VOL. IV.
Richard Francis Burton translation
PAGE Contains 456 pages, and ranges between Nights cdxxvi. and dxcvi. Continuation of the Story of the King of Al-Yaman634 and his Three Sons and the Enchanting Bird, Night cdxxvi.-cdxxxix . . . . . . . . 1-34 SCOTT prefers "The Sultan of the East," etc. History of the First Larrikin, Night cdxxxix-cdxliv. . . . . . 34 SCOTT: "The first Sharper in the Cave," p. 185. History of the Second Larrikin, Night cdxliii.-cdxlv . . . . . 46 History of the Third Larrikin, Night cdxlv.-cdxlvi . . . . . . 53 Story of a Sultan of Hind and his Son Mohammed, Night cdxlvi.-cdlviii. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 SCOTT: "The Sultan of Hind." Tale of a Fisherman and his Son, Night cdlix.-cdlxix . . . . . 83 Tale of the Third Larrikin concerning himself, Night cdlxix.-cdlxxii. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107 SCOTT: "The Unfortunate Lovers." History of Abú Niyyah and Abú Niyyatayn, Night cdlxxii.-cdlxxxiii . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113 SCOTT: "Abou Neeut, the well-intentioned Sultan of Moussul, and Ab ou Neeutteen, the double-minded." The Courtier's Story, or Tale of the Nadim to the Emir of Cairo, Night cdlxxxiii.-cdxci . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .140 SCOTT: "Story related to an Ameer of Egypt by a Courtier," p. 229. Another relation of the Courtier, Night cdxci. . . . . . . . .157 (Here Iblis took the place of a musician.) The Shaykh with Beard shorn by the Shaytan, Night cdxcii . . .162 History of the King's Son of Sind and the Lady Fatimah, Night cdxci.-di. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .165 SCOTT: "The Sultan of Sind and Fatimah, daughter of Ummir635 ('Ámir) Ibn Naománn (Nu'uman)." History of the Lovers of Syria, Night di.-dx . . . . . . . . .189 SCOTT: "The Lovers of Syria." History of Al-Hajjaj bin Yusuf and the Young Sayyid, Night dx-dxx . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .213 SCOTT: "The Young Sayd and Hijauje." Uns al-Wujúd and the Wazir's Daughter Rose-in-hood, Night dxxi.-dxli . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .240 SCOTT: "Ins al-Wujood and Wird al-Ikmaum, daughter of Ibrahim, Vizier of Sultan Shamikh." Story of the Sultan's Son and Daughter of the Wazir, Night dxli.-dxlv . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .293 Tale of Sultan Káyyish, Night dxlv.-dlvii. . . . . . . . . . .312 (A romance of chivalry and impossible contests of ten knights against 15,000 men.) The Young Lady transformed into a Gazelle by her Step-mother, Night dlviii.-dlxiii . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .345 The History of Mázin, Night dlxviii-dxcv. (omitted, because it is the same as "Hasan of Bassorah and the King's Daughter of the Jinn," vol. viii. 7); to the end of vol. iv . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .456
VOL. V.
PAGE Contains 465 pages from the beginning of Night dxcvi. to dccxlvi.
Continuation and end of the History of Mazin, Night dxcvi-dcxxiv1-94 Night adventure of Harun al-Rashid, Night dcxxxxv.-dcl . . . . 95
SCOTT: "Adventure of Haroon al-Rusheed, vol. vi. 343 (including Story related to Haroon al-Rusheed) by Ibn Munsoor of Damascus, of his adventures at Bussorah; the Story related to Haroon al-Rusheed by Munjaub (Manjab) and Haroon's conduct on hearing the story of Munjaub."
Tale of the Barber and his Son (told by Manjab), Night dlxi.-dcli . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .180 SCOTT: "Story of the Sultan, the Dervishe and the Barber's Son."
The Badawi Woman and her Lover, Night dclv.-dclvi. . . . . . .196 Story of the Wife and her two Gallants, Night dclvi.-dclx. . .199 Tale of Princess Al-Hayfá and Prince Yusuf, Night dclx.-dccx .210
SCOTT: "Story of Aleefah, daughter of Mherejaun, Sultan of Hind, and Eusuff, Prince of Sind, related to Haroun al-Rusheed by the celebrated reciter of Tales, Ibn Malook Aleed Iowaudee," p. 352.
Adventures of the Three Princes of China, Night dccx.-dccxvii.362
SCOTT: "Adventures of the Three Princes, sons of the Sultan of China."
History of the first Brave, Night dccxvii.-dccxxii . . . . . .385
SCOTT: "The Military Braggadocio;" OUSELEY, "the Gallant Officer" and the Lat. list "Miles Gloriosus."
History of another Brave, Night dccxxii.-dccxxiii. . . . . . .395 The Merry Adventures of a Simpleton,636 Night dccxxiii.-dccxxvi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .400
SCOTT: "The Idiot and his Asses."
The Goodwife of Cairo and the three Rakehells, Night dccxxvi.-dccxxviii . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .409 Story of the righteous Wazir wrongfully gaoled, Night dccxxviii.-dccxxxviii. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .416 Tale of the Barber, the Captain and the Cairene Youth, Night dccxxxiii.-dcxxxvii. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .430
(In the Lat. list we find "Tonsor et Juvenis Cahirensis.")
Story of the Goodwife of Cairo and her Gallants, Night dccxxxviii.-dccxliii . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .444
SCOTT: "The virtuous Woman of Cairo and her Suitors," p. 380.
The Kazi's Tale of the Tailor, the Lady and the Captain,637 Night dccxlii.-dccxlvi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .455
SCOTT: "The Cauzee's Story," p. 386.
Story of the Syrian and the Three Women of Cairo, Night dccxlvi-and to end of vol. v . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .465