The Arabian Nights
This is the "original" translation of the Arabian Nights into English, made
by Sir Richard Francis Burton. You can get the "flat" ASCII text from a gopher server). I have
HTML'ed the text and split it up to make it better readable. For those who
don't mind spoilers, there is also an annotated table of contents.
Before diving into the universe of the Nights, you should take heed of
this Warning! These texts might not be suitable for children or
PC-challenged adults; they contain racist and sexist language
and contents. Burton's translation is not unchallenged -- quite to the
contrary, modern translators consider it very opinionated and tinted by his
prejudices.
This page was last changed on Jan 17 1995, 13:56 by mfx@dasburo.com. Comments and corrections
welcome.