Lane, Edward William 1801-1876

Overview

Works:	472 works in 1,647 publications in 8 languages and 13,851 library holdings
Genres:	Dictionaries Folklore Fairy tales Juvenile works Fiction History Criticism, interpretation, etc Biography Sacred books Commentaries
Roles:	Author, Translator, Editor, Other, Author of introduction, tra
Classifications:	PJ7715, 808.8

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Most widely held works about Edward William Lane

Description of Egypt : notes and views in Egypt and Nubia, made during the years 1825, -26, -27, and -28 ... by Edward William Lane( Book )
Edward W. Lane : a study of his life and works and of British ideas of the Middle East in the nineteenth century by Leila Ahmed( Book )
Edward William Lane, 1801-1876 : the life of the pioneering Egyptologist and orientalist by Jason Thompson( Book )
Life of Edward William Lane by Stanley Lane-Poole( Book )
al-Mustashriq al-kabīr Idwārd Wilyam Līn : [ḥayātuhu wa-muʼallafātuh] by ʻAdlī Ṭāhir Nūr( Book )

al-Muʻjam al-wasīṭ wa-istidrākāt al-mustashriqīn : khulāṣah mustafādah min Hāns Vīr, Rīnhārt Dūzī, Idwārd Layn by Muḥammad Muḥammad Dāwūd( Book )
An account of the journeys and writings of the indefatigable Mr. Lane by Jason Thompson( )
Seventh annual report of the Egyptian Society by Egypt) Egyptian Society (Cairo( Book )
Mills B. Lane, Jr. family papers by Mills B Lane( )
Letters to Robert Montgomery Martin by Robert Montgomery Martin( )
The persistent metaphor : gender in the representations of the Cairene house by Edward W. Lane and Hassan Fathy by Asiya Chowdhury( Book )

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Most widely held works by Edward William Lane

Stories from the thousand and one nights : (The Arabian nights' entertainments) by Charles William Eliot( Book )

62 editions published between 1909 and 2001 in English and held by 1,689 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The desperate entertainments of a wife delaying execution by her husband, this translation of 42 stories from a much larger collection has become the most well-known of folk tales for younger readers: Aladdin and his Wonderful Lamp, the Voyages of Sinbad, and Ali-Baba and the Forty Thieves

The manners & customs of the modern Egyptians by Edward William Lane( Book )

93 editions published between 1860 and 2010 in 5 languages and held by 778 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A pioneering work of cultural anthropology, E.W. Lane's study of Egyptian society has not been out of print since it was first issued in 1836. Immersing himself in Egyptian culture, Lane learned the Arabic language and adopted the Arab way of life. Written before the forces of innovation transformed Egypt, Manners and Customs is recognized for its wide-ranging scope of detail of daily life on topics such as the nature of Islamic laws and its relation to government, birth and marriage customs, death and funeral rites, music and dancing, and the world of magic and alchemy. This distinctive work retains its power to charm and fascinate contemporary readers. AUTHOR BIO: Edward William Lane (1801-1875) was a distinguished English scholar of the Arab world who made voyages up the Nile in 1826 and 1827. Fascinated by Egyptian lives and customs, he traveled to Egypt frequently and lived in Cairo from 1833 to 1835, where he studied and adopted Egyptian dress. -- From www.amazon.com (Nov. 21, 2016)

Arabic-English lexicon by Edward William Lane( Book )

123 editions published between 1863 and 2003 in 5 languages and held by 565 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

E.W. Lane's Arabic-English Dictionary and Lexicon "Derived from the best and the most copious Eastern Sources, comprising a very large collection of words and significations omitted in the K'amoos, with supplements to its abridged and defective explanations, ample grammatical and critical comments, and examples in prose and verse: composed by means of the munificence of tile most noble Algernon, Duke of Northumberland, and the bounty of the British government:by in two books: the first, in 8 Parts, containing all the classical words and significations commonly known to the learned among the Arabs; second, never published or completed, that are of rare occurrence and not commonly known. After thirty-four years of labour at the Lexicon, Mr. Lane died, on the tenth of August, 1876. Volumes6-8 completed by his nephew S. Lane-Poole, 1877-1893

Arabian society in the Middle Ages : studies from the thousand and one nights by Edward William Lane( Book )

40 editions published between 1883 and 2012 in English and held by 513 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

An account of the manners and customs of the modern Egyptians by Edward William Lane( Book )

55 editions published between 1836 and 2015 in 3 languages and held by 484 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"Fist published in 1836, this classic book has never gone out of print, continuously providing material and inspiration for generations of scholars, writers, and travelers, who have praised its comprehensiveness, detail, and perception. Yet the editions in print during most of the twentieth century would not have met Lane's approval. Lacking parts of Lane's text and many of his original illustrations (while adding many that were not his), they were based on what should have been ephemeral editions, published long after the author's death. Meanwhile, the definitive fifth edition of 1860, the result of a quarter century of Lane's corrections, reconsiderations, and additions, long ago disappeared from bookstore shelves. Now the 1860 edition of Manners and Customs of the Modern Egyptians is available again, with a useful general introduction by Jason Thompson."--Jacket

An account of the manners and customs of the modern Egyptians : written in Egypt during the years 1833-1835 by Edward William Lane( Book )

73 editions published between 1842 and 1989 in English and held by 416 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The Arabian nights' entertainments ; or The thousand and one nights : the complete, original translation of Edward William Lane, with the translator's complete, original notes and commentaries on the text( Book )

3 editions published in 1927 in English and held by 408 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The thousand and one nights : commonly called, in England, the Arabian nights' entertainments by Edward William Lane( Book )

65 editions published between 1839 and 2017 in English and held by 398 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The Arabian nights entertainments by Antoine Galland( Book )

59 editions published between 1800 and 2016 in English and Undetermined and held by 300 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A collection of 65 tales told by Scheherazade to save herself and other young girls from death at the Sultan's hands

The Arabian nights entertainments : containing sixty-five stories told by Shahrazade the Sultaness to divert Shahryar the Sultan from the execution of a vow he had made to avenge the disloyalty of his first Sultaness( Book )

4 editions published between 1954 and 1955 in English and held by 253 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Sheherezade, daughter of King Shahryar's advisor, tells her husband a different story every night to keep the king from killing her

Selections from the Ḳur-án, commonly called, in England, the Koran; with an interwoven commentary by Edward William Lane( Book )

55 editions published between 1843 and 2016 in English and held by 200 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Includes exhaustive introduction

The Koran : an edition prepared for English readers : being an arrangement in chronological order( Book )

10 editions published in 1974 in English and held by 188 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

An Arabic-English lexicon, derived from the best and the most copious eastern sources ... In two books: the first containing all the classical words and significations commonly known to the learned among the Arabs: the second, those that are of rare occurrence and not commonly known. Book I by Edward William Lane( Book )

54 editions published between 1863 and 2016 in 3 languages and held by 177 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

An account of the manners and customs of the modern Egyptians, written in Egypt during the years 1833, -34, and -35, partly from notes made during a former visit to that country in the years 1825, -26, -27, and -28 by Edward William Lane( Book )

22 editions published between 1837 and 1871 in English and held by 131 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The thousand and one nights, commonly called, in England, the Arabian nights' entertainments. A new translation from the Arabic, with copious notes( Book )

12 editions published between 1863 and 1877 in English and held by 126 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The Arabian nights : an anthology( Book )

1 edition published in 2014 in English and held by 103 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A collection of tales told by Scheherazade to amuse the cruel sultan and stop him from executing her as he had his other daily wives

The Koran : an edition prepared for English readers, being an arrangement in chronological order from the translations of Edward W. Lane, Stanley Lane-Poole & A.H.C. Sarwar( Book )

2 editions published in 1953 in English and held by 100 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The thousand and one nights' : commonly called the Arabian nights' entertainments( Book )

16 editions published between 1867 and 2000 in English and held by 74 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Description of Egypt : notes and views in Egypt and Nubia, made during the years 1825, -26, -27, and -28 ... by Edward William Lane( Book )

17 editions published between 1999 and 2001 in English and held by 30 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"Description of Egypt was the product of Lane's first research trip to Egypt from 1825 to 1828. Comprising nearly 300,000 words and 160 illustrations, it is a fascinating and multifaceted work. Its basic structure is a travelogue that recounts Lane's travels through Egypt and Nubia. Onto that framework, Lane added extensive excursions into Egyptian history, geography, city and village life, and especially antiquities, as he presented detailed descriptions of most of the major archaeological sites between Alexandria and the Second Cataract - all in polished prose and pictures." "This book will be of interest to both ancient and modern historians of Egypt, and will become an essential companion to Lane's Manners and Customs of the Modern Egyptians."--Jacket

Life of Edward William Lane by Stanley Lane-Poole( Book )

4 editions published between 1877 and 2013 in English and held by 13 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The orientalist Edward William Lane (1801-1876) is best remembered for his mighty Arabic-English Lexicon and his classic translation of One Thousand and One Nights. Fascinated by Egypt, he made his first visit in 1825, undertaking a study of Egyptian life and customs which became his Description of Egypt, unpublished until more than a century after his death. His two-volume Modern Egyptians (also reissued in this series) remains an important text today. Material for the lexicon was collected in Cairo between 1842 and 1849 and, upon returning to England, Lane became a virtual recluse while compiling it. Following his death, the publication of the last three volumes was supervised by his great-nephew Stanley Lane-Poole (1854-1931). The sixth was prefaced with this biographical account, first published separately in 1877. It is based upon family recollections, the manuscript of Description of Egypt, and Lane's diary of his second stay there

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