Project Gutenberg 2017-04-09 Public domain in the USA. 583 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 06 (of 10) 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 Produced by Richard Tonsing, Richard Hulse and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "A Plain and Literal Translation of the Arabian Nights Entertainments, Now Entitled The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night" by Richard F. Burton is a collection of Middle Eastern folk tales compiled in the 14th century. This translation captures the essence of the original stories, focusing on themes of adventure, intrigue, and morality through a wide array of characters and tales. Central to these stories is the character of Shahrazad, who tells her tales to delay her execution, weaving a rich tapestry of narratives that span various cultures and times. The opening portion introduces the legendary character Sindbad the Seaman, who recounts his incredible adventures, beginning with how he came to improve his fortunes from humble beginnings as a porter. Sindbad shares tales of his voyages filled with danger and enchantment, such as encountering mythical creatures and overcoming formidable challenges. Through his storytelling, readers are drawn into a world of wonder and peril, setting the stage for Sindbad's subsequent adventures and the rich narrative structure that characterizes the collection. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 69.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Folklore -- Arab countries Fairy tales -- Arab countries PJ Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Category: Adventure Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore 966589 2025-06-21T15:31:06.576909 text/html 909453 2025-05-22T14:15:22 text/html 1321347 2025-06-21T15:31:20.905788 application/epub+zip 1340097 2025-06-21T15:31:09.601858 application/epub+zip 535370 2025-06-21T15:31:07.999848 application/epub+zip 1668148 2025-06-21T15:31:29.256766 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1580430 2025-06-21T15:31:19.608806 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 597444 2022-09-24T20:42:34.697179 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 810233 2025-06-21T15:31:04.499894 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 776706 2025-05-22T14:15:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17427 2025-06-21T15:31:29.450758 application/rdf+xml 6375 2025-06-21T15:31:08.388890 image/jpeg 1663 2025-06-21T15:31:08.188869 image/jpeg 1361719 2025-06-21T15:31:06.710893 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