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Arabian nights or 1001 nights known as one thousand nights and one, in arabic alif lail wa lail, author mostly unknown, translated by richard francis burton, a british linguist, explorer, anthropologist, military captain official explorer meaning spy in beitish india, hijaz, makkah madinah, egypt, misr, and many african countries, translated this book from arabic. They are an amalgam of mythology and folk tales from the indian subcontinent, persia, and arabia. Burton s bestknown achievements include traveling in disguise to mecca, an unexpurgated translation of one thousand and one nights commonly called the arabian nights in english after early translations of antoine gallands french version, bringing the kama sutra to publication in english, and journeying with john hanning speke as the first. One thousand and one nights complete arabian nights collection delphi classics series six book 12 ebook. Supplemental nights to the book of the thousand and one nights with notes anthropological and explanatory volume three.
The thousand and one nights is a very large family of texts which has rolled like a snowball. Supplemented by the complete works of isabel burton, and john hanning speke. Title, the book of the thousand nights and a night volume 01. Tales from a thousand and one nights modern library classics by richard burton and a great selection of related books, art and. One thousand and one nights is a collection of stories collected over thousands of years by various authors, translators and scholars in various countries. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. Translator, burton, richard francis, sir, 18211890. The book of the thousand nights and a night volume 07 by burton. A plain and literal translation of the arabian nights entertainments, now.
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The main difference between persian and arabic literature would have to be how they phrase it and how it is used. Buy book of the thousand nights and one night by burton, sir richard francis from amazons fiction books store. The book of the thousand nights and a night, vol 2 by sir richard. A thousand and one nights later, her life was spared.
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