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Arabian Nights Entertainments, Volume 01

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Arabian Nights Entertainments, Volume 01

by Anonymous

English· 13:29:30· 35 chapters
The main frame story concerns a king and his new bride. The king, Shahryar, upon discovering his ex-wife's infidelity executes her and then declares all women to be unfaithful. He begins to marry a succession of virgins only to execute each one the next morning. Scheherazade agrees to marry him and each night, beginning on the night of their marriage, she tells the king a tale but does not end it so that the king keeps her alive in order to hear the next tale. The stories proceed from this original tale; some are framed within other tales, while others begin and end of their own accord. Some editions contain only a few hundred tales, while others include 1001 or more stories and "nights."


Well known stories from the Nights include Aladdin, Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, and The Seven Voyages of Sinbad the Sailor. (Summary from Wikipedia)
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Chapters

  1. Chapter 1

    The Publishers' Preface

    02:54
  2. Chapter 2

    The Arabian Nights Entertainments

    36:22
  3. Chapter 3

    The Ass, the Ox, and the Labourer

    16:34
  4. Chapter 4

    <b>The Merchant and the Genie</b>

    14:32
  5. Chapter 5

    The Story of the First Old Man and the Hind

    12:47
  6. Chapter 6

    The Story of the Second old Man and the Two Black Dogs

    12:24
  7. Chapter 7

    <b>The Story of the Fisherman</b>

    22:06
  8. Chapter 8

    The Story of the Grecian King and the Physician Douban

    08:12
  9. Chapter 9

    The Story of the Husband and the Parrot

    05:07
  10. Chapter 10

    The Story of the Vizier that was Punished

    30:48
  11. Chapter 11

    The History of the Young King of the Black Isles

    30:25
  12. Chapter 12

    <b>Story of the Three Calenders, Sons of Sultans; and of the Five Ladies of Bagdad</b>

    40:17
  13. Chapter 13

    The History of the First Calender

    18:59
  14. Chapter 14

    The Story of the Second Calender

    28:38
  15. Chapter 15

    The Story of the Envious Man, and of him that he Envied

    34:31
  16. Chapter 16

    The History of the Third Calender, part a

    30:20
  17. Chapter 17

    The History of the Third Calender, part b

    34:17
  18. Chapter 18

    The Story of Zobeide

    25:27
  19. Chapter 19

    The Story of Amene

    21:38
  20. Chapter 20

    <b>The Story of Sinbad the Voyager</b>

    07:33
  21. Chapter 21

    The First Voyage

    15:34
  22. Chapter 22

    The Second Voyage

    15:11
  23. Chapter 23

    The Third Voyage

    20:11
  24. Chapter 24

    The Fourth Voyage

    23:13
  25. Chapter 25

    The Fifth Voyage

    13:36
  26. Chapter 26

    The Sixth Voyage

    20:49
  27. Chapter 27

    The Seventh and Last Voyage

    17:01
  28. Chapter 28

    <b>The Three Apples</b>

    10:29
  29. Chapter 29

    The Story of the Lady who was Murdered, and of the Young Man her Husband

    13:41
  30. Chapter 30

    <b>The Story of Noor ad Deen Ali and Buddir ad Deen Hossun</b>, part a

    44:31
  31. Chapter 31

    <b>The Story of Noor ad Deen Ali and Buddir ad Deen Hossun</b>, part b

    35:15
  32. Chapter 32

    <b>The Story of Noor ad Deen Ali and Buddir ad Deen Hossun</b>, part c

    38:07
  33. Chapter 33

    <b>The History of Ganem, Son of Abou Ayoub, and Known by the Surname of Love's Slave</b>, part a

    36:55
  34. Chapter 34

    <b>The History of Ganem, Son of Abou Ayoub, and Known by the Surname of Love's Slave</b>, part b

    35:42
  35. Chapter 35

    <b>The History of Ganem, Son of Abou Ayoub, and Known by the Surname of Love's Slave</b>, part c

    35:24