VOLUME FOUR

Privately Printed By The Burton Club

To William H. Chandler, Esq,.

Pembroke College, Oxford.

My Dear Mr. Chandler,

As without your friendly and generous aid this volume could never have seen the light, I cannot resist the temptation of inscribing it to you-and without permission, for your modesty would have refused any such acknowledgment.

I am, ever,

Yours sincerely,

Richard F. Burton.

Trieste, March 10th, 1888.

CONTENTS

Original Table of Contents of the Fourteenth Volume.

The Translator's Foreword.

SUPPLEMENTAL NIGHTS TO THE BOOK OF THE THOUSAND NIGHTS AND A NIGHT

Story of the Sultan of Al-Yaman and His three Sons.[1]

The Three Hundred and Thirtieth Night,

The Three Hundred and Thirty-first Night,

The Three Hundred and Thirty-second Night,

The Three Hundred and Thirty-third Night,

The Three Hundred and Thirty-fourth Night,

THE STORY OF THE THREE SHARPERS.[17]

The Three Hundred and Thirty-fifth Night,

The Three Hundred and Thirty-sixth Night,

The Three Hundred and Thirty-seventh Night,

The Three Hundred and Thirty-eighth Night,

The Three Hundred and Thirty-ninth Night,

The Three Hundred and Fortieth Night,

The Three Hundred and Forty-first Night,

The Three Hundred and Forty-second Night,

The Sultan who Fared Forth in the Habit of a

The Three Hundred and Forty-third Night,

The History of Mohammed, Sultan of Cairo.

The Three Hundred and Forty-fourth Night,

The Three Hundred and Forty-fifth Night,

The Three Hundred and Forty-sixth Night,

The Three Hundred and Forty-seventh Night,

The Three Hundred and Forty-eighth Night,

The Story of the First Lunatic.[72]

The Three Hundred and Forty-ninth Night,

The Three Hundred and Fiftieth Night,

The Three Hundred and Fifty-first Night,

The Three Hundred and Fifty-second Night,

The Three Hundred and Fifty-third Night,

The Three Hundred and Fifty-fourth Night,

Story of the Second Lunatic.[102]

The Three Hundred and Fifty-fifth Night,

The Three Hundred and Fifty-sixth Night,

The Three Hundred and Fifty-seventh Night,

Story of the Sage and the Scholar.[115]

The Three Hundred and Fifty-eighth Night,

The Three Hundred and Fifty-ninth Night,

The Three Hundred and Sixtieth Night,

The Three Hundred and Sixty-first Night,

The Night-Adventure of Sultan Mohammed of Cairo.[130]

The Three Hundred and Sixty-second Night,

The Story of the Broke-Back Schoolmaster.[134]

The Three Hundred and Sixty-third Night,

Story of the Split-Mouthed Schoolmaster.[137]

The Three Hundred and Sixty-fourth Night,

The Story of the Limping Schoolmaster.[142]

The Three Hundred and Sixty-fifth Night,

The Three Hundred and Sixty-sixth Night,

The Three Hundred and Sixty-seventh Night,

The Three Hundred and Sixty-eighth Night,

The Three Hundred and Sixty-ninth Night,

The Three Hundred and Seventieth Night,

The Three Hundred and Seventy-first Night,

The Three Hundred and Seventy-second Night,

The Three Hundred and Seventy-third Night,

The Three Hundred and Seventy-fourth Night,

The Three Hundred and Seventy-fifth Night,

The Three Hundred and Seventy-sixth Night,

The Three Hundred and Seventy-seventh Night,

The Three Hundred and Seventy-eighth Night,

The Three Hundred and Seventy-ninth Night,

The Three Hundred and Eightieth Night,

The Three Hundred and Eighty-first Night,

The Three Hundred and Eighty-second Night,

The Three Hundred and Eighty-third Night,

The Three Hundred and Eighty-fourth Night,

The Three Hundred and Eighty-fifth Night,

The Three Hundred and Eighty-sixth Night,

THE STORY OF THE KAZI WHO BARE A BABE.[204]

The Three Hundred and Eighty-seventh Night,

The Three Hundred and Eighty-eighth Night,

The Three Hundred and Eighty-ninth Night,

The Three Hundred and Ninetieth Night,

The Three Hundred and Ninety-first Night,

The Three Hundred and Ninety-second Night,

THE TALE OF THE KAZI AND THE BHANG-EATER.[224]

The Three Hundred and Ninety-third Night,

The Three Hundred and Ninety-fourth Night,

The Three Hundred and Ninety-fifth Night,

The Three Hundred and Ninety-sixth Night,

The Three Hundred and Ninety-seventh Night,

History of the Bhang-Eater and his Wife.

The Three Hundred and Ninety-eighth Night,

The Three Hundred and Ninety-ninth Night,

The Four Hundredth Night,

How Drummer Abu Kasim Became a Kazi.

The Four Hundred and First Night,

The Story of the Kazi and his Slipper.

The Four Hundred and Second Night,

The Four Hundred and Third Night,

The Four Hundred and Fourth Night,

The Four Hundred and Fifth Night,

The Four Hundred and Sixth Night,

The Four Hundred and Seventh Night,

The Four Hundred and Eighth Night,

The Four Hundred and Ninth Night,

The Four Hundred and Tenth Night,

The Four Hundred and Eleventh Night,

The Four Hundred and Twelfth Night,

Tale of Mahmud the Persian and the Kurd Sharper.[284]

The Four Hundred and Seventeenth Night,

The Tale of the Sultan and His Sons and the Enchanting Bird.[289]

The Four Hundred and Eighteenth Night,

The Four Hundred and Twentieth Night,

The Four Hundred and Twenty-second Night,

The Four Hundred and Twenty-third Night,

The Four Hundred and Twenty-fifth Night,

Story of the King of Al-Yaman and his Three Sons.

The Four Hundred and Twenty-seventh Night,

The Four Hundred and Twenty-ninth Night,

The Four Hundred and Thirtieth Night,

The Four Hundred and Thirty-second Night.

The Four Hundred and Thirty-third Night,

The Four Hundred and Thirty-fifth Night.

The Four Hundred and Thirty-seventh Night,

The Four Hundred and Thirty-eighth Night,

History of the First Larrikin.

The Four Hundred and Forty-first Night,

The Four Hundred and Forty-second Night,

The Four Hundred and Forty-third Night,

History of the Second Larrikin.

The Four Hundred and Forty-fifth Night,

The Tale of the Third Larrikin.

The Four Hundred and Forty-seventh Night,

Story of a Sultan of Al-Hind and his Son Mohammed.[353]

The Four Hundred and Forty-ninth Night,

The Four Hundred and Fifty-second Night,

The Four Hundred and Fifty-fifth Night,

The Four Hundred and Fifty-seventh Night,

The Four Hundred and Fifty-ninth Night,

The Four Hundred and Sixty-first Night,

The Four Hundred and Sixty-third Night,

The Four Hundred and Sixty-fifth Night,

The Four Hundred and Sixty-seventh Night,

The Four Hundred and Sixty-ninth Night,

Tale of the Third Larrikin Concerning Himself.

The Four Hundred and Seventy-first Night,

THE HISTORY OF ABU NIYYAH AND ABU NIYYATAYN[394]

The Four Hundred and Seventy-third Night,

The Four Hundred and Seventy-fifth Night,

The Four Hundred and Seventy-ninth Night,

The Four Hundred and Eightieth Night,

APPENDIX A.

INEPTIÆ BODLEIANÆ.

APPENDIX B.

THE THIRTY-EIGHTH VEZIR'S STORY.

THE FORTIETH VEZIR'S STORY.

THE LADY'S THIRTY-FOURTH STORY.

ARABIAN NIGHTS, VOLUME 14 FOOTNOTES

Original Table of Contents of the Fourteenth Volume.

1. Story of the Sultan of Al-Yaman and His Three Sons 2. Story of the Three Sharpers a. The Sultan Who Fared Forth in the Habit of a Darwaysh b. History of Mohammed, Sultan of Cairo c. Story of the First Lunatic d. Story of the Second Lunatic e. Story of the Sage and the Scholar f. The Night-Adventure of Sultan Mohammed of Cairo with the Three Foolish Schoolmasters g. Story of the Broke-Back Schoolmaster h. Story of the Split-Mouthed Schoolmaster i. Story of the Limping Schoolmaster j. Story of the Three Sisters and Their Mother the Sultanah 3. History of the Kazi Who Bare a Babe 4. Tale of the Kazi and the Bhang-Eater a. History of the Bhang-Eater and His Wife b. How Drummer Abu Kasim Became a Kazi c. Story of the Kazi and His Slipper d. Tale of Mahmud the Persian and the Kurd Sharper e. Tale of the Sultan and the Poor Man Who Brought To Him Fruit f. The Fruit-Seller's Tale g. Tale of the Sultan and His Three Sons and the Enchanting Bird h. Adventure of the Fruit-Seller and the Concubine i. Story of the King of Al-Yaman and His Three Sons and the Enchanting Bird

j. History of the First Larrikin k. History of the Second Larrikin l. History of the Third Larrikin m. Story of a Sultan of Al-Hind and His Son Mohammed n. Tale of the Fisherman and His Son o. Tale of the Third Larrikin Concerning Himself 5. History of Abu Niyyah and Abu Niyyatayn Appendix A: - Ineptiæ Bodleianæ Appendix B: - The Three Untranslated Tales in Mr. E. J. W. Gibb's "Forty Vezirs"

The Translator's Foreword.

As my first and second volumes (Supplemental) were composed of translated extracts from the Breslau Edition of The Nights, so this tome and its successor (vols. iv. and v.) comprise my version from the (Edward) Wortley Montague Codex immured in the old Bodleian Library, Oxford.

Absence from England prevents for the present my offering a satisfactory description of this widely known manuscript; but I may safely promise that the hiatus shall be filled up in vol. v., which is now ready for the press.

The contents of the Wortley Montague text are not wholly unfamiliar to Europe. In 1811 Jonathan Scott, LL.D. Oxon. (for whom see my vols. i., ix. and x. 434), printed with Longmans and Co. his "Arabian Nights Entertainments" in five substantial volumes 8vo, and devoted a sixth and last to excerpts entitled

TALES SELECTED FROM THE MANUSCRIPT COPY OF THE 1001 NIGHTS BROUGHT TO EUROPE BY EDWARD WORTLEY MONTAGUE, ESQ. Translated from the Arabic BY JONATHAN SCOTT, LL.D.

Unfortunately for his readers Scott enrolled himself amongst the acolytes of Professor Galland, a great and original genius in the line Raconteur, and a practical Orientalist whose bright example was destined to produce disastrous consequences. The Frenchman, however unscrupulous he might have been about casting down and building up in order to humour the dead level of Gallican bon goût, could, as is shown by his "Aladdin," translate literatim and verbatim when the story-stuff is of the right species and acceptable to the average European taste. But, as generally happens in such cases, his servile suite went far beyond their master and model. Petis de la Croix ("Persian and Turkish Tales"), Chavis and Cazotte ("New Arabian Nights"), Dow ("Ináyatu llah") and Morell ("Tales of the Genii"), with others manifold whose names are now all but forgotten, carried out the Gallandian liberties to the extreme of licence and succeeded in producing a branchlet of literature, the most vapid, frigid and insipid that can be imagined by man,?a bastard Europeo-Oriental, pseudo-Eastern

world of Western marionettes garbed in the gear which Asiatic are (or were) supposed to wear, with sentiments and opinions, manners and morals to match; the whole utterly lacking life, local colour, vraisemblance, human interest. From such abortions, such monstrous births, libera nos, Domine!

And Scott out-gallanded Galland:?

Diruit, ædificat, mutat quadrata rotundis.

It is hard to quote a line which he deigned textually to translate. He not only commits felony on the original by abstracting whole sentences and pages ad libitum, but he also thrusts false goods into his author's pocket and patronises the unfortunate Eastern story-teller by foisting upon him whatever he, the "translator and traitor," deems needful. On this point no more need be said: the curious reader has but to compare any one of Scott's "translations" with the original or, for that matter, with the present version.

I determined to do that for Scott which Lane had done partly and imperfectly, and Payne had successfully and satisfactorily done for Galland. But my first difficulty was about the text. It was impossible to face without affright the prospect of working for months amid the discomforts and the sanitary dangers of Oxford's learned atmosphere and in her obsolete edifices the Bodleian and the Radcliffe. Having ascertained, however, that in the so-called "University" not a scholar could be found to read the text, I was induced to apply for a loan?not to myself personally for I should have shunned the responsibility?but in the shape of a temporary transfer of the seven-volumed text, tome by tome, to the charge of Dr. Rost, the excellent Librarian of the India Office.

My hopes, however, were fated to be deferred. Learned bodies, Curators and so forth, are ponderous to move and powerless to change for

The trail of the slow-worm is over them all.

My official application was made on September 13th, 1886. The tardiest steps were taken as if unwillingly and, when they could no longer decently be deferred, they resulted in the curtest and most categorical but not most courteous of refusals, under circumstances of peculiar disfavour, on November 1st of the same year. Here I shall say no more: the correspondence has been relegated to Appendix A. My subscribers, however, will have no reason to complain of these "Ineptiæ Bodleianæ." I had pledged myself in case of a loan "not to translate Tales that might be deemed offensive to propriety:" the Curators have kindly set me free from that troublesome condition and I thank them therefor.

Meanwhile I had not been idle. Three visits to Oxford in September and October had enabled me to reach the DIVth Night. But the laborious days and inclement evenings, combined with the unsanitary state of town and libraries?the Bodleian and the Rotunda?brought on a serious attack of "lithiasis" as it is now called, and prostrated me for two months, until it was time to leave England en route for my post.

Under these circumstances my design threatened to end in failure. As often befalls to men out of England, every move ventured by me menaced only check-mate. I began by seeking a copyist at Oxford, one who would imitate the text as an ignoramus might transcribe music: an undergraduate volunteered for the task and after a few days dropped it in dumb disgust. The attempt was presently repeated by a friend with the unsatisfactory result that three words out of four were legible. In London several Easterns were described as able and willing for the work; but they also were found wanting; one could not be trusted with the MS. and another was marriage-mad. Photography was lastly proposed, but considerations of cost seemed to render it unavailable. At last, when matters were at the worst, the proverbial amendment appeared. Mr. Chandler, whose energetic and conscientious opposition to all "Bodleian loans," both of books and of manuscripts, had mainly caused the passing of the prohibitory statute, came forward in the most friendly and generous way: with no small trouble

to himself he superintended the "sun- pictures," each page of the original being reduced to half-size, and he insisted upon the work being done wholly and solely at his own expense. I know not how to express my gratitude.

The process was undertaken by Mr. Percy Notcutt, of Kingsbury and Notcutt, 45, St. George's Place, Knightsbridge, and the four hundred and odd pages were reproduced in most satisfactory style.

Being relegated to a port-town which never possessed even an Arabic lexicon, I have found some difficulty with the Wortley Montague MS. as it contains a variety of local words unknown to the common dictionaries. But I have worked my best to surmount the obstacle by consulting many correspondents, amongst whom may be mentioned the name of my late lamented friend, the Reverend George Percy Badger; and, finally, by submitting my proofs to the corrections and additions of the lexicologist Dr. Steingass.

Appendix B will require no apology to the numerous admirers of Mr. E. J. W. Gibb's honest and able work, "The History of the Forty Vezirs" (London, Redway, MDCCCLXXXVI). The writer in a book intended for the public was obliged to leave in their original Turkish, and distinguished only by italics, three "facetious" tales which, as usual, are some of the best in the book. These have been translated for me and I offer them to my readers on account of their curious analogies with many in The Nights.

Richard F. Burton.

TRIESTE, April 10th, 1888.

Story of the Sultan of Al-Yaman and His three Sons.1

There was erewhile in the land of Al-Yaman a man which was a Sultan and under him were three Kinglets whom he overruled. He had four children; to wit, three sons and a daughter: he also owned wealth and treasures greater than reed can pen or page may contain; as well as animals such as horses and camels, sheep and black cattle; and he was held in awe by all the sovrans. But when his reign had lasted for a length of time, Age2 brought with it ailments and infirmities and he became incapable of faring forth his Palace to the Divan, the hall of audience; whereupon he summoned his three sons to the presence and said to them, "As for me, 'tis my wish to divide among you all my substance ere I die, that ye may be equal in circumstance and live in accordance with whatso I shall command." And they said, "Hearkening and obedience." Then quoth the Sultan, "Let the eldest of you become sovereign after me: let the cadet succeed to my moneys and treasures3 and as for the youngest let him inherit my animals of every kind. Suffer none to transgress against other; but each aid each and assist his

co-partner." He then caused them to sign a bond and agreement to abide by his bequeathal; and, after delaying a while, he departed to the mercy of Allah. Thereupon his three sons got ready the funeral gear and whatever was suited to his estate for the mortuary obsequies such as cerements and other matters: they washed the corpse and enshrouded it and prayed over it: then, having committed it to the earth they returned to their palaces where the Wazirs and the Lords of the Land and the city-folk in their multitudes, high and low, rich and poor, flocked to condole with them on the loss of their father. And the news of his decease was soon bruited abroad in all the provinces; and deputations from each and every city came to offer condolence to the King's sons. These ceremonies duly ended, the eldest Prince demanded that he should be seated as Sultan on the stead of his sire in accordance with the paternal will and testament; but he could not obtain it from his two brothers as both and each said, "I will become ruler in room of my father." So enmity and disputes for the government now

arose amongst them and it was not to be won by any; but at last quoth the eldest Prince, "Wend we and submit ourselves to the arbitration of a Sultan of the tributary sultans; and let him to whom he shall adjudge the realm take it and reign over it." Quoth they "'Tis well!" and thereto agreed, as did also the Wazirs; and the three set out without suite seeking the capital of one of the subject Sovrans.??And Shahrázád4 was surprised by the dawn of day5 and fell silent and ceased to say her permitted say. Then quoth her sister Dunyázád, "How sweet is thy story, O sister mine, and how enjoyable and delectable!" Quoth she, "And where is this compared with that I would relate to you on the coming night, an the King suffer me to survive?" Now when it was the next night and that was

The Three Hundred and Thirtieth Night,

Dunyázád said to her, "Allah upon thee, O my sister, an thou be other than sleepy, finish for us thy tale that we may cut short the watching of this our latter night!" She replied, "With love and good will!" It hath reached me, O auspicious King, the director, the right-guiding, lord of the rede which is benefiting and of deed fair-seeming and worthy celebrating, that the three Princes fared seeking a Sultan of the sultans who had been under the hands of their sire, in order that they might take him to arbitrator. And they stinted not faring till the middle way, when behold, they came upon a mead abounding in herbage and in rain-water lying sheeted.6 So they sat them down to rest and to eat of their victual, when one of the brothers, casting his eye upon the herbage, cried, "Verily a camel hath lately passed this way laden half with Halwá-sweetmeats and half with Hámiz-pickles."7 "True," cried the second, "and he was blind of an eye." Exclaimed the third, "'Tis sooth; and indeed he hath lost his tail." Hardly, however, had they ended their words when lo! the