The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 02 (of 10) by Burton
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"The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 02 (of 10)" by Richard Francis Burton is a translation published in 1888. Burton's ten-volume work presents the first complete, unexpurgated English translation of the Arabian Nights tales. This controversial edition includes extensive footnotes on Oriental culture and sexuality, printed privately to avoid Victorian obscenity laws. Burton's archaic language and bold approach sparked both admiration and criticism, including plagiarism accusations from
fellow translator John Payne. The translation remains notable for its scholarly ambition and unflinching treatment of the original texts' adult content. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Translator | Burton, Richard Francis, Sir, 1821-1890 |
|---|---|
| Title | The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 02 (of 10) |
| Alternate Title |
Arabian Nights; 1001 Nights |
| Original Publication | [S.l.] : The Burton Club, 1885 |
| Note | There is an improved edition of this book available as #51252. |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Book_of_the_Thousand_Nights_and_a_Night |
| Note |
Here is the listing of titles for the entire series, which span multiple digitization efforts: Volume 1: #3435, #51252 Volume 2: #3436, #51775 Volume 3: #3437, #52564 Volume 4: #3438, #53254 Volume 5: #3439, #54257 Volume 6: #3440, #54525 Volume 7: #3441, #54778 Volume 8: #3442, #55091 Volume 9: #3443, #55587 Volume 10: #3444, #58360 Supplement Volume 1: #3445, #59156 Supplement Volume 2: #3446, #59953 Supplement Volume 3: #3447, #60889 (part 1), #61974 (part 2) Supplement Volume 4: #3448, #62140 Supplement Volume 5: #3449, #63266 Supplement Volume 6: #3450, #64384 |
| Note | Preceded by vol 1 PG#3435 and followed by vol 3 PG#3437 |
| Credits | J.C. Byers, Laura Shaffer, Lan Wang and Doris Ringbloom |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 68.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PJ: Language and Literatures: Oriental languages and literatures |
| Subject | Fairy tales |
| Subject | Tales -- Arab countries |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 3436 |
| Release Date | Sep 1, 2002 |
| Last Update | Dec 11, 2022 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 1117 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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