How many stories are in One Thousand and One Nights?
List of stories within One Thousand and One Nights
Story of King Shahryar and His Brother (1–1001) Tale of the Bull and the Ass (Told by the Vizier) (0) Tale of the Trader and the Jinni (2–3) The First Shaykh's Story (2) The Second Shaykh's Story ((2)) The Third Shaykh's Story ((2)) Tale of the Fisherman and the Jinni (4–9) Tale of the Vizier and the Sage Duban (5) Story of King Sindibad and His Falcon ((5)) Tale of the Husband and the Parrot ((5)) Tale of the Prince and the Ogress ((5)) Tale of the Ensorcelled Prince (8) The Porter and the Three Ladies of Baghdad (10–19) The First Kalandar's Tale (12) The Second Kalandar's Tale (13–14) Tale of the Envier and the Envied ((13)) The Third Kalandar's Tale (15–16) The Eldest Lady's Tale (18) Tale of the Portress ((18)) The Tale of the Three Apples (20–24) Tale of Núr al-Dín Alí and his Son (21–24) The Hunchback's Tale (25–34) The Nazarene Broker's Story (26) The Reeve's Tale (28) Tale of the Jewish Doctor (29) Tale of the Tailor (30–31) The Barber's Tale of Himself (32–33) The Barber's Tale of his First Brother ((31)) The Barber's Tale of his Second Brother (32) The Barber's Tale of his Third Brother ((32)) The Barber's Tale of his Fourth Brother ((32)) The Barber's Tale of his Fifth Brother (33) The Barber's Tale of his Sixth Brother ((33))
Translations of One Thousand and One Nights
Another translation attempt was made by John Payne ("The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night", 1882–84). He, however, printed just 500 copies for private circulation and ceded the work to Richard Francis Burton. Burton's translation ("The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night", 1885–88) enjoyed a huge public success, but at the same time was criticized for its reportedly archaic language and excessive erotic details. As of 2004, Burton's translation remains the most complete version of "One Thousand and One Nights" in English. It is also generally considered as one of the finest unexpurgated translations from Calcutta II. It stood as the only complete translation of the Macnaghten or Calcutta II edition (Egyptian recension) until the Malcolm C. and Ursula Lyons translation in 2008.