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    <title>e Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 04 (of 10)</title>
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    <namePart>Burton, Richard Francis, Sir</namePart>
    <namePart type="date">1821-1890</namePart>
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  <abstract>"A Plain and Literal Translation of the Arabian Nights Entertainments" by Richard F. Burton is a collection of folk tales written in the late 19th century. This translation presents the well-known stories of the "Arabian Nights," where themes of adventure, romance, and magic intertwine through various characters and their fantastical quests. At the heart of this volume is the tale of Kamar al-Zaman, his love for the beautiful Naomi, and the various trials they face due to external forces acting against their happiness.  The opening of this translation introduces the tale of Ni'amah and Naomi, set in the city of Cufa. Ni'amah, a son of a wealthy merchant, falls in love with the enslaved Naomi, who is also his childhood companion. As their love blossoms, they face the threat of separation when the Viceroy desires to send Naomi to the Caliph. The narrative captures the essence of forbidden love and the social hierarchies that dictate the characters' fates, setting the stage for a compelling saga filled with yearning and obstacles. (This is an automatically generated summary.)</abstract>
  <note>Here is the listing of titles for the entire series, which span multiple digitization efforts:
 
 Volume 1: #3435, #51252
 Volume 2: #3436, #51775
 Volume 3: #3437, #52564
 Volume 4: #3438, #53254
 Volume 5: #3439, #54257
 Volume 6: #3440, #54525
 Volume 7: #3441, #54778
 Volume 8: #3442, #55091
 Volume 9: #3443, #55587
 Volume 10: #3444, #58360
 Supplement Volume 1: #3445, #59156
 Supplement Volume 2: #3446, #59953
 Supplement Volume 3: #3447, #60889 (part 1), #61974 (part 2)
 Supplement Volume 4: #3448, #62140
 Supplement Volume 5: #3449, #63266
 Supplement Volume 6: #3450, #64384</note>
  <note>Release date is 2016-10-10</note>
  <note>Produced by Richard Tonsing, Richard Hulse and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This
file was produced from images generously made available
by The Internet Archive)</note>
  <note>Original publication data not identified</note>
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    <topic>Folklore -- Arab countries</topic>
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  <subject>
    <topic>Fairy tales -- Arab countries</topic>
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