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Transcriber's Note:

Anmerkung des Transkribenten:

There are two levels of notes (footnotes) in this book: The first level is called Notes by the author and are referred from the main body of text as [C_n] where C is the Chapter number and n the number of the note related to this chapter.

Es gibt zwei Ebenen von Anmerkungen (Fußnoten) in diesem Buch: Die erste Ebene wird als Anmerkungen des Autors bezeichnet und wird im Haupttext als [C_n] referenziert, wobei C die Kapitelnummer und n die Nummer der zum Kapitel gehörenden Anmerkung ist.

The second level consists of regular footnotes referred from the Notes of the author and are numbered the usual way.

Die zweite Ebene besteht aus regulären Fußnoten, die aus den Anmerkungen des Autors referenziert werden und auf die übliche Weise nummeriert sind.

In the HTML file Notes and footnotes are numbered without chapter numbers.

In der HTML-Datei sind Anmerkungen und Fußnoten ohne Kapitelnummern nummeriert.

The THOUSAND & ONE nights.

Die TAUSEND UND EINE Nacht.

VOL. I.

BD. I.

LONDON: CHATTO AND WINDUS.

LONDON: CHATTO AND WINDUS.

THE THOUSAND AND ONE NIGHTS

DIE TAUSEND UND EINE NACHT

COMMONLY CALLED THE

ALLGEMEIN BEKANNT ALS

ARABIAN NIGHTS' ENTERTAINMENTS

ARABISCHE NÄCHTE

TRANSLATED FROM THE ARABIC, WITH COPIOUS NOTES, BY

AUS DEM ARABISCHEN ÜBERSETZT, MIT AUSFÜHRLICHEN ANMERKUNGEN, VON

EDWARD WILLIAM LANE

EDWARD WILLIAM LANE

EDITED BY HIS NEPHEW EDWARD STANLEY POOLE

HERAUSGEGEBEN VON SEINEM NEFFEN EDWARD STANLEY POOLE

FROM A COPY ANNOTATED BY THE TRANSLATOR

NACH EINEM VOM ÜBERSETZER ANNOTIERTEN EXEMPLAR

WITH A PREFACE BY STANLEY LANE-POOLE AND ILLUSTRATIONS FROM THE DESIGNS OF WILLIAM HARVEY

MIT EINEM VORWORT VON STANLEY LANE-POOLE UND ILLUSTRATIONEN NACH DEN ENTWÜRFEN VON WILLIAM HARVEY

A NEW IMPRESSION IN THREE VOLUMES

EINE NEUE AUSGABE IN DREI BÄNDEN

VOL. I

BD. I

LONDON

LONDON

CHATTO & WINDUS

CHATTO & WINDUS

1912

1912

LONDON:

LONDON:

PRINTED BY WILLIAM CLOWES AND SONS, LIMITED.

GEDRUCKT VON WILLIAM CLOWES AND SONS, LIMITED.

DUKE STREET, STAMFORD STREET, S.E., AND GREAT WINDMILL STREET, W.

DUKE STREET, STAMFORD STREET, S.E., UND GREAT WINDMILL STREET, W.

ADVERTISEMENT.

VERLAGSMITTEILUNG.

The present edition is an exact reproduction of that edited by my father, with my great-uncle's final corrections, and published by Mr. John Murray in 1859.

Die vorliegende Ausgabe ist eine genaue Reproduktion der von meinem Vater herausgegebenen Ausgabe, mit den abschließenden Korrekturen meines Großonkels, die 1859 von Herrn John Murray veröffentlicht wurde.

Vocabulary

Erstellt
Created or produced by someone
von
By or from; common German preposition
und
And; basic coordinating conjunction in German
dem
The; dative definite article for masculine/neuter
Online
Online; connected to the internet
Team
A group working together toward a goal
unter
Under or below; German preposition of position
Anmerkung
A note or remark added for clarification
des
Of the; genitive definite article in German
Transkribenten
Of the transcriber; person who transcribes text
Es
It; third-person neuter pronoun in German
gibt
There are; third-person form of geben
zwei
Two; the number 2 in German
Ebenen
Levels or planes; plural of Ebene
Anmerkungen
Notes or annotations; plural of Anmerkung
Fußnoten
Footnotes; notes placed at bottom of page
in
In or into; very common German preposition
diesem
This; dative demonstrative pronoun in German
Buch
Book; a written or printed literary work
Die
The; feminine or plural definite article German
erste
First; ordinal number indicating initial position
Ebene
Level or plane; a flat surface or tier
wird
Is or becomes; third-person singular of werden
als
As or than; used in comparisons and descriptions
Autors
Author's; genitive form of Autor
bezeichnet
Labeled or designated; past participle of bezeichnen
im
In the; contraction of in dem in German
Haupttext
Main text; the primary body of written content
referenziert
Referenced; cited or pointed to in text
wobei
Whereby or in which; subordinating conjunction
die
The; feminine or plural definite article German
Kapitelnummer
Chapter number; numerical identifier for a chapter
Nummer
Number; a numerical identifier or label
der
The; masculine definite article or genitive feminine
zum
To the; contraction of zu dem in German
Kapitel
Chapter; a major division of a book
gehörenden
Belonging to; adjectival form of gehören
ist
Is; third-person singular of sein (to be)
zweite
Second; ordinal number indicating second position
besteht
Consists of; third-person singular of bestehen
aus
Out of or from; common German preposition
regulären
Regular; ordinary or standard, adjective form
den
The; accusative or dative plural definite article
werden
To become; auxiliary verb for future and passive
auf
On or onto; very common German preposition
übliche
Usual or customary; adjective form of üblich
Weise
Way or manner; how something is done
nummeriert
Numbered; assigned sequential numbers, past participle
sind
Are; third-person plural of sein (to be)
In
In; preposition indicating location or inclusion
HTML-Datei
HTML file; a web page document file
ohne
Without; preposition indicating absence of something
Kapitelnummern
Chapter numbers; plural of Kapitelnummer
TAUSEND
Thousand; the number 1000 in German
UND
And; coordinating conjunction in German
EINE
One; feminine indefinite article or numeral
Nacht
Night; the period of darkness after sunset
DIE
The; feminine or plural definite article German
NACHT
Night; the period of darkness after sunset
ALLGEMEIN
Generally or commonly; widely known or accepted
BEKANNT
Known or familiar; widely recognized adjective
ALS
As; used in comparisons or designations
ARABISCHE
Arabian; adjective referring to Arab culture
NÄCHTE
Nights; plural of Nacht in German
AUS
From or out of; common German preposition
DEM
The; dative definite article masculine/neuter German
ARABISCHEN
Arabic; adjective in declined form for Arabic
ÜBERSETZT
Translated; past participle of übersetzen
MIT
With; common preposition indicating accompaniment
AUSFÜHRLICHEN
Detailed or extensive; adjective form of ausführlich
ANMERKUNGEN
Annotations or notes; plural of Anmerkung
VON
By or from; preposition of origin or authorship
HERAUSGEGEBEN
Edited or published; past participle of herausgeben
SEINEM
His; dative possessive pronoun in German
NEFFEN
Nephew's; genitive or dative form of Neffe
NACH
After or according to; common German preposition
EINEM
A or one; dative indefinite article in German
VOM
From the; contraction of von dem in German
ÜBERSETZER
Translator; person who translates between languages
ANNOTIERTEN
Annotated; having notes added, adjective form
EXEMPLAR
Copy or specimen; a particular example of something
VORWORT
Preface or foreword; introductory section of book
ILLUSTRATIONEN
Illustrations; images or drawings in a publication
DEN
The; accusative masculine or dative plural article
ENTWÜRFEN
Designs or drafts; dative plural of Entwurf
NEUE
New; adjective meaning recently made or fresh
AUSGABE
Edition or issue; a published version of work
IN
In; preposition indicating location or belonging
DREI
Three; the number 3 in German
BÄNDEN
Volumes; dative plural of Band (volume)
GEDRUCKT
Printed; past participle of drucken (to print)
VERLAGSMITTEILUNG
Publisher's notice; an announcement from the publisher
vorliegende
Present or current; adjective referring to this work
Ausgabe
Edition; a published version of a text
eine
A or one; feminine indefinite article in German
genaue
Exact or precise; adjective form of genau
Reproduktion
Reproduction; an exact copy of an original work
meinem
My; dative possessive pronoun in German
Vater
Father; male parent in German
herausgegebenen
Edited or published; declined form of herausgegeben
mit
With; preposition indicating accompaniment or inclusion
abschließenden
Final or concluding; adjective form of abschließend
Korrekturen
Corrections; changes made to fix errors in text
meines
My; genitive possessive pronoun in German
Großonkels
Great-uncle's; genitive form of Großonkel
Herrn
Mr.; dative/accusative form of Herr (gentleman)
veröffentlicht
Published; past participle of veröffentlichen
wurde
Was; simple past of werden (to become/be)
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