to persons interested in the subject. Although I believe that editions of most of the English, French, and German versions of any importance have passed through my hands, I have not had an opportunity of comparing many in other languages, some of which at least may be independent editions, not derived from Galland. The imitations and adaptations of The Nights are, perhaps, more numerous than the editions of The Nights themselves, if we exclude mere reprints of Galland; and many of them are even more difficult of access.