| A Journal of Three Months' Walk in Persia in 1884 by Captain John Compton Pyne Contributor(s): Afsharian, Marjan (Editor), Harris, Russell (Editor) |
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ISBN: 9087282621 ISBN-13: 9789087282622 Publisher: Leiden University Press OUR PRICE: $73.26 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Middle East - Iran - History | Asia - General - Language Arts & Disciplines | Writing - General |
| Series: Iranian Studies |
| Physical Information: 1.3" H x 9.2" W x 6.1" (1.24 lbs) 266 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In 1884, John Compton Pyne, a British soldier, having finished his tour of duty in India, decided to make a detour on his trip home in order to spend three months crossing Persia, unaccompanied except by the local muleteers. Among his accouterments he packed a small leather-bound sketchbook in which he not only wrote a journal but also added beautiful and charming watercolor illustrations. This edition reprints his adventurous journal alongside an introduction that contextualizes this trip against the background of the Persian influence in British culture, and sets this influence as a driving force behind Pyne's travels. |
Contributor Bio(s): Afsharian, Marjan: - Marjan Afsharian works for the Encyclopaedia Islamica project at the Institute of Ismaili Studies, London. Harris, Russell: - Russell Harris is an established translator of literary works from French and Arabic. |