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

Head-piece to the Barber's Story of his Fourth Brother JACKSON 355 Tail-piece to the same GRAY 358 Head-piece to the Barber's Story of his Fifth Brother.--The Motto, "The emulous desire of increase employeth you until ye visit the graves." (Ḳur-án, ch. cii. vv. 1 and 2.) JACKSON 359 The Reverie of the Barber's Fifth Brother THOMPSON 360 Ditto S. WILLIAMS 361 Ditto T. WILLIAMS 362 Ditto GRAY 363 The Result LEE 363 The Second Misfortune of the Barber's Fifth Brother THOMPSON 366 Tail-piece to the Barber's Story of his Fifth Brother WILLIAMSON 368 Head-piece to the Barber's Story of his Sixth Brother LANDELLS 369 The Barber's Sixth Brother taken by Bedawees GREEN 373 Tail-piece to the Story of the Humpback SLADER 376 Head-piece to Notes to Chapter V. LANDELLS 377 Tail-piece to Notes to Chapter V. VASEY 389 Head-piece to Chapter VI. SMITH 390 Noor-ed-Deen embracing the Slave THOMPSON 394 The Funeral of the Wezeer El-Faḍl WRIGHT & FOLKARD 397 The Wezeer El-Mo'een in the Slave-Market J. JACKSON 402