Contents
Bismillah
Arabian Nights Guestbook
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Introduction - A Taste of Nocturnal Delight
Acknowledgements and Links
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The History of the Nights
Recommended Reading
Works of Art Inspired by the Nights
The Tellers of Tales
Islam in the Arabian Nights
The Magic of the Jinn (or Genii)
Did Carpets Really Fly?
Sindbad's Monsters, Myth or Reality?
The Story of Iram - the Ensorcelled City
Who was Caliph Harun al-Rashid?
The Nights and the British Pantomime
Who were King Shahriyar and Shahrazad?
Miscellaneous Information
Questions / Comments for me?

Appendix
Arabian Nights Picture Gallery
The Ninth Century Fragment
From Edward Lane's Notes
A Comparison of Available Translations
Stories Available in Various Editions
An Excerpt from Burton's "Pilgrimage"
Burton's Tomb
From Wordsworth's "Prelude"
Tennyson's "Recollections"
From Tristan Klingsor's "Shéhérazade"
William Harvey's Fifth Brother
Flecker's "Golden Journey to Samarkand"
Pasolini's "Arabian Nights" - a précis
Sinbad's "Golden Voyage" - a précis
Research Links
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