世界名著典藏系列：一千零一夜（英文全本）

    NIGHT 3
    The next morning Dinarzade made the same request to her sister as before: "My dear sister，" said she, "if you be not asleep, tell me one of those pleasant stories that you have read." But the sultan, wishing to learn what followed betwixt the merchant and the genie, bade her proceed with that, which she did as follows.
    Sir, while the merchant and the old man who led the hind were conversing, they saw another old man coming towards them, followed by two black dogs; after they had saluted one another, he asked them what they did in that place？ The old man with the hind told him the adventure of the merchant and genie, with all that had passed between them, particularly the merchants oath. He added, that it was the day agreed on, and that he was resolved to stay and see the issue.   The second old man thinking it also worth his curiosity, resolved to do the same, and took his seat by them. They had scarcely begun to converse together, when there arrived a third old man leading a mule. He addressed himself to the two former, and asked why the merchant who sat with them looked so melancholy？ They told him the reason, which appeared to him so extraordinary, that he also resolved to witness the result; and for that purpose sat down with them.
    In a short time they perceived a thick vapour, like a cloud of dust raised by a whirlwind, advancing towards them. When it had come up to them it suddenly vanished, and the genie appeared; who, without saluting them, went to the merchant with a drawn cimeter, and taking him by the arm, said, "Get thee up, that I may kill thee, as thou didst my son." The merchant and the three old men began to lament and fill the air with their cries. Here Scheherazade, perceiving day, discontinued her story, which so much interested the sultans curiosity, that he resolved to hear the remainder, and put off the sultanesss execution for another day.
    The grand viziers joy was extreme, when he found that the sultan did not order him to put Scheherazade to death; his family, the court, and the people in general, were astonished at the sultans forbearance.
    ……

　　《世界名著典藏系列：一千零一夜（英文全本）》也叫《天方夜谭》，是阿拉伯文字中的瑰宝。传说阿拉伯古代有一个国王，每天娶一个女子，第二天早上就把她杀了。有一个姑娘要阻止他这种残忍的做法，自愿做他的一夜王后。进入王宫后，她就开始给国王讲故事，讲到紧要关头，行刑时间到了，国王正听得津津有味，就说：过一天再杀吧。可是故事一个接一个讲下去，每次要杀她时故事都到了“欲知后事如何，且听下回分解”的节骨眼上，国王为了听故事，只好一天天延迟杀她的时间。就这样，故事一直讲了一千零一夜，国王终于改掉了他的可怕做法，她从此成为长久的王后。这就是“一千零一夜“的来由。她讲的故事能如此吸引那位国王，当然是非常动听的。确实，像《阿里巴巴和四十大盗》、《神灯》、《辛巴德航海历险记》这些故事早已传遍全世界。 《世界名著典藏系列：一千零一夜（英文全本）》是世界文学的瑰宝，它以绚丽多彩、曲折奇妙的故事，任意驰骋的想象和对人类美好理想执着的追求，吸引着一代又一代的亿万读者。它的艺术魅力历久不衰，它对世界文化，特别是欧洲文化产生过巨大的影响。

VOLUME 1
Introductory Chapter
Fable of the Ass, the Ox, and the Labourer
The Merchant and the Genie
The Story of the First Old Man and the Hind
The Story of the Second Old Man and the Two Black Dogs
The Story of the Fisherman
The Story of the Grecian King and the Physician Douban
The Story of the Husband and the Parrot
The Story of the Vizier that was Punished
The History of the Young King of the Black Isles
Story of the Three Calenders, Sons of Sultans, and of the Five Ladies of Bagdad
The ttistory of the First Calender
The Story of the Second Calender
The Story of the Envious Man, and of Him that He Envied
The History of the Third Calender
The Story of Zobeide
The Story of Amene

VOLUME 2
The Story of Sinbad the Voyager
The Three Apples
The Story of the Lady who was Murdered, and of the Young Man her Husband
The Story of Noor ad Deen Ali and Buddir ad Deen Houssun
The Story of the Little Hunch-Back
The Story Told by the Christian Merchant
The Story Told by the Sultan of Casgars Purveyor
The Story Told by the Jewish Physician
The Story Told by the Tailor
The Story of the Barber
The Story of the Barbers Eldest Brother
The Story of the Barbers Second Brother
The Story of the Barbers Third Brother
The Story of the Barbers Fourth Brother
The Story of the Barbers Fifth Brother
The Story of the Barbers Sixth Brother
The History ofAboulhassen Ali Ebn Becar, and Schemselnihar, Favourite
of Caliph Maroon al Rusheed

VOLUME 3
The Story of the Loves of Kummir al Zummaun, Prince of the Isles of the
Children of Khaledan, and of Badoura, Princess of China
The Story of the Princes Amgiad and Assad
The Story of the Prince Amgiad and a Lady of the City of the Magicians
The Story ofNoor ad Deen and the Fair Persian
The Story of Beder, Prince of Persia, and Jehaun-Ara, Princess of Samandal,or Summunder

VOLUME 4
Story of Prince Beder and the Princess Jehaun-Ara (continued)
The History of Ganem, Son ofAbou Ayoub, and Known by the Sunan
Loves Slave
The History of Prince Zeyn Alasnam and the Sultan of the Genii
The History of Codadad, and His Brothers
The History of the Princess of Deryabar
The Story ofAbou Hassan, or the Sleeper Awakened
The Story ofAlla Ad Deen, or the Wonderful Lamp

VOLUME 5
The Story ofAlla Ad Deen; or the Wonderful Lamp (continued)
Adventure of the Caliph Haroon al Rusheed
The Story of the Blind Man Baba Abdoollah
The Story of Syed Naomaun
The Story of Khaujeh Hassan al Hubbaul
The Story ofAli Baba and the Forty Robbers Destroyed by a Slave
The Story ofAli Khaujeh, a Merchant of Bagdad
The Story of the Enchanted Horse
The Story of Prince Ahmed, and the Fairy Perle Banou
The Story of the Sisters Who Envied Their Younger Sister

VOLUME 6
Story of the Sultan of Yemen and His Three Sons
Story of the Three Sharpers and the Sultan
The Adventures of the Abdicated Sultan
History of Mahummud, Sultan of Cairo
Story of the First Lunatic
Story of the Second Lunatic
Story of the Retired Sage and His Pupil, Related to the Sultan by the Second
Lunatic
Night Adventure of the Sultan
Story of the Broken-backed Schoolmaster
Story of the Wry-mouthed Schoolmaster.
The Sultans Second Visit to the Sisters
Story of the Sisters and the Sultana their Mother
Story of the Bang-Eater and the Cauzee
Story of the Bang-eater and His Wife
Continuation of the Fisherman, or Bang-eaters Adventures
The Sultan and the Traveller Mhamood al Hyjemmee
The Koord Robber
Story of the Husbandman
Story of the Three Princes and Enchanting Bird
Story of a Sultan of Yemen and His Three Sons
Story of the First Sharper in the Cave
History of the Sultan of Hind
Story of the Fishermans Son
Story ofAbou Neeut and Abou Neeuteen; or, the Well-Intentioned and the
Double-Minded
Adventure of a Courtier, Related by Himself to His Patron, anAmeer of Egypt...
Story of the Prince of Sind, and Fatima, Daughter of Amir Bin Naomaun...
Story of the Lovers of Syria; or, the Heroine
Story of Hyjauje, the Tyrannical Governor of Coufeh, and the Young Syed.
Story of Ins al Wujjood and Wird al Ikmaum Daughter of Ibrahim, Vizier to
Sultan Shamikh
The Adventures of Mazin of Khorassaun
Adventure of Haroon al Rusheed
Story of the Sultan, the Dervish, and the Barbers Son
Adventures of Aleefa, Daughter of Mherejaun, Sultan of Hind, and Eusuff,
Son of Sohul, Sultan of Sind
Adventures of the Three Princes, Sons of the Sultan of China
Story of the Good Vizier Unjustly Imprisoned
Story of the Lady of Cairo and Her Four Gallants
The Cauzees Story
Story of the Merchant, His Daughter, and the Prince of Eerauk
Adventures of the Cauzee, His Wife, &c
The Sultans Story of Himself.
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