Richard Burton: 162 books

Contents of the Second Volume 7. Nur Al-Din Ali and the Damsel Anis Al-Jalis 8. Tale of Ghanim Bin Ayyub, The Distraught, The Thrall O' Love a. Tale of the First Eunuch, Bukhayt b. Tale of the Second Eunuch, Kafur 9. Tale of King Omar Bin Al-Nu'uman and His...

Subtitled “A Study of Principles and Personality,” this 1909 critical study of fiction views its subjects in light of romantic and realistic movements. The author offers critical essays on Richardson, Fielding, Scott, Sterne, Austen, Dickens, Thackeray, Eliot, Trollope, Hardy, Stevenson, and others—as well as chapters on the literary contributions of France and America.

Contents of the Sixteenth Volume. 1. The Say of Haykar the Sage 2. The History of Al-Bundukani or, The Caliph Harun Al-Rashid and the Daughter of King Kisra 3. The Linguist-Dame, the Duenna and the King's Son 4. The Tale of the Warlock and the Young Cook of Baghdad 5. The Pleasant History...

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Contents of the Seventh Volume The History of Gharib and His Brother Ajib (continued) 138. Otbah and Rayya 139. Hind, Daughter of Al-Nu'man, and Al-Hajjaj 140. Khuzaymah Bin Bishr and Ikrimah Al-Fayyaz 141. Yunus the Scribe and the Caliph Walid Bin Sahl 142. Harun Al-Rashid and the Arab Girl...

This collection of essays examines President Truman’s somewhat contentious relationships with Congress. Authors evaluate Truman’s successes and defeats and measure him against later presidents of the United States. While the Truman era has been perceived as a stalemate between the executive and...

Translated from the 1557 Marburg edition of the author's Warhafftige Historia und Beschreiburg ejner Landtschallte der wilden, nacketen, grimmigen Menschfresser Leuthen in der Newnwelt America gelegen. This is a new print-on-demand hardback edition of the volume first published in 1874.

These tales comprise of fantasy and a whimsical plot arrangement; the story goes thus:Shahryar, king of India, inflamed with jealousy by his wife’s infidelity and wanton ways, executes her. After which he resolves to take revenge on all womankind. Hence, each night after having betrothed a beautiful...

IN the autumn of 1852, through the medium of my excellent friend, the late General Monteith, I offered my services to the Royal Geographical Society of London, for the purpose of removing that opprobrium to modern adventure, the huge white blot which in our maps still notes the Eastern and the Central...

Contents of the First Volume Introduction Story Of King Shahryar and His Brother a. Tale of the Bull and the Ass 1. Tale of the Trader and the Jinni a. The First Shaykh's Story b. The Second Shaykh's Story c. The Third Shaykh's Story 2....