The Arabian Nights, Volume I The Marvels and Wonders of The Thousand and One Nights

　　After King Shahryar had his wife killed for cheating, he began to corrupt-then kill-one virgin a night, as revenge on womankind. Then he meets Scheherazade, who, night after night, saves her own life by telling him fantastical tales of genies, wishes, terror, and passion.

Introduction
A Note on the Text and the Translator
　Prologue
　1. The Story of King Shahryar and His Brother
　　The Tale of the Ox and the Donkey
　2. The Tale of the Merchant and the Jinnee
　　The First Sheikh's Story
　　The Second Sheikh's Story
　　The Third Sheikh's Story
　3. The Fisherman and the Jinnee
　　The Tale of King Yunan and the Sage Duban
　　The Tale of King Sinbad and His Falcon
　　The Tale of the Husband and the Parrot
　　The Tale of the Prince and the Ogress
　　The Tale of the Enchanted Prince
　4. The Ebony Horse
  5. Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
  6. Aladdin and the Magic Lamp
  7. Julnar the Mermaid and Her Son Badar Basim of Persia
  8. The Tale About the Thief of Alexandria and
     the Chief of Police
  9. Prince Behram and the Princess A1-Datma
　10. The Tale of the Three Apples
　　The Tale of Nur al-Din Ali and His Son
　11. The Hunchback,s Tale
　　The Christian Broker's Tale
　　The Steward's Tale
　　The Jewish Doctor's Tale
　　The Tailor's Tale
　　The Barber's Tale of Himself
　　The Barber's Tale of His First Brother
　　The Barber's Tale of His Second Brother
　　The Barber's Tale of His Third Brother
　　The Barber's Tale of His Fourth Brother
　　The Barber's Tale of His Fifth Brother
　　The Barber's Tale of His Sixth Brother
　　The End of the Barber's Tale
　　The End of the Hunchback's Tale
　12. The Hedgehog and the Pigeons
　　The Tale of the Merchant and the Two Thieves
　　The Tale of the Thief and His Monkey
　　The Tale of the Foolish Weaver
　13. The Wily Dalilah and Her Daughter Zaynab
　14. The Tale of Judar and His Brothers
　15. Sinbad the Seaman and Sinbad the Landsman
　　The First Voyage of Sinbad the Seaman
　　The Second Voyage of Sinbad the Seaman
　　The Third Voyage of Sinbad the Seaman
　　The Fourth Voyage of Sinbad the Seaman
　　The Fifth Voyage of Sinbad the Seaman
　　The Sixth Voyage of Sinbad the Seaman
　　The Seventh Voyage of Sinbad the Seaman
　16. Conclusion: The Marriage of King Shahryar　and Scheherazade
Afterword
Glossary
Selected Bibliography