John Payne gathered the stories of the Thousand and One Nights found in the Breslau and Calcutta editions but missing from his earlier translation. Here are Haroun er Reshid in disguise, the khalif Omar and the poets, El Hejjaj, the Ten Viziers who tell tales to save a prince, unlucky merchants, clever thieves and prefects.
A treasury of lesser-known Arabian Nights tales for readers who want more than the familiar ones. Download the free EPUB.