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The "Aldine" Edition of
The Arabian Nights Entertainments
Illustrated by S. L. Wood
In Four Volumes
London
Pickering and Chatto
1890
Contents of Volume II.
The Story of the Little Hunch-Back
The Story Told by the Christian Merchant
The Story Told by the Sultan of Casgar's Purveyor
The Story Told by the Jewish Physician
The Story Told by the Tailor
The Story Told by the Barber
The Story Told by the Barber's Eldest Brother
The Story Told by the Barber's Second Brother
The Story Told by the Barber's Third Brother
The Story Told by the Barber's Fourth Brother
The Story Told by the Barber's Fifth Brother
The Story Told by the Barber's Sixth Brother
The History of Aboulhassen Ali Ebn Ecar, and Schemselnihar,
Favourite of Caliph Haroon Al Rusheed
The Story of the Loves of Kummir Al Zummaun, Prince of the Isles
of the Children of
Khaledan, and of Badoura, Princess of China
The Story of the Princes Amgiad and Assad
The Story of the Prince Amgiad and a Lady of the City of
Magicians
The Story of Noor Ad Deen and the Fair Persian
There was in former times at Casgar, on the extreme boundaries ofTartary, a tailor who had a pretty wife, whom he affectionatelyloved, and by whom he was beloved with reciprocal tenderness. Oneday while he was at work, a little hunch-back seated himself atthe shop door and began to sing, and play upon a tabor. Thetailor was pleased with his performance, and resolved to take himto his house to entertain his wife: "This little fellow," saidhe, "will divert us both this evening." He accordingly invitedhim, and the other readily accepted the invitation: so the tailorshut up his shop, and carried him home. Immediately after theirarrival the tailor's wife placed before them a good dish of fish;but as the little man was eating, he unluckily swallowed a bone,which, notwithstanding all that the tailor and his wife could do,choked him. This accident greatly alarmed them both, dreading, ifthe magistrates should hear of it, that they would be punished asmurderers. However, the husband devised a scheme to get rid ofthe corpse. He reflected that a Jewish doctor lived just by, andhaving formed his plan, his wife and he took the corpse, the oneby the feet and the other by the head, and carried it to thephysician's house. They knocked at the door, from which a steepflight of stairs led to his chamber. The servant maid came downwithout any light, and opening the door, asked what they wanted."Have the goodness," said the tailor, "to go up again, and tellyour master we have brought him a man who is very ill, and wantshis advice. Here," continued he, putting a piece of money intoher hand, "give him that beforehand, to convince him that we donot mean to impose." While the servant was gone up to inform hermaster, t