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This is a list of the stories in Richard Francis Burton's translation of One Thousand and One Nights. Burton's first ten volumes—which he called The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night —were published in 1885.
The list of stories in 1001 Nights, It is divided into many volumes and includes Supplemental Volumes.
Some editions contain only a few hundred nights of storytelling, while others include 1001 or more. The bulk of the text is in prose, although verse is occasionally used for songs and riddles and to express heightened emotion. Most of the poems are single couplets or quatrains, although some are longer.
- Muhsin S. Mahdi
- 1995
The Thousand and One Nights is a collection of largely Middle Eastern and Indian stories. The date and authorship of its stories are uncertain. Its tales of Aladdin, Ali Baba, and Sindbad the Sailor have become part of Western folklore.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
There are several English translations of One Thousand and One Nights. The selected stories are from Richard Burton's version The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night, published in 10 main volumes and 6 supplementary volumes between 1885 and 1888.
This document provides a detailed list of stories contained within Richard Francis Burton's translation of One Thousand and One Nights. It outlines the stories contained within each of the first five volumes, including frame stories and stories within stories.
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Numerous stories depict djinn, magicians, and legendary places, which are often intermingled with real people and geography; the historical caliph Harun al-Rashid is a common protagonist, as are his alleged court poet Abu Nuwas and his vizier, Ja'far al-Barmaki.
