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'Through Persia on a side-saddle' [‎155] (186/360)

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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 155
for a Persian Prince to be present at such a form of enter
tainment. Numerous were the jealousies as Nasrullah
Khan entered the names of competitors on a list, every
one appearing to consider that his name should precede
every one else's. At last the great day arrived, and when
I ascended the roof of the Consulate to survey the course
with my field-glasses, I was astonished at the swarm of
spectators present. The Prince and his suite on horseback,
the merchants and the priests on donkeys, the whole
poorer population of the city, men and women alike, all
had poured forth to see the show, a crowd numbering
some thousands of souls.
I heard afterwards that the Behjat's horse, ridden by
his servant, had won the first prize, and the Prince's horse
the second. The former was delighted with his victory,
and going into one of the tents to have tea, he called a
number of the gentry to him, presenting them with hand-
fuls of sweetmeats in the joy of his heart. I fancy, how
ever, that he was not quite so happy that evening, when
the Prince visited him in the intimacy of his anderoon and
admired his horse. The only possible answer to such a
remark in the East is ' Pishkesh ' ('It is at your service'),
and the animal was transferred to the Farman Farma's
stables the next morning. So universal is this custom that
the Persians have a proverb which says: " If you possess
a good horse it always becomes a gift"; and I believe it
went far in accounting for the small number of entries in
the horse-races.
The Farman Farma usually spent a few days every
month at his beautiful garden of Mahun, some twenty
miles from the city, and on these occasions he always sent
us a pressing invitation to be his guests, and we would
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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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