Note 476 — ABDULLAH BIN FAZIL AND HIS BROTHERS[476]
Richard Francis Burton translation · Edition 2
Lane owns that this is “one of the most entertaining tales in the work,” but he omits it because its chief and best portion is essentially the same as “The story of the First of the Three Ladies of Baghdad.” The truth is he was straightened for space by his publisher and thus compelled to cut out some of the best stories in The Nights.