Chapter 2

Tail-piece to Table of Contents

Head-piece to List of Illustrations

Ornamental Title.—At the foot is the Title in Arabic

Head-piece to Preface.—The Vase is formed of the Arabic words signifying "In the name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful" (always placed at the head of a Muslim work), written doubly, and contrarily

Tail-piece to Preface

Head-piece to Table of Contents

Tail-piece to Table of Contents

Head-piece to List of Illustrations

Shahriyár going out to hunt, and Ornamental Border

The Wezeer presenting the letter to Sháh-Zemán

Sháh-Zemán, after having killed his Wife

Meeting of Shahriyár and Sháh-Zemán

Shahriyár's return from the Chase

Garden of Shahriyár's Palace

'Efreet and Lady

The Wezeer and his two Daughters

The Ass at Plough

The Dog and the Cock

Shahriyár unveiling Shahrazád

Head-piece to Notes to Introduction.—The Arabic inscription is the subject of the first paragraph of the first Note

Tail-piece to Notes to Introduction.—Morning

Head-piece to Chapter I.—Shahrazád narrating her Stories

Merchant and Jinnee

Meeting of the Merchant and the Sheykh with the Gazelle

Return of the Jinnee

Transformation of the Concubine into a Cow

The Herdsman introducing his Daughter to the Sheykh

The Second Sheykh receiving his poor Brother

The Second Sheykh finding the Maiden on the Sea-shore

The Second Sheykh saved from drowning

The Second Sheykh and the two Black Hounds

Tail-piece to Chapter I.—The Jinnee listening to the Tales of the Sheykhs

Head-piece to Notes to Chapter I.—The Merchant eating in the Garden

Tail-piece to Notes to Chapter I.

Head-piece to Chapter II.—The Fisherman.—Motto, "Small things stir up great"

The 'Efreet liberated from the Bottle

The Fisherman enclosing the 'Efreet in the Bottle

King Yoonán playing at Goff

Doobán in his Dress of Honour

The Intelligent Parrot

The Prince Meeting the Ghooleh

Doobán and the Executioner

The Death of King Yoonán

The Fish of Four Colours

The Fisherman shewing the Fish to the Sulṭán

The Cook-maid dressing the Fish

The Black Palace

The Sulṭán discovering the Young King of the Black Islands

The Young King on his Bed, attended by Two Maids

The Black Slave wounded by the Young King

The Ḳubbeh, or Tomb

The Sulṭán killing the Enchantress

Tail-piece to Chapter II.—The Journey home

Head-piece to Notes to Chapter II.—The Fisherman and the dead Ass

Head-piece to Chapter III.—The Porter, &c.—The Motto is the Inscription upon the Door, in Koofee Characters

The Porter pleading with the Three Ladies

The Porter and Ladies carousing

The Three Royal Mendicants

The Concert of the Mendicants

The Ladies preparing to whip the Bitches

The Portress fainting

The Porter seized

First Prince (afterwards a Mendicant) leading the Lady to the Tomb

Second Prince (afterwards a Mendicant) meeting the Robbers

Second Prince as a Wood-cutter

Second Prince discovering the Trap-door

Second Prince ascending the Steps

Second Prince carried off by the 'Efreet

Second Prince begging his life of the 'Efreet

The Envied Sheykh and the Jinn in the Well

Second Prince transformed into an Ape

The Ape recognised by the Princess

The Combat with the Lion (Head-piece)

Transformations

Ditto

Disenchantment of the Ape

The Mountain of Loadstone

The Prince thrown ashore

Death of the Youth in the Cave

Garden

First Lady recognising her Sisters

The Prince in the Oratory

First Lady after killing the Serpent

Bázár, or Market-Street

Old Woman interceding for the Second Lady

Palace

Head-piece to Notes to Chapter III.—The Porter

Persian Harps

Tail-piece to Notes to Chapter III.

Head-piece to Chapter IV.—Fisherman drawing his Nets

The Young Man presenting the Apples to his Wife

The Wezeer finding the Apple

The Pyramids

The Mule of Noor-ed-Deen

Noor-ed-Deen after the Bath

The Old Wezeer instructing his Grandchild

Noor-ed-Deen and his Son

Bedr-ed-Deen at his Father's Tomb

The 'Efreet, attended by the Jinneeyeh, carrying off Bedr-ed-Deen

Transformations

Ditto

Bedr-ed-Deen and his Bride

Gate of Damascus

The Wezeer Shems-ed-Deen recovering from a Swoon

The School

Damascus

The Widow of Noor-ed-Deen kissing the feet of his Brother

Bedr-ed-Deen waiting upon his Son and the Eunuch

Bedr-ed-Deen bound

Bedr-ed-Deen's perplexity

Head-piece to Notes to Chapter IV.—The Old Fisherman

Tail-piece to Notes to Chapter IV.

Head-piece to Chapter V.—The Humpback, &c.

The Humpback Dead

Báb en-Naṣr (from a Sketch by Mr. E.W. Lane), &c.

Money-Changer and Scrivener, &c.

Saloon

Interior of Báb Zuweyleh (from a Sketch by M. Coste)

Head-piece to the Story told by the Sulṭán's Steward

Arrival of the Lady on the Mule

Mosque on the Bank of the Tigris

Displaying of the Bride

Portrait of the Jew

Head-piece to the Story told by the Jewish Physician

Aleppo

The Arrest

The Lady confessing her Crime

Head-piece to the Story told by the Tailor

Young Man sitting on a Maṣṭabah

The Barber and the Young Man

The Barber and Servants with Dishes

The Barber rending his Clothes

Portrait of the Barber

Head-piece to the Barber's Story of Himself

Head-piece to the Barber's Story of his First Brother.—The Motto, "How different is to-night from yesterday!"

Tail-piece to the same

Head-piece to the Barber's Story of his Second Brother

Head-piece to the Barber's Story of his Third Brother

Tail-piece to the same

Head-piece to the Barber's Story of his Fourth Brother

Tail-piece to the same

Head-piece to the Barber's Story of his Fifth Brother.—The Motto, "The emulous desire of increase employeth you until ye visit the graves." (Ḳur-án, ch. cii. vv. 1 and 2.)

The Reverie of the Barber's Fifth Brother

Ditto

Ditto

Ditto

The Result

The Second Misfortune of the Barber's Fifth Brother

Tail-piece to the Barber's Story of his Fifth Brother

Head-piece to the Barber's Story of his Sixth Brother

The Barber's Sixth Brother taken by Bedawees

Tail-piece to the Story of the Humpback

Head-piece to Notes to Chapter V.

Tail-piece to Notes to Chapter V.

Head-piece to Chapter VI.

Noor-ed-Deen embracing the Slave

The Funeral of the Wezeer El-Faḍl

The Wezeer El-Mo'een in the Slave-Market

El-Mo'een in his Abasement

The Lane leading to "The Garden of Delight"

Bower in "The Garden of Delight"

Enees-el-Jelees offering the Wine

The Khaleefeh and the Wezeer in the Tree

Kereem, the Fisherman

Enees-el-Jelees playing on the Lute

Enees-el-Jelees and the Khaleefeh and Jaạfar

Tail-piece to Chapter VI.

Head-piece to Notes to Chapter VI.

Tail-piece to Notes to Chapter VI.

Head-piece to Chapter VII.

Ghánim in the Palm-tree

The Merchant meeting his Family

Ḳoot-el-Ḳuloob awaking

Pretended Tomb of Ḳoot-el-Ḳuloob

Ghánim sick in a Mosque

Ghánim's Mother and Sister as Beggars

Tail-piece to Chapter VII.

Head-piece to Notes to Chapter VII.—Damascus

Tail-piece to Notes to Chapter VII.—The Decision

Head-piece to Chapter VIII.—Suleymán Sháh and his Wezeer

Zahr Sháh on his Throne

The Troops of Suleymán Sháh meeting his Bride

Táj-el-Mulook hunting

Descent of the Handkerchief

'Azeez and 'Azeezeh

The Maḳ'ad

'Azeez returned with the Knife and Dirhem

'Azeezeh weeping over the Design of the Gazelles

'Azeezeh dead

'Azeez and his Mistress at the Grave of 'Azeezeh

The future Wife of 'Azeez

The Punishment of 'Azeez

The Lady Dunyà

Halt on the Journey

Táj-el-Mulook receiving the Old Woman

The Lady Dunyà writing

The Lady Dunyà untwisting the Old Woman's Hair

The Old Woman beaten by Female Slaves

Illustrations of the Stratagem in the Lady Dunyá's Garden

Táj-el-Mulook and the Lady Dunyà

Scene on the Arrival of the Troops of Suleymán Sháh

The Horses sent to Suleymán Sháh

Tail-piece to Chapter VIII.

Head-piece to Notes to Chapter VIII.

Tail-piece to Notes to Chapter VIII.


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