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The Koran	001 The Opening — The Koran
001 The Opening “In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
The Koran	002 The Cow — The Koran
002 The Cow “002.013 And when it is said unto them: believe as the people believe, they say: shall we believe as the foolish believe? are not they indeed the foolish? But they know not.…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
The Koran	003 The Family of Imran — The Koran
003 The Family of Imran “Aforetime, for a guidance to mankind; and hath revealed the Criterion (of right and wrong). Lo! those who disbelieve the revelations of Allah, theirs will be a heavy doom. Allah is…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
The Koran	004 Women — The Koran
004 Women “O mankind! Be careful of your duty to your Lord Who created you from a single soul and from it created its mate and from them twain hath spread abroad a multitude of men and women.…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
The Koran	005 The Table Spread — The Koran
005 The Table Spread “This day are (all) good things made lawful for you. The food of those who have received the Scripture is lawful for you, and your food is lawful for them. And so are the virtuous w…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
The Koran	006 Cattle — The Koran
006 Cattle “Say: Unto whom belongeth whatsoever is in the heavens and the earth ? Say: Unto Allah. He hath prescribed for Himself mercy, that He may bring you all together to the Day of Resurr…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
The Koran	007 The Heights — The Koran
007 The Heights “Then Satan whispered to them that he might manifest unto them that which was hidden from them of their shame, and he said: Your Lord forbade you from this tree only lest ye should …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
The Koran	008 Spoils of War — The Koran
008 Spoils of War “They ask thee (O Muhammad) of the spoils of war. Say: The spoils of war belong to Allah and the messenger, so keep your duty to Allah, and adjust the matter of your difference, and…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
The Koran	009 Repentance — The Koran
009 Repentance “Say: If your fathers, and your sons, and your brethren, and your wives, and your tribe, and the wealth ye have acquired, and merchandise for which ye fear that there will no sale, …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
The Koran	010 Jonah — The Koran
010 Jonah “The similitude of the life of the world is only as water which We send down from the sky, then the earth's growth of that which men and cattle eat mingleth with it till, when the e…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
The Koran	011 Hud — The Koran
011 Hud “Who doeth greater wrong than he who inventeth a lie concerning Allah ? Such will be brought before their Lord, and the witnesses will say: These are they who lied concerning their …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
The Koran	012 Joseph — The Koran
012 Joseph “And they raced with one another to the door, and she tore his shirt from behind, and they met her lord and master at the door. She said: What shall be his reward, who wisheth evil …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
The Koran	013 The Thunder — The Koran
013 The Thunder “And those who break the covenant of Allah after ratifying it, and sever that which Allah hath commanded should be joined, and make mischief in the earth: theirs is the curse and th…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
The Koran	014 Abraham — The Koran
014 Abraham “Hath not the history of those before you reached you: the folk of Noah, and (the tribes of) A'ad and Thamud, and those after them ? None save Allah knoweth them. Their messengers c…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
The Koran	015 Al Hijr — The Koran
015 Al Hijr “He said: My Lord! Because Thou hast sent me astray, I verily shall adorn the path of error for them in the earth, and shall mislead them every one,…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
The Koran	016 The Bee — The Koran
016 The Bee “And the idolaters say: Had Allah willed, we had not worshipped aught beside Him, we and our fathers, nor had we forbidden aught without (command from) Him. Even so did those before…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
The Koran	017 The Night Journey — The Koran
017 The Night Journey “And We appoint the night and the day two portents. Then We make dark the portent of the night, and We make the portent of the day sight-giving, that ye may seek bounty from your Lo…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
The Koran	018 The Cave — The Koran
018 The Cave “And in like manner We disclosed them (to the people of the city) that they might know that the promise of Allah is true, and that, as for the Hour, there is no doubt concerning it.…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
The Koran	019 Mary — The Koran
019 Mary “So, when he had withdrawn from them and that which they were worshipping beside Allah, We gave him Isaac and Jacob. Each of them We made a prophet.…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
The Koran	020 Ta Ha — The Koran
020 Ta Ha “Saying: Throw him into the ark, and throw it into the river, then the river shall throw it on to the bank, and there an enemy to Me and an enemy to him shall take him. And I endued…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
The Koran	021 The Prophets — The Koran
021 The Prophets “And We set a just balance for the Day of Resurrection so that no soul is wronged in aught. Though it be of the weight of a grain of mustard seed, We bring it. And We suffice for re…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
The Koran	022 The Pilgrimage — The Koran
022 The Pilgrimage “Hast thou not seen that unto Allah payeth adoration whosoever is in the heavens and whosoever is in the earth, and the sun, and the moon, and the stars, and the hills, and the tree…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
The Koran	023 The Believers — The Koran
023 The Believers “And lo! in the cattle there is verily a lesson for you. We give you to drink of that which is in their bellies, and many uses have ye in them, and of them do ye eat;…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
The Koran	024 Light — The Koran
024 Light “As for those who accuse their wives but have no witnesses except themselves; let the testimony of one of them be four testimonies, (swearing) by Allah that he is of those who speak…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
The Koran	025 The Criterion — The Koran
025 The Criterion “Thus they will give you the lie regarding what ye say, then ye can neither avert (the doom) nor obtain help. And whoso among you doeth wrong, We shall make him taste great torment.…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
The Koran	026 The Poets — The Koran
026 The Poets “But they denied him, so there came on them the retribution of the day of gloom. Lo! it was the retribution of an awful day.…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
The Koran	027 The Ant — The Koran
027 The Ant “One with whom was knowledge of the Scripture said: I will bring it thee before thy gaze returneth unto thee. And when he saw it set in his presence, (Solomon) said: This is of the …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
The Koran	028 The Story — The Koran
028 The Story “Lo! Pharaoh exalted himself in the earth and made its people castes. A tribe among them he oppressed, killing their sons and sparing their women. Lo! he was of those who work corru…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
The Koran	029 The Spider — The Koran
029 The Spider “He said: Ye have chosen only idols instead of Allah. The love between you is only in the life of the world. Then on the Day of Resurrection ye will deny each other and curse each o…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
The Koran	030 The Romans — The Koran
030 The Romans “That which ye give in usury in order that it may increase on (other) people's property hath no increase with Allah; but that which ye give in charity, seeking Allah's Countenance, …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
The Koran	031 Luqman — The Koran
031 Luqman “See ye not how Allah hath made serviceable unto you whatsoever is in the skies and whatsoever is in the earth and hath loaded you with His favours both without and within ? Yet of …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
The Koran	032 Prostration — The Koran
032 Prostration “Couldst thou but see when the guilty hang their heads before their Lord, (and say): Our Lord! We have now seen and heard, so send us back; we will do right, now we are sure.…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
The Koran	033 The Clans — The Koran
033 The Clans “Being sparing of their help to you (believers). But when the fear cometh, then thou (Muhammad) seest them regarding thee with rolling eyes like one who fainteth unto death. Then, w…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
The Koran	034 Sheba — The Koran
034 Sheba “And those who disbelieve say: We believe not in this Qur'an nor in that which was before it; but oh, if thou couldst see, when the wrong-doers are brought up before their Lord, how…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
The Koran	035 The Angels — The Koran
035 The Angels “He maketh the night to pass into the day and He maketh the day to pass into the night. He hath subdued the sun and moon to service. Each runneth unto an appointed term. Such is All…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
The Koran	036 Ya Sin — The Koran
036 Ya Sin “And when it is said unto them: Spend of that wherewith Allah hath provided you, those who disbelieve say unto those who believe: Shall we feed those whom Allah, if He willed, would…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
The Koran	037 Drawn Up In Ranks — The Koran
037 Drawn Up In Ranks “And when (his son) was old enough to walk with him, (Abraham) said: O my dear son, I have seen in a dream that I must sacrifice thee. So look, what thinkest thou ? He said: O my fa…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
The Koran	038 Sad — The Koran
038 Sad “They say: Nay, but you (misleaders), for you there is no word of welcome. Ye prepared this for us (by your misleading). Now hapless is the plight.…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
The Koran	039 The Troops — The Koran
039 The Troops “Say: O My bondmen who believe! Observe your duty to your Lord. For those who do good in this world there is good, and Allah's earth is spacious. Verily the steadfast will be paid t…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
The Koran	040 The Believer — The Koran
040 The Believer “Have they not travelled in the land to see the nature of the consequence for those who disbelieved before them ? They were mightier than these in power and (in the) traces (which t…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
The Koran	041 Ha Mim — The Koran
041 Ha Mim “And they say: Our hearts are protected from that unto which thou (O Muhammad) callest us, and in our ears there is a deafness, and between us and thee there is a veil. Act, then. L…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
The Koran	042 Consultation — The Koran
042 Consultation “Unto this, then, summon (O Muhammad). And be thou upright as thou art commanded, and follow not their lusts, but say: I believe in whatever scripture Allah hath sent down, and I am…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
The Koran	043 Ornaments of Gold — The Koran
043 Ornaments of Gold “And every token that We showed them was greater than its sister (token), and We grasped them with the torment, that haply they might turn again.…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
The Koran	044 Smoke — The Koran
044 Smoke “And verily We tried before them Pharaoh's folk, when there came unto them a noble messenger,…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
The Koran	045 Crouching — The Koran
045 Crouching “Hast thou seen him who maketh his desire his god, and Allah sendeth him astray purposely, and sealeth up his hearing and his heart, and setteth on his sight a covering ? Then who w…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
The Koran	046 The Dunes — The Koran
046 The Dunes “And whoso saith unto his parents: Fie upon you both! Do ye threaten me that I shall be brought forth (again) when generations before me have passed away ? And they twain cry unto A…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
The Koran	047 Muhammad — The Koran
047 Muhammad “And those who believe say: If only a surah were revealed! But when a decisive surah is revealed and war is mentioned therein, thou seest those in whose hearts is a disease looking …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
The Koran	048 Victory — The Koran
048 Victory “Those of the wandering Arabs who were left behind will tell thee: Our possessions and our households occupied us, so ask forgiveness for us! They speak with their tongues that whic…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
The Koran	049 The Private Apartments — The Koran
049 The Private Apartments “And if two parties of believers fall to fighting, then make peace between them. And if one party of them doeth wrong to the other, fight ye that which doeth wrong till it return un…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
The Koran	50 Qaf — The Koran
50 Qaf “And how many a generation We destroyed before them, who were mightier than these in prowess so that they overran the lands! Had they any place of refuge (when the judgment came) ?…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
The Koran	051 The Winnowing Winds — The Koran
051 The Winnowing Winds “But they rebelled against their Lord's decree, and so the thunderbolt overtook them even while they gazed;…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
The Koran	052 The Mount — The Koran
052 The Mount “So wait patiently (O Muhammad) for thy Lord's decree, for surely thou art in Our sight; and hymn the praise of thy Lord when thou uprisest,…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
The Koran	053 The Star — The Koran
053 The Star “And unto Allah belongeth whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is in the earth, that He may reward those who do evil with that which they have done, and reward those who do g…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
The Koran	054 The Moon — The Koran
054 The Moon “For they said; Is it a mortal man, alone among us, that we are to follow ? Then indeed we should fall into error and madness.…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
The Koran	055 The Beneficient — The Koran
055 The Beneficient “O company of jinn and men, if ye have power to penetrate (all) regions of the heavens and the earth, then penetrate (them)! Ye will never penetrate them save with (Our) sanction.…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
The Koran	056 The Event — The Koran
056 The Event “Is it ye who shed it from the raincloud, or are We the Shedder ?…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
The Koran	057 Iron — The Koran
057 Iron “And those who believe in Allah and His messengers, they are the loyal, and the martyrs are with their Lord; they have their reward and their light; while as for those who disbeliev…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
The Koran	058 She That Disputeth — The Koran
058 She That Disputeth “Allah hath heard the saying of her that disputeth with thee (Muhammad) concerning her husband, and complaineth unto Allah. And Allah heareth your colloquy. Lo! Allah is Hearer, Kno…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
The Koran	059 Exile — The Koran
059 Exile “Hast thou not observed those who are hypocrites, (how) they tell their brethren who disbelieve among the People of the Scripture: If ye are driven out, we surely will go out with y…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
The Koran	060 She That is to be Examined — The Koran
060 She That is to be Examined “O ye who believe! Choose not My enemy and your enemy for allies. Do ye give them friendship when they disbelieve in that truth which hath come unto you, driving out the messenger a…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
The Koran	061 The Ranks — The Koran
061 The Ranks “And when Jesus son of Mary said: O Children of Israel! Lo! I am the messenger of Allah unto you, confirming that which was (revealed) before me in the Torah, and bringing good tidi…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
The Koran	062 The Congregation — The Koran
062 The Congregation “The likeness of those who are entrusted with the Law of Moses, yet apply it not, is as the likeness of the ass carrying books. Wretched is the likeness of folk who deny the revelat…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
The Koran	063 The Hypocrites — The Koran
063 The Hypocrites “And when thou seest them their figures please thee; and if they speak thou givest ear unto their speech. (They are) as though they were blocks of wood in striped cloaks. They deem …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
The Koran	064 Mutual Disillusion — The Koran
064 Mutual Disillusion “Hath not the story reached you of those who disbelieved of old and so did taste the ill-effects of their conduct, and theirs will be a painful doom.…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
The Koran	065 Divorce — The Koran
065 Divorce “And will provide for him from (a quarter) whence he hath no expectation. And whosoever putteth his trust in Allah, He will suffice him. Lo! Allah bringeth His command to pass. Alla…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
The Koran	066 Prohibition — The Koran
066 Prohibition “When the Prophet confided a fact unto one of his wives and when she afterward divulged it and Allah apprised him thereof, he made known (to her) part thereof and passed over part. …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
The Koran	067 The Sovereignty — The Koran
067 The Sovereignty “Or who is he that will be an army unto you to help you instead of the Beneficent ? The disbelievers are in naught but illusion.…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
The Koran	068 The Pen — The Koran
068 The Pen “Lo! We have tried them as We tried the owners of the garden when they vowed that they would pluck its fruit next morning,…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
The Koran	069 The Reality — The Koran
069 The Reality “But as for him who is given his record in his left hand, he will say: Oh, would that I had not been given my book…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
The Koran	070 The Ascending Stairways — The Koran
070 The Ascending Stairways “Though they will be given sight of them. The guilty man will long to be able to ransom himself from the punishment of that day at the price of his children…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
The Koran	071 Noah — The Koran
071 Noah “And lo! whenever I call unto them that Thou mayst pardon them they thrust their fingers in their ears and cover themselves with their garments and persist (in their refusal) and ma…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
The Koran	072 The Jinn — The Koran
072 The Jinn “That We may test them thereby, and whoso turneth away from the remembrance of his Lord; He will thrust him into ever-growing torment.…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
The Koran	073 The Enshrouded One — The Koran
073 The Enshrouded One “Leave Me to deal with the deniers, lords of ease and comfort (in this life); and do thou respite them awhile.…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
The Koran	074 The Cloaked One — The Koran
074 The Cloaked One “Ah, what will convey unto thee what that burning is!…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
The Koran	075 Resurrection — The Koran
075 Resurrection “Again nearer unto thee and nearer (is the doom).…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
The Koran	076 Man — The Koran
076 Man “Their raiment will be fine green silk and gold embroidery. Bracelets of silver will they wear. Their Lord will slake their thirst with a pure drink.…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
The Koran	077 The Emissaries — The Koran
077 The Emissaries “Thus We arranged. How excellent is Our arranging!…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
The Koran	078 The Tidings — The Koran
078 The Tidings “And We have built above you seven strong (heavens),…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
The Koran	079 Those Who Drag Forth — The Koran
079 Those Who Drag Forth “they are saying: Shall we really be restored to our first state…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
The Koran	080 The Overthrowing — The Koran
080 The Overthrowing “From a drop of seed. He createth him and proportioneth him…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
The Koran	081 The Overthrowing — The Koran
081 The Overthrowing “Mighty, established in the presence of the Lord of the Throne,…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
The Koran	082 The Cleaving — The Koran
082 The Cleaving “Who created thee, then fashioned, then proportioned thee?…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
The Koran	083 Defrauding — The Koran
083 Defrauding “Ah, what will convey unto thee what 'Illiyin is…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
The Koran	084 The Sundering — The Koran
084 The Sundering “Thou, verily, O man, art working toward thy Lord a work which thou wilt meet (in His presence).…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
The Koran	085 The Mansions of the Stars — The Koran
085 The Mansions of the Stars “Lo! they who persecute believing men and believing women and repent not, theirs verily will be the doom of hell, and theirs the doom of burning.…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
The Koran	086 The Morning Star — The Koran
086 The Morning Star “On the day when hidden thoughts shall be searched out.…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
The Koran	087 The Most High — The Koran
087 The Most High “We shall make thee read (O Muhammad) so that thou shalt not forget…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
The Koran	088 The Overwhelming — The Koran
088 The Overwhelming “Which doth not nourish nor release from hunger.…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
The Koran	089 The Dawn — The Koran
089 The Dawn “Dost thou not consider how thy Lord dealt with (the tribe of) A'ad,…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
The Koran	090 The City — The Koran
090 The City “And guide him to the parting of the mountain ways ?…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
The Koran	091 The Sun — The Koran
091 The Sun “But they denied him, and they hamstrung her, so Allah doomed them for their sin and rased (their dwellings).…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
The Koran	092 The Night — The Koran
092 The Night “As for him who giveth and is dutiful (toward Allah)…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
The Koran	093 The Morning Hours — The Koran
093 The Morning Hours “And verily thy Lord will give unto thee so that thou wilt be content.…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
The Koran	094 Solace — The Koran
094 Solace “But lo! with hardship goeth ease…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
The Koran	095 The Fig — The Koran
095 The Fig “Save those who believe and do good works, and theirs is a reward unfailing.…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
The Koran	096 The Clot — The Koran
096 The Clot “That he thinketh himself independent!…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
The Koran	097 The Night of Power — The Koran
097 The Night of Power “Lo! We revealed it on the Night of Predestination…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
The Koran	098 The Clear Proof — The Koran
098 The Clear Proof “And they are ordered naught else than to serve Allah, keeping religion pure for Him, as men by nature upright, and to establish worship and to pay the poor-due. That is true religi…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
The Koran	099 The Earthquake — The Koran
099 The Earthquake “That day she will relate her chronicles,…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
The Koran	100 The Coursers — The Koran
100 The Coursers “Lo! man is an ingrate unto his Lord…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
The Koran	101 The Calamity — The Koran
101 The Calamity “A day wherein mankind will be as thickly-scattered moths…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
The Koran	102 Rivalry in Worldly Increase — The Koran
102 Rivalry in Worldly Increase “Nay, would that ye knew (now) with a sure knowledge!…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
The Koran	103 The Declining Day — The Koran
103 The Declining Day “Save those who believe and do good works, and exhort one another to truth and exhort one another to endurance…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
The Koran	104 The Traducer — The Koran
104 The Traducer “Ah, what will convey unto thee what the Consuming One is!…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
The Koran	105 The Elephant — The Koran
105 The Elephant “Hast thou not seen how thy Lord dealt with the owners of the Elephant?…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
The Koran	106 Quraysh — The Koran
106 Quraysh “For their taming (We cause) the caravans to set forth in winter and summer.…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
The Koran	107 Small Kindnesses — The Koran
107 Small Kindnesses “Hast thou observed him who belieth religion?…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
The Koran	108 Abundance — The Koran
108 Abundance “So pray unto thy Lord, and sacrifice.…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
The Koran	109 The Unbelievers — The Koran
109 The Unbelievers “And I shall not worship that which ye worship.…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
The Koran	110 Succour — The Koran
110 Succour “And thou seest mankind entering the religion of Allah in troops,…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
The Koran	111 Palm Fibre — The Koran
111 Palm Fibre “His wealth and gains will not exempt him.…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
The Koran	112 Purity — The Koran
112 Purity “Allah, the eternally Besought of all!…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
The Koran	113 The Daybreak — The Koran
113 The Daybreak “Say: I seek refuge in the Lord of the Daybreak…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
The Koran	114 Mankind — The Koran
114 Mankind “From the evil of the sneaking whisperer…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
Various authors	The Arabian Nights
The Arabian Nights “Aladdin, Ali Babba, and a storyline that goes on and on. Richard Burton's translation.…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
Various authors	The Epic of Kings
The Epic of Kings “Firdausi's tale -- you thought all the great stories were just in the West?…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
Various authors	The Gulistan — Sheikh Sa'di
The Gulistan Sheikh Sa'di “Group of stories and morals, each representing a flower of a garden.…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
Various authors	The Dhammapada
The Dhammapada “Aphorisms from olden times.…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
Various authors	Vikram and the Vampire
Vikram and the Vampire “Classic tales translated by Sir Richard Burton.…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
Various authors	22 Goblins
22 Goblins “Beware of Monks bearing gifts. Short fantastic tales from the subcontinent.…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
Various authors	The Bhagavad-Gita
The Bhagavad-Gita “Free of commentary…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
Various authors	The Nile Tributaries of Abyssinia
The Nile Tributaries of Abyssinia “THE journey along the margin of the Atbara was similar to the entire route from Berber, a vast desert, with the narrow band of trees that marked the course of the river; the only c…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
Various authors	The Koran
The Koran “This is the translation by E.H. Palmer. Although I have read this work, I'm not as familiar with the issues surrounding its various renderings into English as I should be. If Mr. P…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
Various authors	The Spell of Egypt
The Spell of Egypt “One day at sunset I saw a bird trying to play with the Sphinx--a bird like a swallow, but with a ruddy brown on its breast, a gleam of blue somewhere on its wings. When I came to t…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
Various authors	Gitanjali
Gitanjali “If the day is done, if birds sing no more, if the wind has flagged tired, then draw the veil of darkness thick upon me, even as thou hast wrapt the earth with the coverlet of sleep…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
Various authors	INDIAN IDYLLS
INDIAN IDYLLS “A PRINCE there was, named Nala, Virasen's noble breed,/Goodly to see, and virtuous; a tamer of the steed/ As Indra 'midst the gods, so he of kings was kingliest one,/Sovereign of m…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
Various authors	THE EPIC OF THE BHARATAS (MAHABHARATA)
THE EPIC OF THE BHARATAS (MAHABHARATA) “Yes, it is an 1899 condensed version; the complete work wasn't translated into English until 1970 or so, if then, as near as I can tell.…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
Various authors	The Upanishads, Vol I
The Upanishads, Vol I “8. That syllable is a syllable of permission, for whenever we permit anything, we say Om, yes. Now permission is gratification. He who knowing this meditates on the syllable (Om), …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
Various authors	The Upanishads, Vol. 2
The Upanishads, Vol. 2 “8. 'A Brahmana that dwells in the house of a foolish man without receiving food to eat, destroys his hopes and expectations, his possessions, his righteousness, his sacred and his …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
Various authors	Hymns of the Samaveda
Hymns of the Samaveda “1. Hither, for powerful kinship, I call Agni, him who prospers you,/Most frequent at our solemn rites. / 2. May Agni with his pointed blaze cast down each fierce devouring fiend:/M…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
Various authors	Yajur Veda
Yajur Veda “m The sage showeth all forms; He hath produced bliss for biped and quadruped; Savitr, the desirable, hath discerned the vault; After the moving forward of the dawn he shineth.…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
Various authors	The Discovery of the Source of the Nile
The Discovery of the Source of the Nile “Uzinza, which we now entered, is ruled by two Wahuma chieftains of foreign blood, descended from the Abyssinian stock, of whom we saw specimens scattered all over Unyamuezi, and wh…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
Various authors	The RIG VEDA
The RIG VEDA “1 ALL sacred songs have magnified Indra expansive as the sea, The best of warriors borne on cars, the Lord, the very Lord of strength. 2 Strong in thy friendship, Indra, Lord of po…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
Various authors	THE EDICTS OF KING ASHOKA
THE EDICTS OF KING ASHOKA “The people of the unconquered territories beyond the borders might think: "What is the king's intentions towards us?" My only intention is that they live without fear of me, that t…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
Various authors	The Ramayana (Abridged)
The Ramayana (Abridged) “And my evil fates are vanquished and my race is sanctified,/With the warlike race of Raghu thus in loving bonds allied,/Sacrifice and rites auspicious we ordain with rising sun,/Er…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
Various authors	King — of the Khyber Rifles
King of the Khyber Rifles “Fear or no fear, Khyber-mouth is haunted after dark by the men whose blood-feuds are too reeking raw to let them dare go home and for whom the British hangman very likely waits a m…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
Various authors	The Golden Threshold
The Golden Threshold “Whither dost thou hide from the magic of my flute-call?/In what moonlight-tangled meshes of perfume,/Where the clustering keovas guard the squirrel's slumber,/Where the deep woods …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
Various authors	The Albert N'Yanza (Great Basin of the Nile)
The Albert N'Yanza (Great Basin of the Nile) “The quantity of ivory in camp was so large that we required 700 porters to carry both tusks and provisions, for the five days' march through uninhabited country. Kamrasi came to se…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
Various authors	Diary of a Pedestrian in Cashmere and Thibet
Diary of a Pedestrian in Cashmere and Thibet “Nothing could exceed the beauty of the view as we approached our intended halting-place. Having crossed the torrent by a wooden bridge, the mountains we had been winding through sh…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
Various authors	The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam “Come, fill the Cup, and in the fire of Spring/ Your Winter garment of Repentance fling:/ The Bird of Time has but a little way/ To flutter--and the Bird is on the Wing.…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
Various authors	Chitra, a Play in One Act — Rabindranath Tagore
Chitra, a Play in One Act Rabindranath Tagore “Vasanta The loveliness of your body will return tomorrow to the inexhaustible stores of the spring. The ruddy tint of thy lips freed from the memory of Arjuna's kisses, will bud an…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
Various authors	The Perfumed Garden of the Shaykh Nefwazi
The Perfumed Garden of the Shaykh Nefwazi “Moussa asked who the man was, she told him, `This is my husband, and for him I would give my life!' `This is a hard slavery,' he said, `to which you are reduced, and I am sorry for…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
Various authors	The Tent of the Arabs
The Tent of the Arabs “Bel-Narb: I would not do this thing, Aoob. I would not do it. It is only what I say to myself as I smoke, or at night out in the desert. I say to myself, "Bel-Narb is King in Thala…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
Various authors	History Of The Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire Vol. 5
History Of The Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire Vol. 5 “When the Arabs first issued from the desert, they must have been surprised at the ease and rapidity of their own success. But when they advanced in the career of victory to the ban…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
Various authors	Egypt (La Mort De Philae)
Egypt (La Mort De Philae) “A city of mosques, then, as I was saying. They follow one another along the streets, sometimes two, three, four in a row; leaning one against the other, so that their confines beco…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
Various authors	Mohammed Ali and His House
Mohammed Ali and His House “The two walk stealthily and rapidly down the garden-path. Osman listens to their retreating footsteps, and, as they die away in the distance, he draws a breath of relief. They are …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
Various authors	The Garden Of Allah
The Garden Of Allah “It flashed upon her with the desert, with the burning heaps of carnation and orange-coloured rocks, with the first sand wilderness, the first brown villages glowing in the late rad…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
Various authors	The Man Who Would Be King And Other Stories
The Man Who Would Be King And Other Stories “Also includes "The Phanton Rickshaw."…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
Various authors	Kim
Kim “He sat, in defiance of municipal orders, astride the gun Zam-Zammah on her brick platform opposite the old Ajaib-Gher - the Wonder House, as the natives call the Lahore Museum. Who…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
Various authors	THE PERSIANS
THE PERSIANS “The mighty Xerxes from Darius sprung,/ The stream of whose rich blood flows in our veins,/Leads against Greece; whether his arrowy shower/Shot from the strong-braced bow, or the hu…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
Various authors	Major Battles of Alexander's Asian Campaign
Major Battles of Alexander's Asian Campaign “The remaining multitude of Darius's light-armed and heavy-armed infantry was marshalled by nations to an unserviceable depth and placed behind the Grecian mercenaries and the Persi…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
Various authors	The Amir's Homily — Rudyard Kipling
The Amir's Homily Rudyard Kipling “But when twilight was falling, and the order of the Court was a little relaxed, there came before the king, in custody, a trembling haggard wretch, sore with much buffeting, but of…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
Various authors	THE YOUNG BRITISH SOLDIER — Rudyard Kipling
THE YOUNG BRITISH SOLDIER Rudyard Kipling “When you're wounded and left on Afghanistan's plains, And the women come out to cut up what remains, Jest roll to your rifle and blow out your brains An' go to your Gawd like a sol…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
Various authors	Her Majesty's Servants — Rudyard Kipling
Her Majesty's Servants Rudyard Kipling “IT had been raining heavily for one whole month--raining on a camp of thirty thousand men, thousands of camels, elephants, horses, bullocks,, and mules, all gathered together at a …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
Various authors	THE PROPHET — Kahlil Gibran
THE PROPHET Kahlil Gibran “And what desert greater shall there be, than that which lies in the courage and the confidence, nay the charity, of receiving? And who are you that men should rend their bosom and …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
Various authors	Nathan the Wise — Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
Nathan the Wise Gotthold Ephraim Lessing “An especial thanks to Project Gutenberg uber-volunteer David Price for moving this 18th century classic work of tolerance out so quickly.…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
Various authors	The Story of Hassan of Baghdad — James Elroy Fletcher
The Story of Hassan of Baghdad James Elroy Fletcher “HASSAN Oh, Master of the World--the hour of the nightingale has not yet come. I have sought thee all day, O Master, and could not find thee. Thou didst hold the Divan--thou wast hu…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
Various authors	Count Julian — Walter Savage Landor
Count Julian Walter Savage Landor “ABD. Julian, to thee, the terror of the faithless,/ I bring my father's order, to prepare/ For the bright day that crowns thy brave exploits:/ Our enemy is at the very gate!/ And a…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
Various authors	THE SWORD OF ISLAM — Rafael Sabatini
THE SWORD OF ISLAM Rafael Sabatini “Dragut turned aside and strode to the taffrail. He looked across the shimmering blue water to the fortifications at the harbour's mouth; with the eyes of his imagination he looked …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
Various authors	AL-HADITH — SAYINGS OF PROPHET MUHAMMAD
AL-HADITH SAYINGS OF PROPHET MUHAMMAD “Note, this version of Hadith is believed to have been entered into the public domain.…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
Various authors	The Shaving of Shagpat — George Meredith
The Shaving of Shagpat George Meredith “And 'wisdom to a hungry stomach is thin pottage,' saith the shrewd reader of men. Little comfort was there with Shibli Bagarag, as he looked on the city of Shagpat the clothier! He…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
Various authors	The History of Nourjahad — Frances Sheridan
The History of Nourjahad Frances Sheridan “What have you to object to Nourjahad, said the sultan, finding that they all continued silent, looking at each other? His youth, replied the eldest of the counsellors. That objecti…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
Various authors	The Story of Sonny Sahib — Mrs. Everard Cotes
The Story of Sonny Sahib Mrs. Everard Cotes “Next morning the Maharajah was very much annoyed by the intelligence that all the little red-spotted fishes were floating flabby and flat and dead among the lily pads of the founta…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
Various authors	Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah and Meccah — Sir Richard Francis Burton
Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah and Meccah Sir Richard Francis Burton “Finally, the menial establishment of the Mosque consists of a Shaykh al-Sakka (chief of the water-carriers), under whom are from forty-five to fifty men who sprinkle the floors, wa…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
Various authors	The Circassian Slave — Lieutenant Maturin Murray
The Circassian Slave Lieutenant Maturin Murray “It was on a fair summer's afternoon, that the Sultan, strolling in the flower gardens of the palace, either by design or accident, came upon a spot where Komel was half reclining u…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
Various authors	Eothen — A. W. Kinglake
Eothen A. W. Kinglake “I went on and came near to those waters of death. They stretched deeply into the southern desert, and before me, and all around, as far away as the eye could follow, blank hills pi…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
Various authors	The River War — Winston S. Churchill
The River War Winston S. Churchill “Yet he who had not seen the desert or felt the sun heavily on his shoulders would hardly admire the fertility of the riparian scrub. Unnourishing reeds and grasses grow rank and co…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
Various authors	Alaeddin and the Enchanted Lamp — John Payne
Alaeddin and the Enchanted Lamp John Payne “Alaeddin was astonished at the Maugrabin's behaviour; so he asked him and said to him, "What is the cause of thy weeping, O my lord, and whence knewest thou my father?" The Maugrab…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
Various authors	The One Thousand Nights And A Night Vol. 1
The One Thousand Nights And A Night Vol. 1 “First volume of the Burton translation, specially thanks to JP Mourlon, who passed this text along to get me started on the other 9.…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
Various authors	THE BOOK OF THE THOUSAND NIGHTS AND A NIGHT, V2
THE BOOK OF THE THOUSAND NIGHTS AND A NIGHT, V2 “Formatting of this edition by J.P. Mourlon, who's kindly let me know that he'll handle it.…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
Various authors	THE BOOK OF THE THOUSAND NIGHTS AND A NIGHT, V4
THE BOOK OF THE THOUSAND NIGHTS AND A NIGHT, V4 “Now when he had made an end of his song, Naomi filled the cup and gave it to him, and he took it and drank it off; then she filled again and gave the cup to the Caliph's sister who…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
Various authors	THE BOOK OF THE THOUSAND NIGHTS AND A NIGHT, V3
THE BOOK OF THE THOUSAND NIGHTS AND A NIGHT, V3 “"O my lady, the Commander of the Faithful's eunuchs are at the door, Afíf and Masrúr and Marján and others whom wot I not." When they heard this they were like to die with fright, …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
Various authors	THE BOOK OF THE THOUSAND NIGHTS AND A NIGHT, V5
THE BOOK OF THE THOUSAND NIGHTS AND A NIGHT, V5 “So I took her hand and pressed it and squeezed it." Said the woman, "Great God! Why didst thou this ill thing? Know that the water-carrier, who hath come to our house these thirty …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
Various authors	THE BOOK OF THE THOUSAND NIGHTS AND A NIGHT, V6
THE BOOK OF THE THOUSAND NIGHTS AND A NIGHT, V6 “I caught hold of a branch and by its aid clambered up on to the land, after coming nigh upon death; but when I reached the shore, I found my legs cramped and numbed and my feet bor…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
Various authors	Tales from the Arabic, Complete — John Payne
Tales from the Arabic, Complete John Payne “Then he lighted him three candles and three lamps and spreading the drinking-cloth, brought clarified wine, limpid, old and fragrant, the scent whereof was as that of virgin musk. …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
Various authors	Tales from the Arabic Volume 1
Tales from the Arabic Volume 1 “As the eunuch was speaking with the king, behold, the damsel raised a corner of the curtain that shut in the litter, so she might look upon the speaker, and saw the king. When Azad…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
Various authors	Tales from the Arabic, V3
Tales from the Arabic, V3 “Then the girl went away, running, after her mistress, whereupon I left the shop and set out after them, so I might see her abiding-place. I followed after them all the way, till sh…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
Various authors	Tales from the Arabic, v2
Tales from the Arabic, v2 “Now the man who had stolen the clothes and forged a lie against the pious woman, pretending that he was her lover, sickened of a sore sickness, and his people took him up and set o…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
Various authors	THE BOOK OF THE THOUSAND NIGHTS AND A NIGHT, V7
THE BOOK OF THE THOUSAND NIGHTS AND A NIGHT, V7 “She resumed, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that Jauharah, daughter of King Al-Samandal, asked the youth, "Art thou in very sooth King Badr Basim, son of Queen Julnar?" And…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
Various authors	The Arabian Nights Entertainments, Complete — Anon.
The Arabian Nights Entertainments, Complete Anon. “From Preface: This, the "Aldine Edition" of "The Arabian Nights Entertainments," forms the first four volumes of a proposed series of reprints of the Standard works of fiction whic…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
Various authors	The Arabian Nights Entertainments, v4
The Arabian Nights Entertainments, v4 “In a certain city there was a vagabond fellow much addicted to the use of bang, who got his livelihood by fishing. When he had sold the product of his day's labour, he laid part of…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
Various authors	The Arabian Nights Entertainments, v1 — Anon.
The Arabian Nights Entertainments, v1 Anon. “After they had been separated ten years, Shier-ear, being very desirous of seeing his brother, resolved to send an ambassador to invite him to his court. He made choice of his prim…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
Various authors	The Arabian Nights Entertainments, v3
The Arabian Nights Entertainments, v3 “Abou Hassan was more affected by this behaviour of his friends, who had forsaken him so basely and ungratefully, after all the protestations they had made him, of inviolable attach…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
Various authors	The Arabian Nights Entertainments, v2
The Arabian Nights Entertainments, v2 “No sooner did the miller's wife perceive my brother's inclination, than, instead of allowing it to excite her resentment, she resolved to divert herself with it. She looked at him …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
Various authors	A Fascinating Traitor — Col. Richard Henry Savage
A Fascinating Traitor Col. Richard Henry Savage “The rearrangement of the furniture seemed to be satisfactory, and Madame Berthe Louison composedly busied herself with the arrangement of a writing case, and a few womanly articles…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
Various authors	Donovan Pasha — Gilbert Parker
Donovan Pasha Gilbert Parker “Soada was pretty and upright, with a full round breast and a slim figure. She carried a balass of water on her head as gracefully as a princess a tiara. This was remarked by occasi…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
Various authors	The Weavers
The Weavers “Kaid looked at him enigmatically for a moment, then smiled grimly--he saw the course of the lance which David had thrown. He bent his look fiercely on Achmet and Higli. "Ye have he…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
Various authors	The Romance of Isabel Lady Burton, Volume II
The Romance of Isabel Lady Burton, Volume II “It had long been our desire to visit Palestine and the Holy Land thoroughly, and so in March, 1871, we determined to set out. Richard wished me to go by sea and meet him at Jerusal…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
Various authors	Indian Frontier Policy — General Sir John Ayde
Indian Frontier Policy General Sir John Ayde “It was arranged that Shah Soojah should enter Afghanistan with his own troops, such as they were, supported by a British army marching through Scinde and Beloochistan. The Governor…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
Various authors	The Prince of India, Volume 1 — Lew. Wallace
The Prince of India, Volume 1 Lew. Wallace “Full title: THE PRINCE OF INDIA OR WHY CONSTANTINOPLE FELL…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
Various authors	The Prince of India, Volume 2
The Prince of India, Volume 2 “That Lael was immured somewhere in the city, he doubted not; and he would find her, for what door could stand shut against knocking by a hand with money in it? But might it not be …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
Various authors	Indian Fairy Tales — Collected by Joseph Jacobs
Indian Fairy Tales Collected by Joseph Jacobs “At last he succeeded; heaven threw in his way a ruined well. He thought he could collect some water if he let down his chombu with the string that he always carried noosed to the n…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
Various authors	Palestina — Robert Chambers
Palestina Robert Chambers “The middle earth sea kept as streight a line vpon the west side of the countrie, so that Reuben beeing seated without the riuer Iordan, vpon the South, and halfe the tribe of Manas…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
Various authors	Iraq, a country study — Edited by Helen Chapin Metz
Iraq, a country study Edited by Helen Chapin Metz “The Baath Party in Iraq, like its counterparts in other Arab regions (states), derived from the official founding congress in Damascus in 1947. This conclave of pan-Arab intellectu…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
Various authors	Afghanistan, a country study
Afghanistan, a country study “It was not until 1826 that the energetic Dost Mohammad was able to exert sufficient control over his brothers to take over the throne in Kabul, where he proclaimed himself amir. Al…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
Various authors	Bahrain, A country study
Bahrain, A country study “Bahrain's relationship with Qatar is long-standing. After the Al Khalifa conquered Bahrain in 1783 from their base in Qatar, Bahrain became the Al Khalifa seat. Subsequently, triba…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
Various authors	Iran, a country study
Iran, a country study “Iran's future course in the late 1980s hinged upon a number of factors. These included the smoothness with which it would be able to make the transition to Ayatollah Khomeini's suc…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
Various authors	Israel, a country study
Israel, a country study “Another development resulting from the 1929 riots was the growing animosity between the British Mandate Authority and the Yishuv. The inactivity of the British while Arab bands wer…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
Various authors	Kuwait, a country study
Kuwait, a country study “Foreign trade has always dominated Kuwait's economy. Before the discovery of oil, merchants developed large transshipment and reexport businesses that, along with the sale of pearl…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
Various authors	Lebanon, a country study
Lebanon, a country study “Western indulgence with Lebanon ended in February 1984. The bombing of the United States Marines barracks in Beirut on October 23, 1983, with the loss of 241 American lives, and th…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
Various authors	Libya, a country study
Libya, a country study “By this time, the revolutionary government had come to look upon tribal organization and values as antithetical to its policies. Even Qadhafi, despite his beduin roots, viewed trib…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
Various authors	Oman, a country study
Oman, a country study “Since the development of the country's infrastructure in the 1970s, national development plans have given priority to reducing dependency on oil exports and encouraging income-gene…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
Various authors	Pakistan, a country study
Pakistan, a country study “In his presidential address to the Muslim League session at Allahabad in 1930, the leading modern Muslim philosopher in South Asia, Sir Muhammad Iqbal (1876-1938), described India …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
Various authors	Qatar, a country study
Qatar, a country study “The amir is also obliged to rule in accordance with Islamic precepts, which include fairness, honesty, generosity, and mutual respect. Islamic religious and ethical values are appl…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
Various authors	Saudi Arabia, a country study
Saudi Arabia, a country study “The Saudi population is characterized by a high degree of cultural homogeneity and by an equally high degree of social stratification. The territory that in 1992 constituted the Ki…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
Various authors	Syria, a country study
Syria, a country study “The Syrian Communist Party (SCP), the bitter adversary of the Baath Party in the late 1950s, was in 1987 the second largest legal political party in Syria and an important constitu…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
Various authors	United Arab Emirates, a country study
United Arab Emirates, a country study “THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (UAE) in 1993 was a federation of seven separate amirates that had joined together in the winter of 1971-72 to form a single independent country. The new n…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
Various authors	Afghanistan and the Anglo-Russian Dispute — Theo. F. Rodenbough
Afghanistan and the Anglo-Russian Dispute Theo. F. Rodenbough “Politically, the campaign had been a failure. The fate of the gallant Major Cavagnari and his mission, murdered at Kabul, September 3, 1879, made a deeper impression on the Afghan …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
Various authors	A MONASTERY OF EUROPEAN MONKS
A MONASTERY OF EUROPEAN MONKS “Note: An Anonymous Persian Play Translated and Adapted by Frank J. Morlock C 2003 From the French of Alexandre Chodzko…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
Various authors	The Ancient East — D. G. Hogarth
The Ancient East D. G. Hogarth “The earliest of these centres of power to develop foreign empire was also that destined, after many vicissitudes, to hold it latest, because it was the best endowed by nature to re…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
Various authors	The Native Born — I. A. R. Wylie
The Native Born I. A. R. Wylie “It was the first time that they were alone together since the eventful evening at the club, and in the intervening week enough had happened to give them food for intercourse. By mu…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
Various authors	The Napoleon of the People — Balzac
The Napoleon of the People Balzac “Then we are drawn up before Alexandria, and again at Gizeh, and before the Pyramids. We had to march over the sands and in the sun; people whose eyes dazzled used to see water that…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive
Various authors	Moorish Literature — Various
Moorish Literature Various “I would die to make thee happy, tho' thy lot I might not share!/ Then, though I should fail to lift the burden on my darling laid,/ Though I could not prove my love by rescuing my …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive