The Arabian nights entertainments
: Abridged, from a collection of one thousand and one stories, told by the Sultaness of the Indies, to divert the Sultan from a cruel vow he had made, to marry a lady every day, and have her put to death next morning, to avenge himself for the disloyalty of his first Sultaness. ; Containing a familiar account of the customs, manners, and religion of the eastern nations, the Tartars, Persians, and Indians