Project Gutenberg 2002-09-01 Public domain in the USA. 1216 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 Arabian Nights; 1001 Nights [S.l.] : $b [The Burton Club], $c 1885 Followed by vol 2 PG#3436 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.) en Fairy tales Tales -- Arab countries PJ Text Best Books Ever Listings Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature 1012298 1012444 2024-10-02T08:30:47.796898 2023-10-02T07:43:14.297684 text/html text/html 1015649 2021-01-08T16:33:38 text/html; charset=utf-8 389015 2021-01-08T16:37:28 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 518454 2024-10-02T08:31:01.712789 application/epub+zip 525151 2024-10-02T08:30:52.552899 application/epub+zip 510845 2024-10-02T08:30:50.349856 application/epub+zip 855754 2024-10-02T08:31:09.288772 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 831255 2024-10-02T08:31:00.716793 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 780734 2022-09-02T10:03:34.913711 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 982577 982510 2024-10-02T08:30:46.899906 2023-10-02T07:43:13.566697 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 982654 2021-01-08T16:36:17 text/plain; charset=utf-8 385724 2021-01-08T16:37:00 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 20386 2024-10-02T08:31:09.445755 application/rdf+xml 18928 2024-10-02T08:30:51.291843 image/jpeg 3976 2024-10-02T08:30:50.820854 image/jpeg 468433 2024-10-02T08:30:47.885896 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia