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by Anonymous - translated by Dr. Jonathan Scott (1754-1829) 


The main frame story concerns a king and his new bride. The king, Shahryar, 
upon discovering his ex-wife’s infidelity executes her and then declares all women 
to be unfaithful. He begins to marry a succession of virgins only to execute each 
one the next morning. Scheherazade agrees to marry him and each night, 
beginning on the night of their marriage, she tells the king a tale but does not end 
it so that the king keeps her alive in order to hear the next tale. The stories 
proceed from this original tale; some are framed within other tales, while others 
begin and end of their own accord. Some editions contain only a few hundred 
tales, while others include 1001 or more stories and “nights.” (Summary from 
Wikipedia) 

Well known stories from the Nights include Aladdin, Ali Baba and the Forty 
Thieves, and The Seven Voyages of Sinbad the Sailor. This translation is by Dr. 
Jonathan Scott. 


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The Arabian WV ights > ntertainwments 


00 - The Publisher’s Preface - 02:54 Read by: Tim Gregory 
01 - The Arabian Nights Entertainments - 36:22 Read by: Lizzie Driver 
02 - The Ass, the Ox, and the Labourer - 16:34 Read by: Paul Siegel 
03 - The Merchant and the Genie - 14:32 Read by: Tim Gregory 
04 - The Story of the First Old Man and the Hind - 12:47 
Read by: Tim Gregory 
05 - The Story of the Second Old Man and the Two Black Dogs - 12:24 
Read by: Ted Nugent 
06 - The Story of the Fisherman - 22:06 Read by: Ted Nugent 
07 - The Story of the Grecian King and the Physician Douban - 08:12 
Read by: Tim Gregory 
08 - The Story of the Husband and the Parrot - 05:07 Read by: Gesine 
09 - The Story of the Vizier that was Punished - 30:48 
Read by: chris tierney 
10 - The History of the Young King of the Black Isles - 30:25 
Read by: lucylou40 
11 - Story of the Three Calend - 40:17 Read by: John Pruden 
12 - The History of the First Calender - 18:59 Read by: John Pruden 
13 - The Story of the Second C - 28:38 Read by: Reynard T. Fox 
14 - The Story of the Envious Man, and of him that he Envied - 34:31 
Read by: marevalo 
15 - The History of the Third Calender, part a - 30:20 Read by: Sandra Zera 
16 - The History of the Third Calender, part b - 34:17 Read by: lucylou40 
17 - The Story of Zobeide - 25:27 Read by: hugh mac 





The Arabian WV ights > ntertainments 


18 - The Story of Amene - 21:38 Read by: Anne Cheng 

19 - The Story of Sinbad the Voyager - 07:33 Read by: lucylou40 

20 - The First Voyage - 15:34 Read by: lucylou40 

21 - The Second Voyage - 15:11 Read by: lucylou40 

22 - The Third Voyage - 20:11 Read by: lucylou40 

23 - The Fourth Voyage - 23:1 Read by: lucylou40 

24 - The Fifth Voyage - 13:36 Read by: lucylou40 

25 - The Sixth Voyage - 20:49 Read by: lucylou40 

26 - The Seventh and Last Voyage - 17:01 Read by: lucylou40 

27 - The Three Apples - 10:29 Read by: tipaew 

28 - The Story of the Lady who was Murdered, and of the Young Man her 
Husband - 13:41 Read by: John Rose 

29 - The Story of Noor ad Deen Ali and Buddir ad Deen Hossun, part a — 44:31 
Read by: Zapo 

30 - The Story of Noor ad Deen Ali and Buddir ad Deen Hossun, part b — 35:15 
Read by: Jonathan Feldman 

31 - The Story of Noor ad Deen Ali and Buddir ad Deen Hossun, part c — 38:07 
Read by: Lars Rolander 

32 - The History of Ganem, Son of Abou Ayoub, and Known by the Surname of 
Love’s Slave, part a - 36:55 Read by: Jon Scott Jones 

33 - The History of Ganem, Son of Abou Ayoub, and Known by the Surname of 
Love’s Slave, part b - 35:42 Read by: Jon Scott Jones 

34 - The History of Ganem, Son of Abou Ayoub, and Known by the Surname of 
Love’s Slave, part c - 35:24 Read by: Jon Scott Jones