The Arabian Nights is a book, arranged by Helen Marion Burnside (1843-1923), a poet, a writer and an editor. It is illustrated by William and Frances Brundage (some pictures done together and some by Frances alone) who created color pages, and Jane Willis Grey who draw black and white line drawings.
It was published by Raphael Tuck & Sons in 1893. We'll go through the book with color pictures only. All of them are in Public Domain.
It was published by Raphael Tuck & Sons in 1893. We'll go through the book with color pictures only. All of them are in Public Domain.
Contents:
- Introduction
- The Story of the Fisherman (The History of the Greek King and Douban the Physician)
- Second Part of the Fisherman's Story
- The History of the Young King of the Black Isles
- The History of the Second Calender
- The Three Apples
- Aladdin and his Wonderful Lamp
- Sindbad the Sailor
- The Voyages of Sindbad the Sailor
- The History of the Barber's Fifth Brother
- The History of Beder and Gianhare
- The History of Ali Baba and the Forty Robbers
- The Enchanted Horse
- The Talking Bird
- The Story of Habib, or the the Arabian Knight
The first picture portrays Scheherazade, one of many wives who escaped her destiny (the king killed all his wives right after his wedding night) with skillful storytelling.
Introduction
Here we find the reason why the Sultan of Persia became so bitter he decided to kill all his wives the first morning after the wedding. It's illustrated by uncredited black and white drawings
The Story of the Fisherman
All illustrations are black and white and done by Jane Willis Grey.
The Fisherman's Story (The History of the Greek King and Douban the Physician)
There is one unsigned illustration in black and white.
Second Part of the Fisherman's Story
Introduction
Here we find the reason why the Sultan of Persia became so bitter he decided to kill all his wives the first morning after the wedding. It's illustrated by uncredited black and white drawings
The Story of the Fisherman
All illustrations are black and white and done by Jane Willis Grey.
The Fisherman's Story (The History of the Greek King and Douban the Physician)
There is one unsigned illustration in black and white.
Second Part of the Fisherman's Story
The illustration above is a joint venture by husband and wife: Will and Frances.
The History of the Young King of The Black Isle
Maybe you noticed a discrepancy with the title in the content section and the title above. Such superficiality was pretty common with fast pace of picture books production.
You should also know that some expressions changed through time: Alladin is now Aladdin, Wonderful Lamp is Magic Lamp, Sindbad became Sinbad, Forty Robbers are today Forty Thieves, History is now just Story, etc.
The History of the Second Calender
The History of the Young King of The Black Isle
Maybe you noticed a discrepancy with the title in the content section and the title above. Such superficiality was pretty common with fast pace of picture books production.
You should also know that some expressions changed through time: Alladin is now Aladdin, Wonderful Lamp is Magic Lamp, Sindbad became Sinbad, Forty Robbers are today Forty Thieves, History is now just Story, etc.
The History of the Second Calender
The Three Apples
Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp
Sindbad the Sailor
The Voyages of Sindbad the Sailor
Again, just black and white drawings.
The Barber's Fifth Brother
Again, just black and white drawings.
The Barber's Fifth Brother
History of Beder (Prince of Persia)
Ali Babi, or The Forty Thieves
The Enchanted Horse
The Talking Bird
The History of Habib, or the Arabian Knight
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