The Thousand and One Nights, Vol. I. Commonly Called the Arabian Nights' Entertainments

There was a man of the city of Baghdád, who was unmarried, and he was a porter; and one day, as he sat in the market, reclining against his crate,[III_1] there accosted him a fe...

There was, in ancient times, in the city of El-Baṣrah,[V_1] a tailor who enjoyed an ample income, and was fond of sport and merriment. He was in the habit of going out occasiona...

There was, in former times, a city behind the mountains of Iṣpahán, called El-Medeeneh el-Khaḍrà,[VIII_2] and in it resided a King called the King Suleymán. He was a person of l...

There was a certain fisherman, advanced in age, who had a wife and three children; and though he was in indigent circumstances, it was his custom to cast his net, every day, no...

Head-piece to Preface.--The Vase is formed of the Arabic words signifying "In the name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful" (always placed at the head of a Muslim work), wri...

One night, after the adventure above described, the Khaleefeh Hároon Er-Rasheed said to Jaạfar, his Wezeer, We will go down to-night into the city, and inquire respecting the af...

There was, in El-Baṣrah, a certain King who loved the poor and indigent, and regarded his subjects with benevolence; he bestowed of his wealth upon him who believed in Moḥammad...

It has been related to me, O happy King, said Shahrazád, that there was a certain merchant who had great wealth, and traded extensively with surrounding countries; and one day h...

It hath been told me, O happy King, said Shahrazád, that there was, in ancient times, a certain merchant of Damascus,[VII_1] possessed of wealth, who had a son like the moon at...

described in many of these tales agrees, in a most important point of view, with the manners and morals of the Arabs at the commencement of the tenth century of the Flight. This...

in accordance with the distinction of Muslims, Christians, and Jews, by the colours of their turbans, which mode of distinction originated in the beginning of the eighth century...