THE BOOK OF THE
THOUSAND NIGHTS AND A NIGHT
A Plain and Literal Translation
of the Arabian Nights Entertainments

Translated and Annotated by
Richard F. Burton

VOLUME TWO



To John Payne, Esq.

My Dear Sir,

Allow me thus publicly to express my admiration of your
magnum opus, "The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night;" and
to offer you my cordial thanks for honouring me with the
dedication of that scholar-like and admirable version.

Ever yours sincerely,

Richard F. Burton.

Queen's College, Oxford,
August 1, 1885.


Contents of the Second Volume