The book of the thousand nights and a night wikipedia. Supplemental edition in six volumes bound in seven parts. The book of a thousand nights and a night arabian nights. Thousand and one nights, richard francis burton, kamashastra, a thousand nights and a night. Supplemental nights to the book of the thousand and one nights. The book of the thousand and one nights sir richard burton on. A thousand and one nights 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 nights. Free pdf download books by sir richard francis burton. Tales from a thousand and one nights by richard burton translator in chm, djvu, txt download ebook.
Second edition 1964 first published as a paperback in 1986. One thousand and one nights by hanan alshaykh kirkus. One thousand and one nights complete arabian nights. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. Volume xiii volume iv volume v volume vi richard francis burton richard burton r. Sir richard francis burton 18211890 was an renown british explorer, writer, translator, and linguist who is best known for his travels within asia, africa, and the middle east. Sir richard burtons most wellknown translation of arabian nights brings together ancient. The book of a thousand nights and a night arabian nights, volume 01 anonymous, translated by richard francis burton 1821 1890 this is a collection of stories collected over thousands of years by various authors, translators and scholars. The marvels and wonders of the thousand and one nights suggestions customers are yet to however quit his or her writeup on the game, you arent see clearly yet. Project gutenberg titles by richard francis burton burton. The marvels and wonders of the thousand and one nights to date with regards to the ebook we have the arabian nights. The book of the thousand nights and a night volume 10 by burton. One thousand and one nights complete arabian nights collection delphi classics series six book 12 kindle edition by burton, richard francis, payne, john, lang, andrew, scott, jonathan.
Now entituled sic the book of the thousand nights and a night, with introduction, explanatory notes on the manners and customs of moslem men and a terminal essay upon the history of the nights. The book of a thousand nights and a night arabian nights, volume 01 anonymous, translated by richard. The english version of the book is often called as arabian nights. The book of a thousand nights and a night volume 01. The arabian nights book by sir richard burton, kenneth c. A lot of people always spent their free time to vacation or perhaps go to the outside with them friends and family. That is how one thousand and one nights book has appeared it a lush and enchanting series of connected tales which intertwine and create one rich, alluring fairy web sparking with mysterious heroes and oriental miracles. Download richard f burtons the book of the thousand nights and a. Burton was a 19th century renaissance man, noted for his achievements as an explorer, translator, writer, soldier, orientalist, ethnologist, linguist, poet.
The kama sutra of vatsyayana vatsyayana 10490 downloads the book of the thousand nights and a night volume 01 931 downloads. A plain and literal translation of the arabian nights entertainments in ten volumes. Richard francis burton translator the book of the thousand nights and a night 10 volumes, with 6 supplemental volumes to download single files, see below. One thousand and one nights is a compilation of the stories from the era of islamic golden age.
Harpercollins is proud to present its new range of bestloved, essential classics. The stories are compiled from north, south and central asia by many different scholars and. The thousand nights and a night richard francis burton. They are an amalgam of mythology and folk tales from the indian subcontinent, persia, and arabia. As sir richard burton well knew, the tales that scheherazade spun in order to keep from having her sultan husband chop off her head were full of erotic moments, explicit and implicit alike. The book of the thousand nights and a night volume 16 ebook by richard f. The earliest reference to it is a collection of tales. The book of the thousand nights and a night, volume 6. Classic hindu tales of adventure, magic, and romance sir richard francis burton 651 downloads. Supplemented by the complete works of isabel burton, and john hanning speke. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer. This is one of the most influential literary works of all time, influencing writers such as washington irving, alexander dumas, miguel.
Burtons version of one thousand and one nights, here fully titled a plain and literal translation of the arabian nights entertainments. The book of the thousand nights and a night 1885, is a celebrated 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. The book of the thousand nights and one night rendered into english from the literal and complete french translation of dr j. Read arabian nights volume 10 the book of the thousand nights and a night by sir richard francis burton available from rakuten kobo. The book of the thousand nights and a night volume 01 by.
Download zip archive files containing volumes 1 to 16. Series six book 12 kindle edition by burton, richard francis, payne, john. For help with downloading a wikipedia page as a pdf, see help. The book of the thousand nights and a night volume 12 kobo. This collection comes from the first of sixteen volumes translated by burton.
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. Full of mischief, valor, ribaldry, and romance, the arabian nights has. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading one thousand and one nights complete arabian nights. One thousand and one nights ebook by richard francis. The book of the thousand nights and a night volume 01 alternate title. The book of the thousand nights and a night volume 03 part 2. The book of the thousand nights and a night vol xiii. As the object of the present translation was in the first place, and. A plain and literal translation of the arabian nights entertainments. The one thousand and one nights and various tales within it make use of many innovative literary techniques, which the storytellers of the tales rely on for increased drama, suspense, or other emotions. The thousand and one nights, collection of largely middle eastern and indian stories of uncertain date and authorship. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The book of the thousand nights and a night, vol 1 by sir.
A plain and literal translation of the arabian nights entertainments now entituled the book of the thousand nights and a night s. The point is, she must delay the ending every time for tomorrow to keep the king in suspense and not to be executed. Some of the tales may have predated islam, but their final collection was performed after the advent of islam. One thousand and one nights complete arabian nights collection delphi.
Mardrus by powys mathers volume iii london and new york. Of his many achievements, one of his most recognizable contributions is a translation of one thousand and one nights, also commonly known as the arabian nights. Richard francis burton burton, richard francis, sir, 1821. Notes on the thousand and one nights 6 notes on the. The arabian nights translated by richard francis burton. The arabian nights or, the thousand and one nights. Notes on the thousand and one nights the thousand and one nights is an anonymous collection of tales from the muslim middle east and muslim asia. The book of the thousand nights and a night volume 03 part 2 supplement sir. This should reference sir richard francis burton, who it was that brought these stories back from asia and gave us. Thousand and one nights, richard francis burton, kamashastra, a thousand nights and a. Printed by the burton club for private subscribers only, 18851888, also by richard francis burton page. A thousand nights and one night by richard burton abebooks. The book of the thousand nights and a night, vol 1 by sir richard. The complete works of captain sir richard francis burton, including his journal articles, together with the standard biographies, numerous portraits, images and critical commentary.
Tenvolume limited edition thousand and one nights of. Printed by the burton club for private subscribers only. The book of the thousand nights and a night volume 01 by burton. One thousand and one nights this is a wikipedia book, a collection of wikipedia articles that can be easily saved, imported by an external electronic rendering service, and ordered as a printed book. This halcyon classics ebook of the night of a thousand nights and a night commonly referred to as the arabian nights is the complete, unabridged translation by sir richard f. Burtons translation was one of two unabridged and unexpurgated english translations. 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. Like other medieval texts that are collections of tales, the work we know as arabian nights circulates in a lot of different manuscript forms. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app.
The book has stories from the region of middle east and has fold tales of the region. Burton s translation was one of two unabridged and unexpurgated english translations done in the 1880s. In my opinion the absolute best english translation of alf layla wa layla the nights and a night, 1001 nights, or the arabian nights is the one by hussain haddawy. Arabian nights volume 10 ebook by sir richard francis burton. Its tales of aladdin, ali baba, and sindbad the sailor have almost become part of western folklore, though these were added to the collection only in the 18th century in european adaptations. Tales from the arabian nights ebook by richard francis burton. Supplemental nights to the book of the thousand and one nights with notes anthropological and explanatory volume three. This is a collection of stories collected over thousands of years by various authors, translators and scholars.
This book is available for free download in a number of formats including epub, pdf, azw, mobi and more. Some of these date back to earlier persian, indian and arabic literature, while others were original to the one thousand and one nights. Burton s ten volume version was published almost immediately afterward with a slightly different title. A plain and literal translation of the arabian nights entertainments, now entituled. The book of the thousand nights and a night volume11. Elegant, pointed retelling of the classic of medieval arabian literature by lebanese novelist and journalist alshaykh the locust and the bird, 2009, etc. Richard francis burton burton, richard francis, sir, 18211890 the book of the thousand nights and a night burton club shammar edition, volume i. Tales from a thousand and one nights modern library classics by richard burton and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The book of the sword sir richard francis burton 685 downloads. Download richard f burtons the book of the thousand nights and a night volume11 for your kindle, tablet, ipad, pc or mobile.
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