The Ornament, by Hakim Efendi حليه حكيم افندي 618. Imperial Ditto خاقاني 619. On Gratitude, in Turkish شکر نامه تركي 620 On Liberality, by Sakali فتوت نامه سقالر [سقالي] .621 علم حال و غيرها 622. 623. Ditto of the Diligent نجات المعاملين تركي 624. مواهب الواهب لمعفت وجود الواجب 625 Hospitality 35 120 90 70 180 120 The Liberation of the Pious نجات الذاكرين 90 55 50 The Gifts of the Giver, exemplified in the Science of discovering what must necessarily be. No. III. LIST of One Hundred and Seventy-two TALES, CONTAINED IN A MANUSCRIPT COPY OF The "ALIF LILA VA LILIN," or "Arabian Nights;" AS IT WAS PROCURED BY THE AUTHOR IN EGYPT. N. B. The Arabic Words mentioned in this List are given as they appeared to be pronounced, in English characters; and of course, therefore, adapted to English pronunciation. The Number of Tales amounts to 172; but one tale is supposed to occupy many nights in the recital, so that the whole number is divided into " One Thousand and One Nights." It rarely happens that any two copies of the Alif Lila va Lilin resemble each other. This title is bestowed upon any collection of Eastern Tales divided into the same number of parts. The compilation depends upon the taste, the caprice, and the opportunities of the scribe, or the commands of his employer. Certain popular stories are common to almost all copies of the Arabian Nights, but almost every selection contains some tales which are not found in every other. Much depends upon the locality of the scribe. The popular stories of Egypt will be found to differ materially from those of Constantinople. A nephew of the late Wortley Montague, living in Rosetta, had a copy of the Arabian Nights; and, upon comparing the two manuscripts, it appeared that out of the 172 tales, here enumerated, only 37 were found in his manuscript. In order to mark, therefore, the stories which were common to the two manuscripts, an Asterisk has been prefixed to the 37 tales which appeared in both copies. 1. THE Bull and the Ass. 2. The Merchant and the Hobgoblin. 3. The Man and the Antelope. 4. The Merchant and two Dogs. 5. The Old Man and the Mule. *6. The History of the Hunters. 7. The History of King Unam, and 8. the Philosopher Reinan. *9. History of King Sinbad and Elbase. *10. History of the Porter. *11. History of Karanduli. 12. Story of the Mirror. 13. Story of the three Apples. *14. Of Shensheddin Mohammed and his Brother Noureddin. *15. Of the Taylor, Little Hunchback, the 16. The History of Noureddin Ali. *18. The History of King Omar, and *19. Of the Lover and the Beloved. 49. History of Mamoan. 50. Of Shar, and the Slave Zemroud. 51. Of the Lady Bedoor (literally, Mrs. Moon-face) and Mr. Victorious. 52. Of Mammon, and Mohammed of Bassora. 53. Of Haroun al Raschid, and his Slave. 54. Of the Merchant in Debt. 55. Of Hassoun Medin, the Governor. 56. Of King Nassir, and his three Children, the Governor of Caïro, the Governor of Bulac, and the Governor of Old Caïro. 57. History of the Banker and the Thief. 58. Of Aladin, Governor of Constan tinople. 59. Of Mamoon and Ibrahim. 60. Of a certain King. 61. Of a Pious Man. 62. Of Abul Hassan Ezeada. 63. Of a Merchant 64. Of a Man of Bagdad. 65. Of Modavakil *66. Of Virdan, in the time of Hakim Veemrelack. (N. B. He built the Mosque in going from Caïro to Heliopolis.) 67. Of a Slave and an Ape. *68. Story of the Horse or Ebony. *69. Of Insilvujud. 70. Of Eban Vas. 71. Of an Inhabitant of Bassora. 72. History of a Man of the Tribe of Arabs of Beucadda. |