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From: farren@well.UUCP (Mike Farren)
Newsgroups: net.books
Subject: Re: "Tales from the 1001 Nights"
Message-ID: <294@well.UUCP>
Date: Sat, 23-Nov-85 20:47:26 EST
Article-I.D.: well.294
Posted: Sat Nov 23 20:47:26 1985
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Summary: Burton Society edition

In article <1433@mtgzz.UUCP>, ecl@mtgzz.UUCP (e.c.leeper) writes:
>> 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
> 
> 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.

    As far as I know, the Burton edition was never bowdlerized, but was the 
basis for many of the "sanitized" editions available since.  A complete set
of the Burton Society edition runs to about 20 volumes, and can be had for
under $100, if you can find it.  I got mine through a discount mail-order
outfit (Publisher's Clearing House, I think).  This is well worthwhile - 
these stories are GREAT!

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           Mike Farren
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