Arabian Nights / translated by Richard Burton

Chapter 1. In the name of Allah the compassionating the compassionate! -- Chapter 2. The tale of the ensorcelled prince -- Chapter 3. The porter and the three ladies of Baghdad -- Chapter 4. The hunchback's tale -- Chapter 5. The tale of Nur Al-Din Ali and his son Badr- Al-Din Hasan -- Chapter 6. The sweep and the noble lady -- Chapter 7. The man of Al-Yaman and his six slave-girls -- Chapter 8. The stories of Harum al-Rashid -- Chapter 9. The foolish Dominic -- Chapter 10. The butcher's adventure with the lady and the bear -- Chapter 11. The goldsmith and the cashmere singing-girl -- Chapter 12. The lady and her five suitors -- Chapter 13. The lovers of bassorah -- Chapter 14. The man and his wife -- Chapter 15. Tale of the singer and the druggist -- Chapter 16. The tale of the richard who married his beautiful daughter -- Chapter 17. The tale of the simpleton husband -- Chapter 18. The tale of the robber and the woman -- Chapter 19. The tale of the two sharpers who each cozened his compeer -- Chapter 20. Women's wiles -- Chapter 21. The concubine of al-maamun -- Chapter 22. The story of the three sharpers -- Chapter 23. The cairene youth, the barber, and the captain -- Chapter 24. The goodwife of cairo and her four gallants -- Chapter 25. The syrian and the three women of cairo -- Chapter 26. The whorish wife who vaunted her virtue -- Chapter 27. Coelebs the droll and his wife and her four lovers -- Chapter 28. Mohammed the shalabi and his mistress and his wife -- Chapter 29. The fellah and his wicked wife -- Chapter 30. The woman who humoured her lover at her husbancd's expenses -- Chapter 31. Story of the two lack-tacts of cairo and damascus -- Chapter 32. Tale of the second eunuch, kafur -- Chapter 33. Nur al-din ali and the damsel anis al-jalis -- Chapter 34. The barber's tale of his third brother.

‘“For,” said he, “there never was nor is there one chaste woman upon the face of earth.”’ A collection of Persian, Arabian and Indian tales dating from the 9th century, Sir Richard Burton’s most well-known translation of Arabian Nights brings together ancient folklore and stories passed down from generation to generation. Featuring tales about love, history, tragedy and comedy as well as fables and fairy tales, this edition remains a well-loved collection of exotic and evocative stories. Fantastical and curious customs are bought to life by Burton’s translation in stories such as ‘The Lovers of Bassorah’, ‘The Concubine of Al-Maamun’ and ‘The Hunchback’s Tale’.