Clouston. Flowers from a Persian garden

Today's free book is Flowers from a Persian garden, and other papers by W. A. Clouston (1894). For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image.

The book is available at Hathi Trust (I have not checked for other online sources).


Table of Contents

Flowers From a Persian Garden

I
Sketch of the Life of the Persian Poet Saádí — Character of His Writings — the Gulistdin, or Rose-garden — Prefaces To Books — Preface to the Gulistdin — Eastern Poets in Praise of Springtide

II
Boy's Archery Feat — Advantages of Abstinence — Nüshirvân On Oppression — Boy in Terror at Sea — Pride of Ancestry — Misfortunes of Friends — Fortitude and Liberality —  Prodigality — Stupid Youth — Advantages of Education —  The Fair Cup-bearer — ‘january and May’ — Why an Old Man Did Not Marry — the Dervish Who Became King  — Muezzin and Preacher Who Had Bad Voices — Witty Slave — Witty Kázi — Astrologer and His Faithless Wife —  Objectionable Neighbour . - - - - - -

III
On Taciturnity: Parallels From Caxton's Dictes and Preface To Kalila Wa Dimna — Difference Between Devotee and Learned Man — to Get Rid of Troublesome Visitors —  Fable of the Nightingale and the Ant — Aphorisms of Saádí  — Conclusion

Oriental Wit and Humour

I
Man a Laughing Animal--antiquity of Popular Jests — Night and Day — the Plain-featured Bride — the House of Condolence — the Blind Man's Wife — Two Witty Persian Ladies — Woman's Counsel — the Turkish Jester: in the Pulpit; the Cauldron; the Beggar; the Drunken Governor; the Robber; the Hot Broth —  Muslim Preachers and Misers 

II
The Two Deaf Men and the Traveller — the Deaf Persian and The Horseman — Lazy Servants — Chinese Humour: the Rich Man and the Smiths; How to Keep Plants Alive; Criticising a Portrait — the Persian Courtier and His Old Friend — the Scribe — the Schoolmaster and the Wit —  The Persian and His Cat — a List of Blockheads — the Arab and His Camel — a Witty Baghdādi — the Unlucky Slippers 

III
The Young Merchant of Baghdād; or, the Wiles of Woman

IV
Ashaab the Covetous — the Stingy Merchant and the Hungry Bedouin-the Sect of Samradians — the Story-teller and The King — Royal Gifts to Poets — the Persian Poet and The Impostor — “stealing Poetry’ — the Rich Man and The Poor Poet 

V
Unlucky Omens — the Old Man's Prayer — the Old Woman In the Mosque – the Weeping Turkmans — the Ten Foolish Peasants — the Wakeful Servant — the Three Dervishes — the Oilman's Parrot — the Moghul and His Parrot — the Persian Shopkeeper and the Prime Minister — Hebrew Facetiae . - - - -

Tales of a Parrot

I
General Plan of Eastern Story-books — the Túti Nama, or Parrot-book — the Frame-story — the Stolen Images —  The Woman Carved Out of Wood — the Man Whose Mare Was Kicked by a Merchant's Horse

II
The Emperor's Dream — the Golden Apparition — the Four Treasure-seekers

III
The Singing Ass: the Foolish Thieves: the Faggot-maker And the Magic Bowl 

IV
The Goldsmith Who Lost His Life Through Covetousness — the King Who Died of Love for a Merchant's Daughter — the Discovery of Music — the Seven Requisites of a Perfect Woman

V
The Princess of Rome and Her Son — the Seven Vazirs

VI
The Tree of Life — Legend of Rājā Rasálū

Additional Note:
The Magic Bowl, etc.

Rabbinical Legends, Tales, Fables, and Aphorisms.

I
Introductory: Authors, Traducers, and Moral Teachings of Talmud

II
Legends of Some Biblical Characters: Adam and Eve — Cain and Abel — the Planting of the Vine–luminous Jewels — Abraham's Arrival in Egypt — the Infamous Citizens of Sodom — Abraham and Ishmael's Wives — Joseph and Potiphar's Wife — Joseph and His Brethren — Jacob's Sorrow — Moses and Pharaoh -

III
Legends of David and Solomon, etc.

IV
Moral and Entertaining Tales: Rabbi Jochonan and the Poor Woman — a Safe Investment — the Jewels —  The Capon-carver

V
Moral Tales, Fables, and Parables: The Dutiful Son – An Ingenious Will — Origin of Beast-fables — the Fox and the Bear — the Fox in the Garden — the Desolate Island — the Man and His Three Friends — the Garments  — Solomon's Choice — Bride and Bridegroom — Abraham and the Idols — the Vanity of Ambition — the Seven Stages of Human Life

VI
Wise Sayings of the Rabbis

Additional Notes:
Adam and the Oil of Mercy 
Muslim Legend of Adam's Punishment, Pardon, Death, and Burial 
Moses and the Poor Woodcutter
Precocious Sagacity of Solomon
Solomon and the Serpent's Prey 
The Capon-carver
The Fox and the Bear
The Desolate Island -
Other Rabbinical Legends and Tales
An Arabian Tale of Love
Additional Notes :
“Wamik and Asra” 
Another Famous Arabian Lover
Apocryphal Life of Esop
Additional Note:
Drinking the Sea Dry
Ignorance of the Clergy in the Middle Ages