ARABIAN NIGHTS

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ILLUSTRATIONS

ALI BABA AND THE FORTY THIEVES

 1. Their chief in a low but distinct voice uttered the two words 'Open, Sesamé'
 2. Ali Baba departed for the town a well satisfied man
 3. As soon as he came in she began to jeer at him
 4. Having transformed himself by disguise
 5. She poured into each jar in turn a sufficient quantity of the boiling oil to scald the occupant to death
 6. Then for the last figure of all she drew out the dagger

THE STORY OF THE WICKED HALF-BROTHERS

 7. There appeared before him an old man of venerable appearance
 8. Pirouzè the fairest and most honourably born

THE STORY OF THE PRINCESS OF DERYABAR

 9. And presently feeling myself lifted by men's hands
10. She and her companion arrived at the city of Harran
11. And taking her hand he led her to the apartments of the Queen Pirouzè
12. After these, maidens on white horses, with heads unveiled, bearing in their hands baskets of precious stones

THE STORY OF THE MAGIC HORSE

13. As he descended the daylight in which hitherto he had been travelling faded from view
14. At so arrogant a claim all the courtiers burst into loud laughter
15. Till the tale of her mirror contented her
16. She gave orders for the banquet to be served
17. All this time the princess had been watching the combat from the roof of the palace
18. It was in vain that all the wisest physicians in the country were summoned into consultation

THE FISHERMAN AND THE GENIE

19. No sooner had the monarch seen them, so strange of form and so brilliant and diverse in hue
20. Whereupon one upset the pan into the fire
21. He arrived within sight of a palace of shining marble

THE STORY OF THE KING OF THE EBONY ISLES

22. Supposing me asleep they began to talk
23. The Queen of the Ebony Isles
24. Great was the astonishment of the vizier and the sultan's escort