1001 Nights, Vol. 1

By Burton, Richard Francis, Sir

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Title:	1001 Nights, Vol. 1
Author:	Burton, Richard Francis, Sir
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Language:	English
Subject:	Literature & thought, Literature and history, Literature & philosophy
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Citation APA MLA Chicago Francis Burton, S. R. (n.d.). 1001 Nights, Vol. 1. Retrieved from http://self.gutenberg.org/

Excerpt
To the pure all things are pure? (Puris omnia pura) -- Arab Proverb. ?Niuna corrotta mente intese mai sanamente parole.? -- ?Decameron? - conclusion. ?Erubuit, posuitque meum Lucretia librum Sed coram Bruto. Brute! reced, leget. -- Martial. ?Miculx est de ris que de larmes escripre, Pour ce que rire est le propre des hommes.? -- Rabelais. ?The pleasure we derive from perusing the Thousand and One Stories makes us regret that we possess only a comparatively small part of these truly enchanting fictions.? -- Crichton?s ?History of Arabia.?

Table of Contents
Contents of the First Volume Introduction Story Of King Shahryar and His Brother a. Tale of the Bull and the Ass 1. Tale of the Trader and the Jinni a. The First Shaykh's Story b. The Second Shaykh's Story