item: #1 of 24
          id: 128
      author: Lang, Andrew
       title: The Arabian Nights Entertainments
        date: None
       words: 112352
      flesch: 78
     summary: Other men, as brave as you, have ridden down this road, and have put me that question. Young men once made a noise at Monsieur Galland's windows in the dead of night, and asked him to tell them one of his marvellous tales.
    keywords: aladdin; bird; brother; caliph; day; dervish; door; father; genius; gold; good; hand; head; house; king; left; life; man; merchant; moment; morning; night; noureddin; palace; princess; return; room; saw; set; sire; slave; son; story; sultan; thought; time; vizir; way; wife; words
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        item: #2 of 24
          id: 19860
      author: Anonymous
       title: The Arabian Nights Entertainments
        date: None
       words: 87499
      flesch: 74
     summary: This is the cause of those footmen who run before great men to prepare the way for them.] The giants, who perceived this, took up great stones, and running to the shore they entered the water up to the middle, and threw so exactly that they sank all the rafts but that I was upon; and all my companions, except the two with me, were drowned.
    keywords: aladdin; ali; baba; bird; brother; caliph; captain; city; day; days; door; emperor; father; footnote; genie; gold; good; hand; head; house; lamp; left; life; magician; man; merchant; morning; mother; night; palace; princess; return; set; slaves; son; sultan; time; tree; vizier; wife; woman; words
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        item: #3 of 24
          id: 20916
      author: None
       title: The Arabian Nights: Their Best-known Tales
        date: None
       words: 115653
      flesch: 69
     summary: That prince knew me immediately, and testified very great joy at seeing me, 'Sinbad,' said he, 'you are welcome; I have many times thought of you since you departed; I bless the day on which we see one another once more.' In short, he took such great pleasure in their conversation, that, after having sat longer than usual, he led them into his closet, where he pursued his conversation with them, and at last said: I never supposed that there were among my subjects in the country youths so well brought up, so lively, so capable; and I never was better pleased with any conversation than yours; but it is time now we should relax our minds with some diversion; and as nothing is more capable of enlivening the mind than music, you shall hear a vocal and instrumental concert which may not be disagreeable to you.
    keywords: aladdin; ali; baba; black; brother; city; day; days; death; door; emperor; eyes; father; genie; god; gold; good; grand; hand; house; king; know; lamp; left; like; magician; majesty; man; mother; night; palace; people; princess; return; sea; son; sultan; thee; thou; time; vizier; way; words
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        item: #4 of 24
          id: 2762
      author: Haggard, H. Rider (Henry Rider)
       title: The Brethren
        date: None
       words: 129644
      flesch: 87
     summary: All were very merry with wine and strong ale, and talk arose among them as to which of these brethren--Sir Godwin or Sir Wulf--was the more brave, the more handsome, and the more learned and courteous. Proper men, the pair of you; but Sir Wulf most warriorlike, and Sir Godwin most courtly. Now which do you think would please a woman most? That, sir, depends upon the woman, answered Godwin, and straightway his eyes began to dream.
    keywords: andrew; answer; beneath; blood; brethren; brother; day; dead; death; die; eyes; face; fear; godwin; hand; hassan; head; heart; horses; jerusalem; knight; know; lady; left; length; life; lord; love; lozelle; man; masouda; men; nay; place; princess; rosamund; rose; saladin; salah; save; sinan; sir; sir godwin; sultan; sword; thought; time; voice; woman; words; wulf
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        item: #5 of 24
          id: 36301
      author: Pardoe, Miss (Julia)
       title: The Thousand and One Days: A Companion to the "Arabian Nights"
        date: None
       words: 123005
      flesch: 74
     summary: I have known men, observed Salek, who, although among the best and noblest I have ever met in the course of my life, have been led unawares, by too great self-confidence, into an action which they might easily have avoided by moderate caution, but which has proved the beginning of a long chain of evils, ending at last in their complete ruin. He received me with a smiling countenance, saying: Approach, young man, and answer me what I shall ask you.
    keywords: aboulcassem; bird; cadi; caliph; children; city; daughter; day; days; death; door; eyes; father; friend; gold; good; grief; hand; having; head; heaven; house; khalaf; khan; king; left; life; lin; lord; love; man; master; medjeddin; men; moment; night; order; palace; poor; prince; princess; return; slaves; son; story; thee; thou; thought; time; tourandocte; treasure; vizir; way; wife; wish; words; years
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        item: #6 of 24
          id: 37679
      author: Unknown
       title: Ali Baba, or the Forty Thieves
        date: None
       words: 1345
      flesch: 85
     summary: [Illustration] Ali Baba thought it was necessary to make some return to these civilities, and he invited Cogia Hassan to supper; Morgiana carried in the first dish herself. [Illustration] In a town of Persia lived two brothers, sons of a poor man; one named Cassim, the other Ali Baba.
    keywords: ali; baba; cards; illustration
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        item: #7 of 24
          id: 39853
      author: French, Harry W. (Harry Willard)
       title: The Lance of Kanana: A Story of Arabia
        date: None
       words: 24708
      flesch: 85
     summary: The Bedouin boy turned in the saddle, tore off the _abbe_ and the mantle that covered him, and clad in the sheepskin coat and desert turban answered: I am thy brother Kanana, the coward of the Beni Sads! IX FOR ALLAH AND ARABIA Kanana! It is to seek the Beni Sads; to find the aged chief, the Terror of the Desert; to say to him, 'Kanana hath fulfilled his vow.'
    keywords: allah; bedouin; boy; caliph; camel; caravan; day; desert; dromedary; eyes; father; great; kahled; kanana; lance; man; night; sand; thou; white
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        item: #8 of 24
          id: 47285
      author: Anonymous
       title: Sindbad the Sailor, & Other Stories from the Arabian Nights
        date: None
       words: 69884
      flesch: 81
     summary: But the man demurred, whereat Aladdin set upon him and effected the exchange by force. Said he, O my son, it is the custom of our country and has descended to us from our ancestors: husband and wife are one, in death as in life.
    keywords: abu; aladdin; bedr; budur; city; daughter; day; dervish; gold; hand; hasan; head; khalifeh; king; know; lady; lamp; like; man; mother; night; palace; people; sea; set; slave; son; sultan; thee; thou; thy; time; vizier; way
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        item: #9 of 24
          id: 5100
      author: None
       title: Alaeddin and the Enchanted Lamp
        date: None
       words: 68359
      flesch: 77
     summary: [Footnote 243: Ibab. [Footnote 271: i.e.. in all the registers of men's actions fabled to be kept in heaven.]
    keywords: alaeddin; arabic; art; asnam; bedrulbudour; brother; burton; city; daughter; day; days; door; father; folk; footnote; forth; galland; god; good; grace; hand; hath; head; house; jewels; king; lady; lamp; life; like; lord; man; maugrabin; mother; mubarek; nay; night; palace; quoth; saying; set; slave; son; sultan; text; thee; thou; thy; time; vizier; wilt; wit; zein
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        item: #10 of 24
          id: 5242
      author: None
       title: Tales from the Arabic — Volume 01
        date: None
       words: 77631
      flesch: 80
     summary: Now the merchant and his wife had taken up their abode in a city in the land whereof their [other] son was king, and when the boy [whom they had found] grew up, his father assigned unto him merchandise, so he might travel therewith. So he set out and entered the city wherein his brother was king.
    keywords: abode; aboulhusn; affair; allah; away; bade; brother; case; city; come; day; death; father; folk; god; good; hand; hath; head; heart; house; husband; khalif; king; like; man; merchant; night; o king; place; quoth; saying; shah; son; story; thee; thou; thy; vizier; wife; woman; youth
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        item: #11 of 24
          id: 5243
      author: None
       title: Tales from the Arabic — Volume 02
        date: None
       words: 73356
      flesch: 79
     summary: So Ishac returned to the slave-dealer and said to him, 'Harkye, Gaffer Said!*' Say [quoth Gabriel] 'I take refuge with the Lord of Men, the King of Men, the God of Men, from the mischief of the stealthy Tempter (i.e. the devil) who whispereth (i.e. insinuateth evil) into the breasts (hearts) of mankind, from Jinn and men!'
    keywords: abode; allah; bade; brother; city; day; door; father; folk; god; good; hand; hath; heart; house; jinn; king; like; lord; lute; man; men; money; night; o king; officer; people; place; present; queen; quoth; saying; sister; slave; story; thee; thou; thy; time; tuhfeh; verses; vizier; wife; woman
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        item: #12 of 24
          id: 5244
      author: None
       title: Tales from the Arabic — Volume 03
        date: None
       words: 65368
      flesch: 85
     summary: Said ben Salim and the Barmecides . . . . . . . El Harith forewent his adversary in smiting and stretched him weltering in his gore; whereupon Hudheifeh cried out to him, saying, Gifted of God art thou, O Harith!
    keywords: abode; allah; bade; baghdad; ben; brother; case; city; damsel; day; days; el abbas; end; eyes; father; folk; forth; girl; god; hath; heart; high; house; iii; khalif; king; king el; leave; letter; like; lord; love; man; mariyeh; merchant; night; o king; place; quoth; sailor; saying; set; sindbad; slave; son; story; thee; thou; thy; verses; vizier; wife; woman; youth
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        item: #13 of 24
          id: 5245
      author: None
       title: Tales from the Arabic — Complete
        date: None
       words: 216355
      flesch: 82
     summary: So Ishac returned to the slave-dealer and said to him, 'Harkye, Gaffer Said!*' Said ben Salim and the Barmecides . . . . . . .
    keywords: abbas; abode; aboulhusn; affair; allah; art thou; away; bade; ben; brother; case; cast; city; come; commander; damsel; daughter; day; days; death; desire; dinars; door; end; exceeding; eyes; faithful; father; fear; folk; following; forth; girl; god; going; gold; good; hand; hath; head; heart; high; honour; house; husband; khalif; king bade; king el; kings; lady; leave; left; life; like; lord; love; man; men; merchant; money; mother; night; o king; o youth; officer; people; place; present; prince; queen; quoth; reshid; return; saying; set; shah; slave; slay; son; speech; story; tell; thee; thine; thou; thy; time; tuhfeh; verses; vizier; water; wife; wilt; wise; wit; woman; youth
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        item: #14 of 24
          id: 5612
      author: Anonymous
       title: The Arabian Nights Entertainments - Volume 01
        date: None
       words: 238709
      flesch: 70
     summary: Great prince of genies, says the old man, you must know that we are three brothers, I and the two black dogs you see: Our father left each of us, when he died, one thousand sequins; with that sum we all entered into the same way of living, and became merchants. But I am in the wrong to complain of thee; thou takest pleasure to persecute honest people, and to leave great men in obscurity, whilst thou showest favour to the wicked, and advancest those who have no virtue to recommend them.
    keywords: bedreddin; brother; caliph; camaralzaman; city; come; daughter; day; days; death; ebn; eyes; father; genie; god; good; hand; head; house; jeweller; king; lady; leave; left; life; love; madam; majesty; man; manner; merchant; mind; night; people; persia; place; prince; princess; reason; return; schemselnihar; sir; slave; son; speak; story; sultan; tears; thaher; thing; thought; time; vizier; way; wife; words
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        item: #15 of 24
          id: 5664
      author: None
       title: The Arabian Nights Entertainments — Volume 01
        date: None
       words: 126813
      flesch: 71
     summary: But I am to blame to complain of thee; thou takest pleasure to persecute honest people, and to leave great men in obscurity, while thou shewest favour to the wicked, and advancest those who have no virtue to recommend them. The ladies of the emirs, viziers, those of the sultan's bed-chamber, and several other ladies of the court and city, were placed on each side, a little lower, every one according to her rank, and richly dressed, holding a large wax taper in her hands.
    keywords: buddir; caliph; cause; city; daughter; day; days; death; deen; father; fetnah; ganem; genie; god; good; great; head; house; king; ladies; lady; left; life; man; merchant; mother; night; place; prince; rest; return; sea; son; sultan; tears; thee; thou; thought; time; vizier; way; wife; words
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        item: #16 of 24
          id: 5665
      author: None
       title: The Arabian Nights Entertainments — Volume 02
        date: None
       words: 132410
      flesch: 72
     summary: Said he to himself with great joy, these are generous people; I should have done very wrong, if, through imprudence, I had ill- treated and driven them away. After the grand vizier was gone, the sultan went to the apartment of the mother of prince Kummir al Zummaun, to whom he had often expressed his desire to see the prince married.
    keywords: amgiad; brother; caliph; city; day; deen; door; ebn; eyes; father; good; hand; house; jeweller; king; lady; leave; love; majesty; man; money; night; noor; people; persia; place; prince; princess; return; schemselnihar; sir; slave; son; thaher; thought; time; vizier; zummaun
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        item: #17 of 24
          id: 5666
      author: None
       title: The Arabian Nights Entertainments — Volume 03
        date: None
       words: 150679
      flesch: 68
     summary: The sultan consented with pleasure, rose up immediately, and, preceded by the principal officers of his palace, and followed by all the great lords of his court, accompanied Alla ad Deen. It was far advanced, when prince Alla ad Deen commanded us not only to leave off, but to undo what we had already begun, and bring your majesty your jewels back.
    keywords: abou; ad deen; alla; alla ad; baba; beder; brought; caliph; day; deen; door; eyes; father; god; gold; good; grand; hand; hassan; house; king; lamp; left; magician; majesty; man; mother; night; palace; persia; present; princess; queen; return; slave; son; sultan; thought; time; vizier; wife; words
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        item: #18 of 24
          id: 5667
      author: None
       title: The Arabian Nights Entertainments — Volume 04
        date: None
       words: 139120
      flesch: 62
     summary: He embraced his two brothers, and received their thanks; also those of the sons of many sultans, bashaws, and great personages, for giving them new life. He approached him, and having paid his respects, sat down, and entering into conversation, at length said, Canst thou, my uncle, afford me any information respecting a bird, whose chain is composed of pearls and emeralds, or of its mistress? The old man remained silent, involved in thought, for some instants; after which, he said, My son, many sultans and princes have wished to attain this bird and the princess, but failed in the attempt; however, do thou procure seven lambs, kill them, flay and cut them up into halves.
    keywords: ahmed; bird; brother; city; country; court; daughter; day; days; death; dervish; emperor; fairy; father; god; good; house; journey; lady; leave; left; length; life; lord; love; majesty; man; mazin; morning; mother; night; palace; persia; present; prince; prince ahmed; princess; return; seeing; sister; son; story; sultan; thee; thou; thy; time; vizier; water; way; wife; woman; youth
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        item: #19 of 24
          id: 57
      author: Unknown
       title: Aladdin and the Magic Lamp
        date: None
       words: 5325
      flesch: 84
     summary: One day Aladdin heard an order from the Sultan proclaimed that everyone was to stay at home and close his shutters while the Princess his daughter went to and from the bath. His mother, on hearing this, burst out laughing, but Aladdin at last prevailed upon her to go before the Sultan and carry his request.
    keywords: aladdin; magician; palace; princess; sultan
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        item: #20 of 24
          id: 8599
      author: Dixon, E.
       title: Fairy Tales from the Arabian Nights
        date: None
       words: 91490
      flesch: 72
     summary: my dear Beder,' cried the queen, 'are you then already tired, I will not say with living in so superb a palace as mine is, where you must find so many pleasures, but with the company of a queen who is so fond of you as I am?' 'Great queen!' 'Great queen,' replied Abdallah, 'if the lady whom I sent to your majesty will but consent to the marriage I offer her, and the King of Persia will give me leave to reside at his court, I will spend the remainder of my days in his service.
    keywords: ahmed; brought; camaralzaman; city; daughter; day; fairy; father; good; king; king beder; king saleh; leave; left; majesty; man; persia; place; prince; prince ahmed; prince camaralzaman; princess; queen; saw; sea; set; ship; sir; son; sultan; thought; time
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        item: #21 of 24
          id: 8655
      author: None
       title: The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume I
        date: None
       words: 149267
      flesch: 81
     summary: Said I to the girl, Is it true what I hear about this calf? Said he, 'By Allah, this is indeed a happy and fortunate day!'
    keywords: allah; beauty; bedreddin; brother; city; clothes; day; days; death; dinars; door; end; eyes; face; father; fell; following; god; good; hand; hath; head; heart; house; jaafer; khalif; king; lady; leave; left; life; like; lord; love; man; men; money; night; noureddin; o king; o thou; people; place; quoth; rose; saw; saying; set; slave; son; story; sultan; tell; thee; thou; thy; time; verses; vizier; water; wife; wilt
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        item: #22 of 24
          id: 8656
      author: None
       title: The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume II
        date: None
       words: 138590
      flesch: 77
     summary: Said he, 'I am Ibad ben Temim ben Thaalebeh, and indeed God giveth thee thy liberty and spareth thee confusion.' [FN#159] i.e. with a blow worthy of the members of the family of Thaalebeb to which (see post, p. 368 {see ...Said he, 'I am Ibad ben Temin ben Thaalebh, and indeed...})
    keywords: allah; army; bade; ben; brother; come; cousin; daughter; day; days; death; dendan; desire; eyes; father; following; god; good; hand; hast; hath; head; heart; horse; kanmakan; king; king omar; king sherkan; know; leave; left; life; like; lord; love; man; men; mother; muslims; night; o king; people; place; princess; quoth; return; rose; saying; sherkan; son; tears; tell; thee; thine; thou; thy; time; troops; verses; vizier; wilt; woman; zoulmekan
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        item: #23 of 24
          id: 8657
      author: None
       title: The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume III
        date: None
       words: 137099
      flesch: 79
     summary: Said they, 'Tell us thy case and lie not in aught.' Said I to her, Thou'st dyed thy palms,[FN#37] whilst I was far away.
    keywords: alaeddin; allah; amjed; bade; beauty; ben; brother; case; city; damsel; day; death; dinars; door; eyes; face; faithful; father; fear; following; girl; god; good; great; hand; hast; hath; head; heart; house; kemerezzeman; khalif; king; know; lady; leave; left; life; like; lord; love; man; men; night; num; o commander; o king; place; quoth; rose; saw; saying; set; slave; son; tell; thee; thine; thou; thou art; thy; time; verses; vizier; woman
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        item: #24 of 24
          id: 8658
      author: None
       title: The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume IV
        date: None
       words: 134927
      flesch: 80
     summary: Said he, 'Let me see her.' Said she, 'I would have thee give me a sword, that I may strike off his head, for he is an infidel.'
    keywords: abou; allah; bade; ben; case; city; commander; damsel; daughter; day; days; door; end; eyes; face; fair; faithful; father; folk; following; girl; god; gold; good; hand; hath; head; heart; house; khalif; king; know; koran; leave; left; letter; life; like; lord; love; man; master; men; mohammed; money; moon; night; o king; people; place; poet; prince; quoth; rose; saying; set; shall; slave; son; taking; tell; thee; thou; thou art; thy; time; verses; water; way; wife; wilt; wit; woman
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