Project Gutenberg 2002-09-01 Public domain in the USA. 1819 Burton, Richard Francis, Sir 1821 1890 Baker, Frank Burton, R. F. (Richard F.), Sir Burton, Sir Richard Francis Burton, Richard F. The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 01 (of 10) Arabian Nights; 1001 Nights [S.l.] : $b [The Burton Club], $c 1885 Followed by vol 2 PG#3436 Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Book_of_the_Thousand_Nights_and_a_Night Here is the listing of titles for the entire series, which span multiple digitization efforts: Volume 1: #3435, #51252 Volume 2: #3436, #51775 Volume 3: #3437, #52564 Volume 4: #3438, #53254 Volume 5: #3439, #54257 Volume 6: #3440, #54525 Volume 7: #3441, #54778 Volume 8: #3442, #55091 Volume 9: #3443, #55587 Volume 10: #3444, #58360 Supplement Volume 1: #3445, #59156 Supplement Volume 2: #3446, #59953 Supplement Volume 3: #3447, #60889 (part 1), #61974 (part 2) Supplement Volume 4: #3448, #62140 Supplement Volume 5: #3449, #63266 Supplement Volume 6: #3450, #64384 J.C. Byers. Proofreaders were: J.C. Byers, Norm Wolcott, Dianne Doefler and Charles Wilson "The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night" by Richard F. Burton is a collection of Middle Eastern folk tales known as "The Arabian Nights," translated and annotated in the late 19th century. This work comprises a series of enchanting narratives, reflecting deep-rooted cultural and moral themes, with the framing story of Shahrazad, who tells tales to save her life from King Shahryar, who has sworn to execute his brides the morning after their wedding. At the start of the book, the translator Richard F. Burton pays homage to a friend and outlines his journey of translating this rich tapestry of stories, emphasizing the cultural significance of the tales while lamenting that many existing translations are lacking. He introduces the tale of King Shahryar and his brother Shah Zaman, both of whom experience infidelity from their wives, leading to a deep mistrust of women. Their encounters with betrayal fuel Shahryar's vow to marry a new woman each night only to execute her at dawn, setting the stage for Shahrazad's clever storytelling designed to delay her fate. This opening portion not only establishes the thematic backdrop of love, betrayal, and the complexities of human relationships but also hints at the narrative structure that will unfold in the subsequent tales. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 70.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Fairy tales Tales -- Arab countries PJ Text Best Books Ever Listings Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore Category: Classics of Literature 1012489 2025-08-02T07:42:54.212830 text/html 1015649 2021-01-08T16:33:38 text/html 523393 2025-08-02T07:43:06.762768 application/epub+zip 529993 2025-08-02T07:42:58.096775 application/epub+zip 513226 2025-08-02T07:42:56.576818 application/epub+zip 844857 2025-08-02T07:43:13.990705 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 820426 2025-08-02T07:43:05.688763 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 780734 2022-09-02T10:03:34.913711 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 982615 2025-08-02T07:42:53.425886 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 982654 2021-01-08T16:36:17 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20165 2025-08-02T07:43:14.169697 application/rdf+xml 17530 2025-08-02T07:42:57.130754 image/jpeg 3662 2025-08-02T07:42:56.841776 image/jpeg 385724 2021-01-08T16:37:00 application/octet-stream application/zip 389015 2021-01-08T16:37:28 application/octet-stream application/zip 473453 2025-08-02T07:42:54.292847 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia