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"The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night—Volume 05" is a collection of tales translated and compiled by Sir Richard Francis Burton, the renowned British explorer, translator, and scholar. This volume is part of Burton's larger work, a translation of the famous Arabic story collection "One Thousand and One Nights," also known as "The Arabian Nights."Published in the 19th century, Burton's translation is notable for its comprehensive and unexpurgated nature, as well as for his attempt to maintain the exoticism and authenticity of the original Arabic text. Volume 5 of Burton's translation likely contains a selection of tales from the larger collection, which includes stories such as "Aladdin's Wonderful Lamp," "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves," and "The Seven Voyages of Sinbad the Sailor."