作者简介： richard burton（1821-1890）, was an english explorer, translator, writer, linguist and diplomat. he was known for his travels and explorations within asia and ai'rica as well as his extraordinary knowledge of languages and cultures. burton's best-known achievements include traveling in disguise to mecca, making an unexpurgated translation of the book ot' one thousand nights and a night（the collection is more commonly called thearabian nights in english because of andrew lang's abridgment）and the kama sutra and journeying with john harming speke as the first white men guided by the redoubtable sidi mubarak bombay to discover（for himself and his contemporaries）the great lakes of africa in search of the source of the nile. he was a prolific author and wrote numerous books and scholarly articles about subjects including travel, fencing and ethnography.
Introduction King Shahryar and His Brother The Fisherman and the Jinni The Porter and the Three Ladies of Baghdad The Tale of the Three Apples Tale of Ghanim bin Ayyub, the Distraught,the Thrall o'Love The Hermits Hatim of the Tribe of Tayy Tale of Ma'an Son of Zaidah and the Badawi The City of Many-columned Iram and Abdullah Son of Abi Kilabah The Sweep and the Noble Lady Ali the Persian The Man Who Stole the Dish of Gold Wherein the Dog Ate The Ruined Man Who Became Rich Again Through a Dream The Ebony Horse The Angel of Death with the Proud King and the Devout Man Sindbad the Seaman and Sindbad the Landsman The City of Brass The Lady and Her Five Suitors Judar and His Brethren Julnar the Sea-born and Her Son King Badr Basim of Persia Khalifah the Fisherman of Baghdad Abu Kir the Dyer and Abu Sir the Barber Alaeddin; or, the Wonderful Lamp Ali Baba and the forty Thieves Ma'aruf the Cobbler and His Wife Fatimah Conclusion
