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Notorious for the delight he took in tweaking the sexual taboos of the Victorian age-as well as the delight he took in the resulting shock of his bashful peers-British adventurer, linguist, and author CAPTAIN SIR RICHARD FRANCIS BURTON (1821-1890) is perhaps best remembered for his unexpurgated translation of the Eastern classic The One Thousand and One Nights, more famously known today as The Arabian Nights. Originating in Persian, Indian, and Arabic sources as far back as the ninth century AD, this collection of bawdy tales-which Burton was the first to bring to English readers in uncensored form-has exerted incalculable influence on modern literature. It represents one of the earliest examples of a framing story, as young Shahrazad, under threat of execution by the King, postpones her death by regaling him with these wildly entertaining stories over the course of 1,001 nights. The stories themselves feature early instances of sexual humor, satire and parody, murder mystery, horror, and even science fiction. Burton’s annotated 16-volume collection, as infamous as it is important, was first published between 1885 and 1888, and remains an entertainingly naughty read. Volume V includes: The Loves of the Boy and Girl at School
The Caliph Harun Al-Rashid and the Three Slave-Girls
The Water-Carrier and the Goldsmith’s Wife
The Woman’s Trick Against Her Husband
The Devout Woman and the Two Wicked Elders
The Mad Lover
The Angel of Death and the Rich King
The Shipwrecked Woman and Her Child
The Pious Black Slave
The Blacksmith Who Could Handle Fire Without Hurt
The Queen of Serpents and many others.
