The Thousand and One Nights, Vol. I.: Commonly Called the Arabian Nights' Entertainments

12 illustration(s) from this book

Ornamental Title.--At the foot is the Title in Arabic

Head-piece to Preface.--The Vase is formed of the Arabic words signifying 'In the name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful' (always placed at the head of a Muslim work), written doubly, and contrarily

Shahriyár going out to hunt, and Ornamental Border

The Wezeer presenting the letter to Sháh-Zemán

Sháh-Zemán, after having killed his Wife

The Porter pleading with the Three Ladies SMITH 123 The Porter and Ladies carousing T. WILLIAMS 124 The Three Royal Mendicants VASEY 126 The Concert of the Mendicants SMITH 127 The Ladies preparing to whip the Bitches GRAY 129 The Portress fainting T. WILLIAMS 130 The Porter seized GRAY 132 First Prince (afterwards a Mendicant) leading the Lady to the Tomb SMITH 135 Second Prince (afterwards a Mendicant) meeting the Robbers GREEN 140 Second Prince as a Wood-cutter T. WILLIAMS 142 Second Prince discovering the Trap-door LANDELLS 143 Second Prince ascending the Steps LANDELLS 145 Second Prince carried off by the 'Efreet THOMPSON 146 Second Prince begging his life of the 'Efreet THOMPSON 148 The Envied Sheykh and the Jinn in the Well T. WILLIAMS 150 Second Prince transformed into an Ape S. WILLIAMS 152 The Ape recognised by the Princess GRAY 155 The Combat with the Lion (Head-piece) S. WILLIAMS, Jun. 156 Transformations WRIGHT & FOLKARD 156 Ditto WRIGHT & FOLKARD 157 Disenchantment of the Ape SMITH 158 The Mountain of Loadstone WHIMPER 162