The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night, vol 10 by Sir Richard Francis Burton (highly recommended books .TXT) 📕

No—drownded him in a butt of mamsey, like a cat. Spose people left money laying around where he was—what did he do? He collared it. Spose he contracted to do a thing, and you paid him, and didnt set down there and see that he done it—what did he do?

He always done the other thing. Spose he opened his mouth—what then? If he didnt shut it up powerful quick, he’d lose a lie, every time. That’s the kind of a bug Henry was.”

COMPARATIVE TABLE OF THE TALES IN THE PRINCIPAL

EDITIONS OF THE THOUSAND AND ONE NIGHTS, viz.:—

1. Galland.

2. Caussin de Perceval.

3. Gauttier.

4. Scott’s MS. (Wortley Montague).

5. Ditto (Anderson; marked A).

6. Scott’s Arabian Nights.

7. Scott’s Tales and Anecdotes (marked A).

8. Von Hammer’s MS.

9. Zinserling.

10. Lamb.

11. Tr�butien.

12. Bul. text.

13. Lane.

14. Bres. text.

15. Habicht.

16. Weil.

17. Mac. text.

18. Torrens.

19. Payne.

20. Payne’s Tales from the Arabic (marked I. II. III.) 21. Calc.

22. Burton.

As nearly all editions of The Nights are in several volumes, the volumes are indicated throughout, except in the case of some of the texts. Only those tales in No. 5 not included in No. 4 are here indicated in the same column. All tales which there is good reason to believe do not belong to the genuine Nights are marked with an asterisk.

The blank column may be used to enter the contents of some other edition.

Galland. “Bul.” Text. Burton.

| Caussin de Perceval. | Lane. |

| | Gautier. | | “Bres.” Text. |

| | | Scott’s MS. | | | Habicht. |

| | | | Scott. | | | | Weil. |

| | | | | Van Hammer’s MS.| | | | | “Mac.” Text |

| | | | | | Zinserling. | | | | | | Torrens. |

| | | | | | | Lamb. | | | | | | | Payne. |

| | | | | | | | Tr�butien | | | | | | Calc. |

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Introduction … … … . - � � 1 - * � � � + 1 + � 1 + 1 1 + � 1

Story of King Shahryar and his brother … 1 1 1 1 1 * � � � + 1 + 1 1 + 1 1 + � 1

a. Tale of the Bull and the Ass … . 1 1 1 A 1 * � � � + 1 + 1 1 + 1 1 + � 1

1. Tale of the Trader and the Jinni … . 1 1 1 1 1 * � � � + 1 + 1 1 + 1 1 + � 1

a. The First Shaykh’s Story … . . 1 1 1 1 1 * � � � + 1 + 1 1 + 1 1 + � 1

b. The Second Shaykh’s Story … . . 1 1 1 1 1 * � � � + 1 + 1 1 + 1 1 + � 1

c. The Third Shaykh’s Story … . . - - � 1 - * � � � + 1 + � 1 + 1 1 - � 1

2. The Fisherman and the Jinni … . . 1 1 1 1 1 * � � � + 1 + 1 1 + 1 1 + � 1

a. Tale of the Wazir and the Sage Duban . . 1 1 1 1 1 * � � � + 1 + 1 1 + 1 1 + � 1

ab. Story of King Sindibad and his Falcon . - - � ? - * � � � + - - - 1 + 1 1 - � 1

ac. Tale of the Husband and the Parrot . . 1 1 1 ? 1 * � � � - 1 + 1 1 - - - + � 1

ad. Tale of the Prince and the Ogress . . 1 1 1 ? 1 * � � � + 1 + 1 1 + 1 1 + � 1

b. Tale of the Ensorcelled Prince … . 1 1 1 1 1 * � � � + 1 + 1 1 + 1 1 + � 1

3. The Porter and the Three Ladies of Baghdad . . 1 1 1 1 1 * � � � + 1 + 2 1 + 1 1 + � 1

a. The First Kalandar’s Tale … . . 2 1 1 1 1 * � � � + 1 + 2 1 + 1 1 + � 1

b. The Second Kalandar’s Tale … . . 2 1 1 1 1 * � � � + 1 + 2 1 + 1 1 + � 1

ba. Tale of the Envier and the Envied . . 2 1 1 ? 1 * � � � - 1 + 2 1 + 1 1 + � 1

c. The Third Kalandar’s Tale … . . 2 1 1 1 1 * � � � + 1 + 2 1 + 1 1 + � 1

d. The Eldest Lady’s Tale … … 2 2 1 1 1 * � � � + 1 + 2 1 + 1 1 + � 1

e. Tale of the Portress … … 2 2 1 1 1 * � � � + 1 + 2 1 + 1 1 - � 1

Conclusion of the Story of the Porter and three Ladies … … . . 2 2 1 1 1 * � � � + 1 + 2 1 + 1 1 + � 1

4. Tale of the Three Apples … … 3 2 2 � 2 * � � � + 1 + 3 1 + 1 1 + � 1

5. Tale of Nur Al-Din and his Son Badr Al-Din Hasan 3,4 2 2 � 2 1 � � � + 1 + 3 1 + 1 1 + � 1

6. The Hunchback’s Tale … … . 4 2 2 1 2 1 � � � + 1 + 3 1 + 1 1 + � 1

a. The Nazarene Broker’s Story … . . 4 2 2 1 2 1 � � � + 1 + 3 1 + 1 1 + � 1

b. The Reeve’s Tale … … . 4 2 2 1 2 1 � � � + 1 + 3 1 + 1 1 + � 1

c. Tale of the Jewish Doctor … . . 4 3 2 ? 2 1 � � � + 1 + 3 1 + 1 1 + � 1

d. Tale of the Tailor … … . 4,5 3 2 1 2 1 � � � + 1 + 3 1 + 1 1 + � 1

e. The Barber’s Tale of Himself … . 5 3 2 1 2 1 � � � + 1 + 4 1 + 1 1 + � 1

ea. The Barber’s Tale of his First Brother . 5 3 2 1 2 1 � � � + 1 + 4 1 + 1 1 + � 1

eb. The Barber’s Tale of his Second Brother . 5 3 2 ? 2 1 � � � + 1 + 4 1 + 1 1 + � 1

ec. The Barber’s Tale of his Third Brother . 5 3 2 1 2 1 � � � + 1 + 4 1 + 1 1 + � 1

ed. The Barber’s Tale of his Fourth Brother . 5 3 2 1 2 1 � � � + 1 + 4 1 + 1 1 + � 1

ee. The Barber’s Tale of his Fifth Brother . 5 3 2 1 2 1 � � � + 1 + 4 1 + 1 1 + � 1

ef. The Barber’s Tale of his Sixth Brother . 5 3 2 1 2 1 � � � + 1 + 4 1 + 1 1 + � 1

The End of the Tailor’s Tale … . . 5 3 2 1 2 1 � � � + 1 + 4 1 + 1 1 + � 1

7. Nur Al-Din Ali and the Damsel Anis Al-Jalis . 7 4 3 1 3 1 � � � + 1 + 5,6 1 + 1 1 + � 2

8. Tale of Ghanim Bin Ayyub, the Distraught, the Thrall o’ Love … … . . 8 4,5 4 � 4 1 � � � + 1 + 8 2 + 1 1 � � 2

a. Tale of the First Eunuch, Bukhayt … � � � � � ? � � � + + � 2 + 1 1 � � 2

b. Tale of the Second Eunuch, Kafur… . � � � � � ? � � � + 1 + � 2 + 1 1 � � 2

9. Tale of King Omar Bin Al-Nu’uman, and his sons Sharrkan and Zan Al-Makan … . � � � � � 1 � � � + - � � 3 + 1(p) 2 � � 2,3

a. Tale of Taj Al-Muluk and the Princess Dunya … … … � � � � � 1 � � � + 1 � � 3 + � 2 � � 2,3

aa. Tale of Aziz and Azizah … . . � � � � � 1 � � � + 1 � � 3 + � 2 � � 2,3

b. Tale of the Hashish-Eater … . . � � � � � ? � � � + - � � - + � 2 � � 3

c. Tale of Hammad the Badawi … . . � � � � � 1 � � � + - � � - + � 2 � � 3

10. The Birds and Beasts and the Carpenter … � � � � � * � � � + 2 � � 2 + � 2 � � 3

11. The Hermits … … … � � � � � * � � � + - � � 2 + � 2 � � 3

12. The Waterfowl and the Tortoise … . � � � � � * � � � + - � � � + � 2 � � 3

13. The Wolf and the Fox … … . � � � � � * � � � + 2 � � � + � 2 � � 3

a. Tale of the Falcon and the Partridge . . � � � � � * � � � + 2 � � � + � 2 � � 3

14. The Mouse and the Ichneumon … . . � � � � � * � � � + - � � � + � 2 � � 3

15. The Cat and the Crow … … . � � � � � * � � � + - � � 2 + � 2 � � 3

16. The Fox and the Crow … … . � � � � � * � � � + - � � � + � 2 � � 3

a. The Flea and the Mouse … … � � � � � * � � � + - � � � + � 2 � � 3

b. The Saker and the Birds … … � � � � � * � � � + - � � � + � 2 � � 3

c. The Sparrow and the Eagle … . . � � � � � * � � � + - � � � + �