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'Through Persia on a side-saddle' [‎160] (193/360)

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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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THROUGH PERSIA ON A SIDE-SADDLE
up into dashing cascades, and adorned with fountains
rising high into the air, while the August sun, gleaming
on their foam, tinted them with all the colours of the
rainbow.
In the far distance appeared a fantastic tiled gateway,
against the columns of which the lofty fountains seemed
to be dashing themselves, and this exquisite waterway was
bordered with weeping willows, beneath which grew
a wealth of flowers, casting their reflections into the
stream.
We were taken by the Prince to a large bare room,
devoid of furniture save a few cushions and chairs which
had been placed for us, and with great windows overlooking
the garden.
Here I was interested in watching the Prince's mirzas,
or scribes, at work, one of whom, on being shown by His
Highness an error that he had made in copying a letter,
squatted on his heels, holding the paper in one hand, while
with a wet finger he rubbed out the offending word. He
then held the writing close to his eyes, laboriously etching
in the fresh letters, and went on to erase another word with
his tongue, making me think that the forging of documents
must be an easy matter in Persia. At one end of his
long pen-box was a diminutive ink-bottle, near which lay
a pair of scissors for cutting his paper, which he kept
in a roll, to the sizes required. The habit of writing
from right to left causes Persians to hold the pen quite
differently to Europeans, and their letters when written
are by no means easy to decipher, as scraps of informa
tion are jotted at random all over the paper.
Our dinner was served in the pavilion, and from its
open windows we could see the many fountains glittering

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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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