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Quotation from The Thousand and One Nights (Lane's translation, Volume I) by Anonymous; translated by Edward William Lane
“I have thought it right to omit such tales, anecdotes, &c., as are comparatively uninteresting or on any account objectionable.”
The Thousand and One Nights (Lane's translation, Volume I), The Editor's Preface (quoting Lane's preface to the first edition), trans. Edward William Lane
Lane states the principle of selection that shaped his version and drew later criticism from translators of the complete text.
Citation: "I have thought it right to omit such tales, anecdotes, &c., as are comparatively uninteresting or on any account objectionable." — Anonymous; translated by Edward William Lane, The Thousand and One Nights (Lane's translation, Volume I), The Editor's Preface (quoting Lane's preface to the first edition), trans. Edward William Lane. (id lane-thousand-and-one-nights-q8)
Portrait: Edward William Lane, Richard J. Lane, Public domain.
