Like other medieval texts that are collections of tales, the work we know as arabian nights circulates in a lot of different manuscript forms. This is the earliest known surviving fragment of the nights. New illustrations and decorations by steele savage by richard f. Beginning an enchanting story each evening, shahrazad always withheld the ending. Lanes new translation of the thousand and one nights is the introduction, by the way of notes, of many short tales or anecdotes, which form an integral portion of the vast collection of stories, the principal of which are known in england as the arabian nights entertainments, but.
This is the powys mathers translation from the french by dr. The book of the thousand nights and one night, volume i by. One thousand and one arabian nights oxford story collections paperback january 6, 2000. The book of the thousand nights and a night 1885, subtitled a plain and literal translation of the arabian nights entertainments, is an english language translation of one thousand and one nights the arabian nights a collection of middle eastern and south asian stories and folk tales compiled in arabic during the islamic golden age 8th. As the object of the present translation was in the first place, and. One thousand and one ni ghts reimagines 19 tales from the classic story about young queen shahrazads efforts to save herself from a brutal husband.
The book of the thousand nights and one night, volume i by john payne free ebook project gutenberg. The book of a thousand nights and a night internet archive. In the mid20th century, the scholar nabia abbott found a document with a few lines of an arabic work with the title the book of the tale of a thousand nights, dating from the 9th century. Cerf chose the most famous and representative stories from sir richard f. Although some suggest the possibility that the stories have their. There are many stories written in verse and characterized like art. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading one thousand and one nights.
Buy one thousand and one arabian nights oxford story collections new ed by mccaughrean, geraldine, fowler, rosamund isbn. List of works influenced by one thousand and one nights. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. One thousand and one nights book series thriftbooks. The arabian nights or the book of a thousand and one nights. Cerf from the famous literal translation of richard f. Book thousand nights night, first edition abebooks. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Some scenes from these stories have always been with me. Gathered and passed down over the centuries from india, persia, and across the arab world, the mesmerizing stories of one thousand and one ni ghts tell of the real and the supernatural, love and marriage, power and punishment, wealth and poverty, and the endless trials and uncertainties of fate. The thousand nights and one night is familiar to most of us through the tales of the arabian nights.
The exotic tales of the arabian nights have charmed and delighted readers across the world for almost a millennia. Read by calmdragon, gesine, hefyd, kalynda, priya, india, melissa, ransom, anna simon r. For my ninth birthday in 1952 my aunty gave me a very large thick book, a thousand and one nights, childrens edition. Mardrus by powys mathers volume ii london and new york.
One thousand and one nights complete arabian nights. One thousand and one nights by hanan alshaykh is a mischievous, smutty yet brutal to the bone retelling of the arabian nights. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The earliest reference to it is a collection of tales. The book of one thousand and one ni ghts is an old cycle or group of stories that mostly come from arabia and persia, and a few also from india, central asia and china.
One thousand and one ni ghts by gwee li sui, 9789814189538, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. The collection features hundreds of magical middle eastern and indian stories, including the famous first appearances of aladdin, ali baba and sindbad the sailor. A polish noble of the late 18th century, he traveled the orient looking for an original edition of the nights, but never found it. The book of the thousand nights and one night, volume ii. The mod lib arabian nights modern library classics. A retelling kindle edition by gaitskill, mary, alshaykh, hanan. This book tells of a world of magical beauty, of the east and its enchantments, and of an art of living which was the product of one of the worlds great civilizations. The book of the thousand nights and one night 4 volumes. There are many dialogues and monologs, turkish loanwords and archaism. This volume reproduces the 1932 modern library edition, for which bennett a. A thousand and one ni ghts by ken mcnaughton sir william hay macnaghtensecond son of sir francis workman macnaghten, chief of the clan macnachtan from 1832 to 1843was instrumental in making available to the west the collection of middle eastern stories known as a thousand and one ni ghts. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. For this revised edition of the book of the thousand nights and one night all names of persons and places and all arabic words retained in the text have, where necessary, been compared with and corrected by macnaghtens calcutta edition of the original 1839 42.
The book of thousand nights and one night or short arabian nights 1974 folio society limited edition in four volumes, bound in full red leather morocco. They are related by the beautiful, wise, young shahrazad, who gives herself up to murderous king. Librivox recording of the book of a thousand nights and a night volume 01 translated by richard francis burton. Mathers and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The book of the thousand nights and one night rendered into english from the literal and complete french translation of dr j. The book of the thousand and one nights 17 volumes.
These are the tales that saved the life of shahrazad, whose husband, the king, executed each of his wives after a single night of marriage. The stories are examples of great storytelling, sometimes outrageously incredible, other. The book of the thousand nights and a night wikipedia. A thousand and one nights later, her life was spared forever. One thousand and one nights por olga dugina, 9780863156007, disponible en book depository con envio gratis. One of the peculiar and most interesting features of mr.
Burton and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The book of the thousand nights and one night, volume ii book. One thousand and one nights by hanan alshaykh, 9781408827765, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Upon returning to europe, he wrote his masterpiece, a. The book of the thousand nights and one night wikisource. King shahrayars wifes betrayal evokes a horrendous bloodshed. Mardrus by powys mathers volume iv london and new york. The book of the thousand and one nights 17 volumes leather bound january 1, 1994 by richard f. The approach to the compound was steep, snaking along a narrow tarred road with crumbling brick margins. The book of one thousand and one nights simple english. Uppermost is the story of queen scheherazade who needs to entertain her husband, the sultan or king sheheryar, or she would be put to.
One thousand and one ni ghts influenced the manuscript found in saragossa, by jan potocki. I have a much older leather bound complete one thousand and one ni ghts, but the translation is archaic, and it is difficult to get through. One thousand and one ni ghts by ruth browne night was falling as the roar of the kawasakis powerful engine drifted up from the ravine below. The best thing about this retelling was the accessible translation.