Edward Everett Hale 
Arabian Nights [PDF ebook] 
A Selection of Stories From Alif Laila Wa Laila, the Arabian Nights’ Entertainment

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. In making a collection from these fascinating stories, long enough to show the reader of this series what their interest con sists in, I have not confined myself to any one of the several Eng lish versions. And even for readers who do not care to go much into the literature of the subject, it will be proper to give a brief account of the way in which these stories have been presented to readers in Europe and America.