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'Through Persia on a side-saddle' [‎149] (180/360)

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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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OUR SOCIAL CIRCLE AT KERMAN
149
pillaus, melons, wine, kalians, etc., to be got ready for at
least twenty of their followers. It was amusing to see how
solicitous our servants were that these latter should fare
well, all Persians saying that it does not much matter if
the master gets a poor dinner, but that if his servants are
ill-fed they will give the inhospitable house a bad name
in the bazaar. " Fill the mouth of a servant" is a Persian
proverb to this effect, and I could not impress upon my
henchmen that it made not the slightest difference to me
whether the Farman Farma's followers approved of my
hospitality or not.
His Highness ordered our servants about freely, calling
for tea and kalians at intervals after dinner, and saying to
Hashim, ' Shuma chitor ast ?' (' How are you ?'), which
mark of favour nearly turned the head of that worthy.
In Persia it is a sign of particular friendship to give
orders to the servants of your host, and a Persian only
takes this liberty when he is on terms of great intimacy
with the household.
The Prince was the only one of our acquaintances who
did this, but the others always made a point of enquiring
after the health of our head-waiter when they came to the
house, this attention being supposed to be an indirect
politeness to ourselves.
Of all European languages French is undoubtedly
the most in vogue among educated Persians. Its study
was first encouraged by Fath Ali Shah, who, on the great
occasion of his receiving a letter from the first Napoleon,
was mortified to find that he had not a subject in the whole
of his kingdom capable of translating the Emperor's
message. To prevent the recurrence of a like catastrophe
he sent a band of chosen youths to be educated in France,

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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)
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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
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