The book of the thousand nights and one night. Volume 1 / rendered into English from the literal and complete French translation of J.C. Mardrus by Powys Mathers.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Mardrus, J. C. (Joseph Charles), 1868-1949.

Mathers, E. Powys (Edward Powys), 1892-1939.

Standardized Title:

Arabian nights.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (657 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Book of the 1000 nights and 1 night

Place of Publication:

London ; Boston : Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1986.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This first of four volumes accurately translating the Wonderful tales of the Arabian nights.

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Contents; NOTE; DEDICATION; INVOCATION; THE TALE OF KING SHAHRYR AND OF HIS BROTHER, KING SHAHZAMN containing; THE TALE OF THE MERCHANT AND THE IFRT containing; THE FISHERMAN AND THE JINN containing; THE TALE OF THE PORTER AND THE YOUNG GIRLS containing; THE TALE OF THE WOMAN CUT IN PIECES, THE THREE APPLES AND THE NEGRO RAIHN; THE TALE OF THE WAZR NR AL-DN, HIS BROTHER THE WAZR SHAMS AL-DN, AND HASAN BADR AL-DN; THE TALE OF THE HUNCHBACK WITH THE TAILOR, THE CHRISTIAN BROKER, THE STEWARD AND THE JEWISH DOCTOR; WHAT FOLLOWED AFTER

AND THE TALES WHICH EACH OF THEM TOLD containing THE TALE OF THE BARBER OF BAGHDD AND THE TALES OF HIS SIX BROTHERS that is to say; THE TALE OF SWEET-FRIEND AND AL-NR; THE TALE OF GHNIM IBN AYYB AND HIS SISTER FITNAH containing; THE TALE OF KING UMAR AL-NUMN AND HIS TWO REMARKABLE SONS, SHARKN AND D AL-MAKN containing; THE DELIGHTFUL TALE OF THE BEASTS AND BIRDS containing; THE TALE OF ALI IBN BAKR AND THE FAIR SHAMS AL-NAHR

Notes:

Originally published in a 2nd ed., 1964.

OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.

ISBN:

1-4067-2208-1

1-134-94874-3

1-134-94875-1

1-280-03228-6

9786610032280

0-203-40760-1

9780203407608

OCLC:

437077210