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'Through Persia on a side-saddle' [1] (28/360)
The record is made up of 1 volume (313 pages). It was created in 1901. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: Printed Collections.
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THROUGH PERSIA ON A
SIDE-SADDLE
CHAPTER I
the journey to the capital of persia
The ' gorgeous East' has always possessed a strong
fascination for me, and after reading Eothen, that most
delightful book of travels, the indescribable attraction of
the Orient became, if possible, stronger than before.
However, I never had any idea that my longings to
leave the beaten track would be realised, and always
regarded them merely as £ CMteaux-en-Espagne' with
which to while away idle hours.
But Fate was kinder to me than I deserved. In
June 1894 my brother, Captain Molesworth Sykes,
returned from his second journey in Persia, and in the
following October he was asked by the Foreign Office
to found a Consulate in the districts of Kerman and
Baluchistan, those parts of Persia having been hitherto
without a representative of Her Majesty.
He suggested that I should accompany him, and
although I felt somewhat uncertain as to how I should
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Through Persia on a side-saddle.
With an introduction by Major-General Sir Frederic John Goldsmid, CB, KCSI.
Author: Ella C Sykes
Publication details: London, John Macqueen, 1901.
Physical description: xvi, 313 p; 8º.
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- 1 volume (313 pages)
- Arrangement
This volume contains a table of contents giving chapter headings ans page references. There is also a list of illustrations giving titles and page references.
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Dimensions: 225mm x 150mm
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- English in Latin script View the complete information for this record
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- ORW.1986.a.1864
- Title
- 'Through Persia on a side-saddle'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:i-v, 1:2, 2a:2b, 3:16, 1:16, 16a:16b, 17:36, 36a:36b, 37:156, 156a:156b, 157:196, 196a:196b, 197:224, 224a:224b, 225:236, 236a:236b, 237:254, 254a:254b, 255:296, 296a:296b, 297:314, ii-r:ii-v, back-i
- Author
- Sykes, Ella Constance
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- Public Domain