War with the Normans part 1
War with the Normans (1082-83) (i-vii) : Alexius’ First Battle with Heretics – John Italus (viii-ix)
I And meanwhile Robert, entirely freed from anxiety, collected...
The Story of Abou Hassan the Wag or the Sleeper Awakened part 7
It was then the close of the night, and Abou Hassan, awaking, and hearing the sounds of the lutes, and tambourines, and flutes, and...
The Story of Abou Hassan the Wag or the Sleeper Awakened part 14
The caliph then seated himself at the heads of the two pretended corpses, and said, By the tomb of the Apostle of Allah (God...
The Story of Abou Hassan the Wag or the Sleeper Awakened part 13
They all four arose, laying wagers with each other, and went forth and walked from the gate of the palace until they entered the...
The Story of Abou Hassan the Wag or the Sleeper Awakened part 12
Then Abou Hassan laid himself along, and Nouzatalfuad covered him, and bound his eyes and his feet, and seated herself at his head, weeping....
The Story of Abou Hassan the Wag or the Sleeper Awakened part 11
Accordingly, Nouzatalfuad extended herself, and Abou Hassan cov-ered her with her veil, and seated himself at her head, weeping. And lo Mesrour the eunuch...
The Story of Abou Hassan the Wag or the Sleeper Awakened part 10
And the Lady Zobeide re- joined, In truth he was not with thee, nor, didst thou see him; and none was with me just...
The Story of Abou Hassan the Wag or the Sleeper Awakened part 9
He then extended Nouzatalfuad, and did with her as she had done with him; after which he tore his vest, and plucked his beard,...
The Story of Abou Hassan the Wag or the Sleeper Awakened part 8
He answered, We will feign ourselves dead. I will die before thee, and lay myself out: then do thou spread over me a napkin...
The Story of Abou Hassan the Wag or the Sleeper Awakened part 6
Then the slave girls led him by the hand to the drinking chamber, where he saw what astonished the mind; and he continued to...
