THE BOOK OF THE THOUSAND NIGHTS AND A NIGHT A PLAIN AND LITERAL TRANSLATION OF THE ARABIAN NIGHTS ENTERTAINMENTS. With Introduction Explanatory Notes On The Manners And Customs Of Moslem Men And A Terminal Essay Upon The History Of The Nights VOLUME I. By Richard F. Burton CONTENTS OF THE FIRST VOLUME PAGE INTRODUCTION 1 STORY OF KING SHAHRYAR AND HIS BROTHER 2 a. Tale of the Bull and the Ass 16 (Lane, vol. I., 1-16.) 1. TALE OF THE TRADER AND THE JINNI 24 (Chapt. I. Story of the Merchant and the Jinnee: p. 43.) a. The First Shaykh's Story 27 (Story of the First Sheykh and the Gazelle: p. 48.) b. The Second Shaykh's Story 32 (Story of the Second Sheykh and the two Black Hounds: p. 52.) c. Th…
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