Arabian Nights Entertainments, Volume 01

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By Listen TheBook Posted on May 30, 2023

In Category - Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales

Authors: Anonymous In Year : 1890

Book Language: English

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The Publishers' Preface
The Arabian Nights Entertainments
The Ass, the Ox, and the Labourer
The Merchant and the Genie
The Story of the First Old Man and the Hind
The Story of the Second old Man and the Two Black Dogs
The Story of the Fisherman
The Story of the Grecian King and the Physician Douban
The Story of the Husband and the Parrot
The Story of the Vizier that was Punished
The History of the Young King of the Black Isles
Story of the Three Calenders, Sons of Sultans; and of the Five Ladies of Bagdad
The History of the First Calender
The Story of the Second Calender
The Story of the Envious Man, and of him that he Envied
The History of the Third Calender, part a
The History of the Third Calender, part b
The Story of Zobeide
The Story of Amene
The Story of Sinbad the Voyager
The First Voyage
The Second Voyage
The Third Voyage
The Fourth Voyage
The Fifth Voyage
The Sixth Voyage
The Seventh and Last Voyage
The Three Apples
The Story of the Lady who was Murdered, and of the Young Man her Husband
The Story of Noor ad Deen Ali and Buddir ad Deen Hossun, part a
The Story of Noor ad Deen Ali and Buddir ad Deen Hossun, part b
The Story of Noor ad Deen Ali and Buddir ad Deen Hossun, part c
The History of Ganem, Son of Abou Ayoub, and Known by the Surname of Love's Slave, part a
The History of Ganem, Son of Abou Ayoub, and Known by the Surname of Love's Slave, part b
The History of Ganem, Son of Abou Ayoub, and Known by the Surname of Love's Slave, part c

The main frame story concerns a king and his new bride. The king, Shahryar, upon discovering his ex-wife's infidelity executes her and then declares all women to be unfaithful. He begins to marry a succession of virgins only to execute each one the next morning. Scheherazade agrees to marry him and each night, beginning on the night of their marriage, she tells the king a tale but does not end it so that the king keeps her alive in order to hear the next tale. The stories proceed from this original tale; some are framed within other tales, while others begin and end of their own accord. Some editions contain only a few hundred tales, while others include 1001 or more stories and "nights."

Well known stories from the Nights include Aladdin, Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, and The Seven Voyages of Sinbad the Sailor. (Summary from Wikipedia)