Chapter 1

Privately Printed By The Burton Club

To

His Excellency Yacoub Artin Pasha, Minister of Instruction, Etc. Etc. Etc. Cairo.

My Dear Pasha, During the last dozen years, since we first met at Cairo, you have done much for Egyptian folk-lore and you can do much more. This volume is inscribed to you with a double purpose; first it is intended as a public expression of gratitude for your friendly assistance; and, secondly, as a memento that the samples which you have given us imply a promise of further gift. With this lively sense of favours to come I subscribe myself

Ever yours friend and fellow worker, Richard F. Burton

London, July 12, 1886.

Contents of the Tenth Volume

169. Ma’aruf the Cobbler and His Wife Fatimah Conclusion Terminal Essay Appendix I. 1. Index to the Tales and Proper Names 2. Alphabetical Table of the Notes (Anthropological, &c.) 3. Alphabetical Table of First lines a. English b. Arabic 4. Table of Contents of the Various Arabic Texts a. The Unfinished Calcutta Edition (1814–1818) b. The Breslau Text