The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 10 (of 10)
The tenth and last volume of Sir Richard Francis Burton's translation of the Arabian Nights brings Shahrazad's storytelling to an end with the tale of Ma'aruf the Cobbler and his shrewish wife, followed by the conclusion of the frame story. The rest of the volume belongs to Burton himself: the long Terminal Essay on the birthplace and date of the Nights, their fortunes in Europe, their matter and manner, the society they portray, and the rhymed prose and meters of their verse, followed by indexes, tables comparing the Arabic editions with the translations of Payne and Lane, and a bibliography of the Nights and their imitations. The essay, outspoken and combative, caused as much controversy as the translation. The full text is available to read online in your browser on Vinteuil, and the first story is free.
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Is The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 10 (of 10) in the public domain?
Yes. The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 10 (of 10) by Anonymous is a public-domain work, here in the translation by Sir Richard Francis Burton. Vinteuil offers a carefully prepared digital edition made for comfortable reading on screen.
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