The Bakhtyār Nāma: A Persian Romance
The Project Gutenberg eBook, The Bakhtyār Nāma, by Anonymous, Edited by W. A. Clouston, Translated by Sir William Gore Ouseley
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SIR WILLIAM OUSELEY.
Edited, with Introduction and Notes,
W. A. CLOUSTON,
Editor of “Arabian Poetry for English Readers.”
Each order given by a reigning King
Should after long reflection be expressed;
For it may be that endless woe will spring
From a command he paused not to digest.
Anvār-i Suhailī.
Unknown
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PREFACE.
CONTENTS.
INTRODUCTION.
I—ORIENTAL FICTIONS—THE ARABIAN NIGHTS—THE BOOK OF SINDIBĀD.
II—THE BAKHTYĀR NĀMA AND ITS VERSIONS.
THE BAKHTYĀR NĀMA.
CHAPTER I.
CHAPTER II.
CHAPTER III.
CHAPTER IV.
CHAPTER V.
CHAPTER VI.
CHAPTER VII.
CHAPTER VIII.
CHAPTER IX.
CHAPTER X.
CONCLUSION.
NOTES AND ILLUSTRATIONS.
Notes on Chapter I.
Notes on Chapter II.
Notes on Chapter III.
Notes on Chapter IV.
Notes on Chapter V.
Notes on Chapter VI.
Notes on Chapter VII.
Notes on Chapter VIII.
Notes on Chapter IX.
Notes on Chapter X.
Notes on Conclusion.
Additional Notes.
TRANSCRIBER’S NOTE