The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night (Arabian Nights) Volume 14 (Supplem…


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(3.5 stars; 2 reviews)

In this volume Shahrazad relates several Arabic folk tales to her sister and is one of the many translated by Richard F. Burton. These tales have been collected over thousands of years from various countries, scholars, authors and translators. Their origins trace back to AD 800-900 with roots in Syria, Arabia, Yemen, India, Persia, Egypt and Asia Minor.

According to Wikipedia, Burton's 17 volumes, while boasting many prominent admirers, have been criticised for their "archaic language and extravagant idiom" and "obsessive focus on sexuality"; they have even been called an "eccentric ego-trip" and a "highly personal reworking of the text". His voluminous and obscurely detailed notes and appendices have been characterised as “obtrusive, kinky and highly personal”.

Note: Appendix A has been omitted from this recording. (Summary by kirk202 and Wikipedia) (11 hr 49 min)

Chapters

Story of Sultan Al-Yaman and His Three Sons 21:42 Read by KirksVoice
Story of the Three Sharpers 34:07 Read by KirksVoice
The Sultan Who Fared Forth in the Habit of a Darwaysh 3:42 Read by KirksVoice
The History of Mohammed, Sultan of Cairo 25:43 Read by KirksVoice
Story of the First Lunatic 37:29 Read by KirksVoice
Story of the Second Lunatic 16:13 Read by KirksVoice
Story of the Sage and the Scholar 33:47 Read by KirksVoice
The Night Adventure of Sultan Mohammed of Cairo 9:54 Read by KirksVoice
Story of the Broke-Back Schoolmaster 5:57 Read by KirksVoice
Story of the Split-Mouthed Schoolmaster 5:43 Read by KirksVoice
Story of the Limping Schoolmaster 17:37 Read by KirksVoice
Story of the Three Sisters & Their Mother, Part 1 26:28 Read by KirksVoice
Story of the Three Sisters & Their Mother, Part 2 28:11 Read by KirksVoice
Story of the Three Sisters & Their Mother, Part 3 29:58 Read by KirksVoice
Story of the Three Sisters & Their Mother, Part 4 28:17 Read by KirksVoice
Story of the Three Sisters & Their Mother, Part 5 10:08 Read by KirksVoice
Story of the Kazi who Bare a Babe 34:50 Read by KirksVoice
Tale of the Kazi and the Bhang-Eater 27:32 Read by KirksVoice
History of the Bhang-Eater and his Wife 15:10 Read by KirksVoice
How Drummer Abu Karim became a Kazi 5:59 Read by KirksVoice
Story of the Kazi and his Slipper, Part 1 31:35 Read by KirksVoice
Story of the Kazi and his Slipper, Part 2 31:24 Read by KirksVoice
Tale of Mahmud the Persian and the Kurd Sharper and Tale of the Sultan & his So… 31:40 Read by KirksVoice
Story of the King of Al-Yaman and his 3 Sons 46:38 Read by KirksVoice
History of the First Larrikin 17:02 Read by KirksVoice
History of the Second Larrikin & Tale of the Third Larrikin 13:45 Read by KirksVoice
Story of a Sultan of Al-Hind and his Son Mohammed 33:44 Read by KirksVoice
Tale of the Fisherman and his Son 32:37 Read by KirksVoice
Tale of the Third Larrikin Concerning Himself 7:36 Read by KirksVoice
The History of Abu Niyyah and Abu Niyyatayn 36:12 Read by KirksVoice
Appendix B - Three Short Stories 9:17 Read by KirksVoice

Reviews


(5 stars)

Excellent narrator. The summary says Wikipedia contains criticism of this text but what they criticize is what makes the Thousand Nights and a Night the masterpiece that it is. I love the 'archaic language and extravagant idiom'. But it is good to have a dictionary at hand until you get used to it.