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From: ecl@mtgzz.UUCP (e.c.leeper)
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Subject: Re: "Tales from the 1001 Nights"
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Date: Fri, 22-Nov-85 14:53:53 EST
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Posted: Fri Nov 22 14:53:53 1985
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> In addition, most editions printed more than ~15 years ago
> were based on a translation done in the last century by a
> English gentleman (whose name eludes me), whose work
> reflected the then current mores. In other words it was
> heavily bowdlerized.

I believe that the translation you are referring to is the one by Sir Richard
Burton (no, not the actor), and he did *NOT* bowdlerize it--his wife did after
his death.  She also burnt a lot of his memoirs, notes, etc., because *she*
didn't approve of what he said or how he said it.

					Evelyn C. Leeper
					...ihnp4!mtgzz!ecl

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