To John Payne, Esq.
My Dear Sir,
Allow me thus publicly to express my admiration of your magnum opus, "The
Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night;" and to offer you my cordial
thanks for honouring me with the dedication of that scholar-like and
admirable version.
Ever yours sincerely,
Richard F. Burton.
Queen's College, Oxford,
August 1, 1885.