The Thousand and One Nights, Vol. I.: Commonly Called the Arabian Nights' Entertainments — Page 1
Produced by Jonathan Ingram, Turgut Dincer and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
Producido por Jonathan Ingram, Turgut Dincer y el Equipo de Corrección Distribuida en Línea en http://www.pgdp.net
Transcriber's Note:
Nota del transcriptor:
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.
Hay dos niveles de notas (notas al pie) en este libro: El primer nivel se denomina Notas del autor y se referencian desde el cuerpo principal del texto como [C_n], donde C es el número del capítulo y n el número de la nota relacionada con dicho capítulo.
The second level consists of regular footnotes referred from the Notes of the author and are numbered the usual way.
El segundo nivel consiste en notas al pie regulares referenciadas desde las Notas del autor y están numeradas de la manera habitual.
In the HTML file Notes and footnotes are numbered without chapter numbers.
En el archivo HTML, las notas y las notas al pie están numeradas sin números de capítulo.
The THOUSAND & ONE nights.
Las MIL Y UNA noches.
VOL. I.
VOL. I.
LONDON: CHATTO AND WINDUS.
LONDRES: CHATTO AND WINDUS.
THE THOUSAND AND ONE NIGHTS
LAS MIL Y UNA NOCHES
COMMONLY CALLED THE ARABIAN NIGHTS' ENTERTAINMENTS
COMÚNMENTE LLAMADAS LAS ENTRETENIMIENTOS DE LAS NOCHES ÁRABES
TRANSLATED FROM THE ARABIC, WITH COPIOUS NOTES, BY EDWARD WILLIAM LANE
TRADUCIDO DEL ÁRABE, CON ABUNDANTES NOTAS, POR EDWARD WILLIAM LANE
EDITED BY HIS NEPHEW EDWARD STANLEY POOLE FROM A COPY ANNOTATED BY THE TRANSLATOR
EDITADO POR SU SOBRINO EDWARD STANLEY POOLE A PARTIR DE UN EJEMPLAR ANOTADO POR EL TRADUCTOR
WITH A PREFACE BY STANLEY LANE-POOLE AND ILLUSTRATIONS FROM THE DESIGNS OF WILLIAM HARVEY
CON UN PREFACIO DE STANLEY LANE-POOLE E ILUSTRACIONES BASADAS EN LOS DISEÑOS DE WILLIAM HARVEY
A NEW IMPRESSION IN THREE VOLUMES
UNA NUEVA IMPRESIÓN EN TRES VOLÚMENES
VOL. I
VOL. I
LONDON
LONDRES
CHATTO & WINDUS
CHATTO & WINDUS
1912
1912
LONDON:
LONDRES:
PRINTED BY WILLIAM CLOWES AND SONS, LIMITED.
IMPRESO POR WILLIAM CLOWES AND SONS, LIMITED.
DUKE STREET, STAMFORD STREET, S.E., AND GREAT WINDMILL STREET, W.
DUKE STREET, STAMFORD STREET, S.E., Y GREAT WINDMILL STREET, W.
ADVERTISEMENT.
ADVERTENCIA.
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.
La presente edición es una reproducción exacta de la editada por mi padre, con las correcciones finales de mi bisabuelo, y publicada por el Sr. John Murray en 1859.
Vocabulary
- Producido
- Created or produced by someone or something
- por
- By, for, or through; common preposition
- y
- And; basic coordinating conjunction
- el
- The; masculine singular definite article
- Equipo
- Team or equipment; group working together
- de
- Of or from; very common preposition
- Corrección
- Correction or proofreading; fixing errors
- Distribuida
- Distributed or spread out across many places
- en
- In or on; common Spanish preposition
- Línea
- Line; also used in phrase 'en línea' meaning online
- Nota
- Note or annotation; written remark or comment
- del
- Contraction of 'de' and 'el', meaning 'of the'
- transcriptor
- Transcriber; person who transcribes written text
- Hay
- There is or there are; indicating existence
- dos
- Two; the number 2
- niveles
- Levels or tiers; plural of nivel
- notas
- Notes or annotations; plural of nota
- al
- Contraction of 'a' and 'el', meaning 'to the'
- pie
- Foot; 'al pie' means footnote at bottom
- este
- This; masculine singular demonstrative adjective
- libro
- Book; a written or printed work
- primer
- First; masculine form of primero before noun
- nivel
- Level or standard; degree of something
- se
- Reflexive pronoun; himself, herself, itself, themselves
- denomina
- Is called or named; third person singular denominar
- Notas
- Notes; plural form used as label heading
- autor
- Author; person who writes a book or text
- referencian
- Reference or cite; they refer to something
- desde
- From or since; indicating starting point
- cuerpo
- Body; main body of a text or document
- principal
- Main or principal; most important part
- texto
- Text; written content of a document
- como
- As, like, or how; common comparison word
- donde
- Where; relative or interrogative adverb of place
- número
- Number; numerical figure or count
- capítulo
- Chapter; a main division of a book
- la
- The; feminine singular definite article
- nota
- Note; a brief written comment or annotation
- relacionada
- Related or connected; feminine past participle of relacionar
- con
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment
- dicho
- Said or mentioned; referring to something stated
- segundo
- Second; the ordinal number after first
- consiste
- Consists of; is composed of something
- regulares
- Regular; standard or ordinary in type
- referenciadas
- Referenced; cited or pointed to in text
- las
- The; feminine plural definite article
- están
- Are; third person plural of estar
- numeradas
- Numbered; assigned sequential numbers
- manera
- Manner or way; how something is done
- habitual
- Usual or customary; done regularly or normally
- En
- In or on; preposition of location or context
- archivo
- File or archive; stored document or record
- sin
- Without; preposition indicating absence
- números
- Numbers; plural of número
- Las
- The; feminine plural definite article
- MIL
- One thousand; the number 1000
- Y
- And; coordinating conjunction
- UNA
- One; feminine indefinite article or number
- noches
- Nights; plural of noche, evening time
- VOL
- Abbreviation for volumen, meaning volume
- LONDRES
- London; capital city of the United Kingdom
- LAS
- The; feminine plural definite article
- NOCHES
- Nights; plural of noche
- COMÚNMENTE
- Commonly or usually; in a common manner
- LLAMADAS
- Called or named; feminine plural past participle
- ENTRETENIMIENTOS
- Entertainments; amusements or diversions
- DE
- Of or from; preposition
- ÁRABES
- Arabs or Arabic; relating to Arab people
- TRADUCIDO
- Translated; converted from one language to another
- DEL
- Of the; contraction of de and el
- ÁRABE
- Arabic; language or person from Arab world
- CON
- With; preposition of accompaniment
- ABUNDANTES
- Abundant or plentiful; many in quantity
- NOTAS
- Notes; annotations or comments in a text
- POR
- By or for; common preposition
- EDITADO
- Edited; prepared and revised for publication
- SU
- His, her, its, or your; possessive pronoun
- SOBRINO
- Nephew; son of one's brother or sister
- A
- To or at; common Spanish preposition
- PARTIR
- To start from or split; a partir de means from
- UN
- A or one; masculine indefinite article
- EJEMPLAR
- Copy or specimen; a single copy of a book
- ANOTADO
- Annotated; having notes added to text
- EL
- The; masculine singular definite article
- TRADUCTOR
- Translator; person who translates languages
- PREFACIO
- Preface; introductory section of a book
- E
- And; variant of 'y' used before i- or hi-
- ILUSTRACIONES
- Illustrations; pictures or drawings in a book
- BASADAS
- Based on; feminine plural past participle of basar
- EN
- In or on; preposition
- LOS
- The; masculine plural definite article
- DISEÑOS
- Designs or drawings; creative visual plans
- NUEVA
- New; feminine form of nuevo
- IMPRESIÓN
- Print or impression; a printed edition or run
- TRES
- Three; the number 3
- VOLÚMENES
- Volumes; plural of volumen, book parts
- IMPRESO
- Printed; past participle of imprimir
- ADVERTENCIA
- Warning or notice; an important cautionary statement
- La
- The; feminine singular definite article
- presente
- Present or current; existing now or at hand
- edición
- Edition; a version of a published work
- una
- A or one; feminine indefinite article
- reproducción
- Reproduction; an exact copy of something original
- exacta
- Exact or precise; perfectly accurate copy
- editada
- Edited; prepared by an editor for publication
- mi
- My; first person singular possessive adjective
- padre
- Father; male parent
- correcciones
- Corrections; changes made to fix errors
- finales
- Final; last or concluding adjustments
- bisabuelo
- Great-grandfather; grandfather's or grandmother's father
- publicada
- Published; made available to the public
- Sr
- Abbreviation for Señor, meaning Mr. or Sir
Unlock audio playback, vocabulary games, and reading progress tracking.
Create free account →