The False Caliph ROBERT G

The False Caliph ROBERT G

The False Caliph ROBERT G. HAMPSON 1 heat or no heat, the windows have to be shut. nights like this, the wind winds down through the mountain passes and itches the skin on the backs of necks: anything can happen. 2 voices on the radio drop soundless as spring rain into the murmur of general conversation. his gloved hands tap lightly on the table-top as he whistles tunelessly to himself. his partner picks through a pack of cards, plucks out the jokers and lays down a mat face down in front of him. 285 286 The 'Arabian Nights' in English Literature the third hones his knife on the sole of his boot: tests its edge with his thumb. 3 Harry can't sleep. Mezz and the boys, night after night, have sought means to amuse him­ to cheat the time till dawn brings the tiredness that finally takes him. but tonight everything has failed. neither card-tricks nor knife-tricks - not even the prospect of nocturnal adventures down in the old town has lifted his gloom. they're completely at a loss. then the stranger enters: the same build the same face the same dress right down to the identical black leather gloves on the hands The False Caliph 287 which now tap contemptuously on the table while he whistles tunelessly as if to himself. Appendix W. F. Kirby's 'Comyarative Table of the Tales in the Principal Editions o the Thousand and One Nights' from fhe Burton Edition (1885). [List of editions] 1. Galland, 1704-7 2. Caussin de Perceval, 1806 3. Gauttier, 1822 4. Scott's MS (Wortley Montague), 1797-8 5. Ditto (Anderson; marked A), 1798 6. Scott's Arabian Nights, 1811 7. Scott's Tales and Anecdotes (marked A), 1800 8. Von Hammer's MS, c. 1800 9. Zinserling, 1823 10. Lamb, 1825-6 11. Trebutien, 1828 12. Bulac text, 1835 13. Lane, 1839-41 14. Breslau text, 1835-43 15. Habicht, 1825 16. Well, 1837-41 17. Macnaghten text, 1839-42 18. Torrens, 1838 19. Payne, 1882-4 20. Payne's Tales from the Arabic (marked I, II, III), 1884 21. Calcutta text, 1884-8 22. Burton, 1885-8 23. Lady Burton, 'Prepared for household reading', 1886 As nearly all editions of the Nights are in several volumes, the volumes are indicated throughout, except in the case of some of the texts. Only those tales in No. 5, not included in No. 4, are here indicated in the same column. All tales which there is good reason to believe do not belong to the genuine Nights are marked with an asterisk. 289 00 .,.; tel 0 :;::, 0::: <lJ -~ x "0 .... -c-<0 rJl 1)1) :::: - j i.ii .... :::;;;: E ~ x "0 :::: > VJ (U ·~ <lJ <a - - :::: ooV ~ ,oo :E ·~ ~ ::I 1: ~ C:a;~Ct: :t<Jl <a v ..'!! oo'"' <lJ :::: ::I 0 0 ~..c_g~<l.l (j) :0 :::l u t:::>.~tt! -;; -::I<a -0 -0 <lJ <lJ <a ~& - - '<l.l - §::E ·-:::: E :::: <a C) u C) (13 ~ ::I (U eX eX > N ...J E-o !:0 ...J t:l5 :t 3: :::;;;: ~ ~ u t:E ~ Introduction + + 1 + 1 + 1 Story of King Shahryar and his Brother 1 1 1 I 1 + I + I I + I I + I I a. Tale of the Bull and the Ass 1 1 1 A 1 + 1 + 1 1 + 1 I + 1 I 1. Tale of the Trader and the Jinni 1 1 1 I 1 + I + 1 1 + 1 I + 1 I a. The First Shaykh's Story I I I I 1 + I + I 1 + I 1 + 1 I b. The Second Shaykh's Story I I I 1 I i:: + 1 + I 1 + I 1 I ~ <lJ + 1 c. The Third Shaykh's Story I + I + I I + I I 1 I 2. The Fisherman and the Jinni 1 ·~ + 1 + 1 I + 1 1 + 1 I ~;:: a. Tale of the Wazir and o-=-­ !:l.. the Sage ::: gp ><· Duban ~·.t:: .:::: + + + + ab. Story of King Sindibad and his 0 <a Falcon ? z ~ + + ac. Tale of the Husband and the .9£·I:: Parrot 1 ? "0 <lJ 0 .... 1 + 1 + ad. Tale of the Prince and the .1::: <a :::: 0.. Ogress I 1 ? -o.. + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 b. Tale of the Ensorcelled Prince 1 I E <a I 0 ~ + + I + I + I 3. The Porter and the Three Ladies of J::: <a 00~ Baghdad I 1 1 I 1 --c + 1 + 2 I + 1 I + 1 I a. The First Kalandar's Tale I I I I :::: :::: 2 .2! <a + I + 2 1 + 1 1 + I I b. The Second Kalandar's Tale 2 I 1 I 1 O<'l:::: . + I + 2 1 + 1 I + 1 I ba. Tale of the Envier and the v Envied 2 I 1 ? 1 = 1 + 2 1 + 1 1 + 1 c. The Third Kalandar's Tale 2 I 1 1 1 ~ + 1 + 2 1 + I 1 + I d. The Eldest Lady's Tale 2 2 1 1 1 + 1 + 2 1 + 1 1 + 1 1 e. Tale of the Portress 2 2 1 1 1 + 1 + 2 1 + 1 1 - 1 1 Conclusion of the Story of the Porter and Three Ladies 2 2 1 1 1 + 1 + 2 1 + 1 1 + 1 1 4. Tale of the Three Apples 3 2 2 2 + 1 + 3 1 + 1 1 + 1 1 5. Tale of Nur Al-Din and his Son Badr Al-Din Hasan 3,4 2 2 2 1 + 1 + 3 1 + 1 1 + 1 1 6. The Hunchback's Tale 4 2 2 1 2 1 + 1 + 3 1 + 1 1 + 1 1 a. The Nazarene Broker's Story 4 2 2 1 2 1 + 1 + 3 1 + 1 1 + 1 1 b. The Reeve's Tale 4 2 2 1 2 1 + 1 + 3 1 + 1 1 + 1 1 c. Tale of the Jewish Doctor 4 3 2 ? 2 1 + 1 + 3 1 + 1 1 + 1 1 d. Tale of the Tailor 4,5 3 2 1 2 1 + 1 + 3 1 + 1 1 + 1 1 e. The Barber's Tale of Himself 5 3 2 1 2 1 + 1 + 4 1 + 1 1 + 1 1 ea. The Barber's Tale of his First Brother 5 3 2 1 2 1 + 1 + 4 1 + 1 1 + 1 1 ).. eb. The Barber's Tale of his Second Brother 5 3 2 ? 2 1 + 1 + 4 1 + 1 1 + 1 1 ec. The Barbar's Tale of his Third l $:l.. Brother 5 3 2 1 2 1 + 1 + 4 1 + 1 1 + 1 1 ~· ed. The Barber's Tale of his Fourth Brother 5 3 2 1 2 1 + 1 + 4 1 + 1 1 + 1 1 ee. The Barber's Tale of his Fifth Brother 5 3 2 1 2 1 + 1 + 4 1 + 1 1 + 1 1 ef. The Barber's Tale of his Sixth Brother 5 3 2 1 2 1 + 1 + 4 1 + 1 1 + 1 1 The End of the Tailor's Tale 5 3 2 1 2 1 + 1 + 4 1 + 1 1 + 1 1 7. Nur Al-Din Ali and the Damsel Anis Al-Jalis 7 4 3 1 3 1 + 1 + 5,6 1 + 1 1 + 1 2 8. Tale of Ghanim Bin Ayyub, the Distraught, the Thrall o' Love 8 4,5 4 4 1 + 1 + 8 2 + 1 1 1 2 a. Tale of the First Eunuch, Bukhayt ? + - + 2 + 1 1 2 b. Tale of the Second Eunuch, Kafur ? 1 2 1 1 1 2 + + N \C) ...... N 0 \C) N -~ ~ ~ (lj .... >- c.:: (lj e )( "0 .... "'iU ~ e oo c:: .... ~ >< j U5 QJX .., GJe~:~ ra-- c::> ....,.~ ra c (lj :: ] ·u; ~ -.25 -"' l: (./) 1i ..0 "§ ~ iil -5 ..... c:: c:: c:: ] ] ] ------~~ ~~ ~ £ £ ~~ ~ j ~ ;g ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 9. Tale of King Omar Bin AI-Nu'uman, and his sons Sharrkan and Zau AI-Makan 1 + - 3 + 1(p) 2 1,2 2,3 a. Tale of Taj AI-Muluk and the Princess Dunya 1 + 1 3 + 2 2 2,3 aa. Tale of.Aziz and Azizah 1 + 1 3 + 2 2 2,3 b. Tale of the Hashish-Eater ? + - - + 2 3 c. Tale of Hammad the Badawi 1 + - - + 2 2 3 ~ 10. The Birds and Beasts and the ~ Carpenter + 2 2 + 3 2 3 5,. 11. The Hermits "0 + - 2 + 3 2 3 ><· 12. The Water-fowl and the Tortoise ~ + - + 3 2 3 13. The Wolf and the Fox 5 + 2 + 3 2 3 a. Tale of the Falcon and the [) -;;; Partridge ~~ + 2 + 3 2 3 14. The Mouse and the Ichneumon ;If + - + 3 2 3 15. The Cat and the Crow j r-. + - 2 + 3 2 3 16. The Fox and the Crow ,..... £ + - + 3 2 3 a. The Flea and the Mouse ui + - + 3 2 3 b. The Saker and the Birds ~ + - + 3 2 3 c. The Sparrow and the Eagle ~ + - + 3 2 3 17. The Hedgehog and the Wood Pigeons + - + 3 2 3 a. The Merchant and the Two Sharpers + - + 3 2 3 18. The Thief and his Monkey + - + 3 2 3 a. The Foolish Weaver + - + 3 2 3 19. The Sparrow and the Peacock + - + 3 2 3 20. Ali Bin Bakkar and Shams AJ-Nahar 5,6 3 3 2,3 1 + 2 + 4 1 + 3 + 2 3 21. Tale of Kamar AI-Zaman 6 3,4 3 2 3 1,2 + 2 + 5 1 + 3 2 3,4 a. Ni'amah bin AI-Rabia and Naomi his Slave-girl 9 ? + 2 + 13 2 + 3 2 4 22. Ala Al-Din Abu AI-Shamat 9 2 + 2 + 13 2 + 3 2 4 23.

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