Tales of the East: Compromising the Most Popular Romances of Oriental Origin, Volume 1

J. Ballantyne, 1812

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It seems odd that Google Books could not get the title of this book right, considering that it's printed right there on the title page. It seems comical, though, to think that this book could "compromise" all those romantic tales!

Contents

• MAR 28: xlvii
• Introductory Tale: 8
• Story of the Fisherman: 15
• Story of the three Calendars Sons of Kings and: 32
• Story of the first Calendar: 42
• Story of the third Calendar: 52
• Story of Zobeide: 61
• Story of Sindbad the Sailor: 68
• The fourth Voyage: 77
• Story of the three Apples: 87
• Story of the little Hunchback: 109
• History of Aboulhassan Ali Ebn Becar and Schemselnihar Favourite: 152
• Story of the Amours of Camaralzaman Prince of the Isles of the Chil: 173
• Story of Noureddin and the Fair Persian: 232
• Story of Beder Prince of Persia and Giahaure Princess of Samarcand: 247
• History of Ganem Son to Abou Ayoub and known by the Name: 276
• 5: 285
• History of Zeyn Alasnam and the King of the Genii: 296
• History of Codadad and his Brothers: 303
• Story of the Sleeper Awakened: 315
• Story of Aladdin or the Wonderful Lamp: 340
• Adventures of the Caliph Haroun Alraschid: 381
• Story of Cogia Hassan Alhabbal: 392
• Story of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves destroyed by a Slave: 402
• Story of Ali Cogia a Merchant of Bagdad: 414
• Story of the Prince Ahmed and the Fairy Pari Banou: 432
• Story of the two Sisters who envied their younger sister: 455
• The Robber Caliph or the Adventures of Haroun Alraschid with the Prin: 475
• The Power of Destiny being the History of the Journey of Giafar: 496
• History of Halechalbe and the Unknown Lady: 527
• Story of Xailoun the Idiot: 540

Bibliographic information

• Title: Tales of the East: Compromising the Most Popular Romances of Oriental Origin, Volume 1; Tales of the East: Compromising the Most Popular Romances of Oriental Origin, François Pétis de La Croix
• Translated by: François Pétis de La Croix
• Compiled by: Henry Weber
• Publisher: J. Ballantyne, 1812
• Original from: University of Minnesota
• Digitized: Apr 6, 2012