The book of the thousand nights and one night : now first completely done into English prose and verse, from the original Arabic / by John Payne.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Payne, John, 1842-1916.

Villon Society.

Henry Charles Lea Library (University of Pennsylvania)

Standardized Title:

Arabian nights. English.

Language:

Arabic

English

Physical Description:

9 volumes ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

London : Printed for the Villon Society for private subscription and for private circulation, 1882-1884.

Notes:

Half title in Arabic.

Series later extended with Payne's translation of Tales from the Arabic ... (3 v., 1884) and Alaeddin and the enchanted lamp ... (1889)--cf. NUC, BM.

The Arabic original descends from an unknown text, now lost, which is represented by 2 groups of versions: 1. Paris. Bib. nat. mss. (Arab. 3609-3611) or Galland's ms. and 2. The modern Egyptian recension, from which descend the Būlāq (1835) and Calcutta II (1839-42) versions.

From the Paris ms. the Calcutta I (1814-18) version has descended and this forms the basis of Payne's translation.

Index to the tales in v. 9.

Local Notes:

Lea Library copy is no. 70 of a limited edition of 500 copies.

OCLC:

2024450