Introductory material
John Payne translation
Introduction. a. The Ox and the Ass 1. The Merchant and the Genie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .i a. The First Old Man's Story . . . . . . . . . . . . ii b. The Second Old Man's Story[FN#236]. . . . . . . . iv 2. The Fisherman and the Genie. . . . . . . . . . . . . viii a. The Physician Douban. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi aa. The Merchant and the Parrot . . . . . . . .xiv ab. The King's Son and the Ogress . . . . . . . xv b. The Enchanted Youth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xxi 3. The Porter and the Three Ladies of Baghdad . . . . xxviii a. The First Calender's Story. . . . . . . . . . .xxxix b. The Second Calender's Story . . . . . . . . . . xlii ba. The Envier and the Envied . . . . . . . . xlvi c. The Third Calender's Story. . . . . . . . . . . liii d. The Eldest Lady's Story[FN#237] . . . . . . . . lxiv 4. The Three Apples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . lxviii 5. Noureddin Ali of Cairo and his Son Bedreddin Hassan.lxxii 6. Isaac of Mosul's Story of Khedijeh and the Khalif El Mamounxciv 7. Story of the Hunchback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ci a. The Christian Broker's Story. . . . . . . . . . .cix b. The Cook's Story[FN#238]. . . . . . . . . . . . cxxi c. The Jewish Physician's Story. . . . . . . . . .cxxix d. The Tailor's Story. . . . . . . . . . . . . . cxxxvi e. The Barber's Story. . . . . . . . . . . . . . cxliii ea. Story of the Barber's First Brother . . . cxlv eb. Story of the Barber's Second Brother. .cxlviii ec. Story of the Barber's Third Brother . . . .cli ed. Story of the Barber's Fourth Brother. . . clii ee. Story of the Barber's Fifth Brother . . . cliv ef. Story of the Barber's Sixth Brother . . clviii 8. Ali ben Bekkar and Shemsennehar. . . . . . . . . . clxiii 9. Noureddin Ali and the Damsel Ennis el Jelis. . . . clxxxi 10. Women's Craft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .cxcv-cc 11. Sindbad the Sailor and Hindbad the Porter[FN#239] a. The First Voyage of Sindbad the Sailor b. The Second Voyage of Sindbad the Sailor c. The Third Voyage of Sindbad the Sailor d. The Fourth Voyage of Sindbad the Sailor e. The Fifth Voyage of Sindbad the Sailor f. The Sixth Voyage of Sindbad the Sailor g. The Seventh Voyage of Sindbad the Sailor