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Manuscript of Persia and the Persian Question (Continued) [20r] (39/690)
The record is made up of 1 file (218 folios). It was created in 1890. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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One after another the poppy-heads, to quote the old Roman
fable, have been smitten olf; and Arab Sheikhs and Lur chieftains
alike have vanished into compulsory retirement, or more frequently
into the silent prisons of Teheran. For the pursuance of these
tactics in south-west Persia, the opening of the Karun River to
foreign trade, and the consequent necessity for new custom-house
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thing and everybody with suspicion. He declines to go on board
any vessel or steamer for fear that there may be a plot to deport him.
In a creek immediately alongside of his house is moored his own
paddle-steamer, the ready at any moment to carry him into
a safe retreat ; 1 and his deputy at Mohammerah was much distressed
when I announced my intention of inspecting the new buildings at
the corner, and gave private instructions that I should be deceived as
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(1) Tbe Jtkrtm was built for Haji Jabir Klmn in 1873, by Messrs. Yarrow, of
Poplar, for £6,000. It is a paddle-wheel steamer, 112 feet long, 26 feet beam, with a
tonnage of 120 tons, and a draught of —3 feet when empty and 4—feet when full.
Ostensibly built for purposes of trade on the Lower Karun, for which Haji Jabir had
obtained a concession from the Persian Government, it has been utilised to impress and,
if necessary, coerce, the Arab tribes upon the river, having loopholod bulwarks for 30
rifles, and being mounted with two small brass guns. It was not a pretty object when
I saw it, having been smeared from stem to bow with a coating of ugly brown paint.
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This file contains sections of the handwritten manuscript of the book Persia and the Persian Question by George Nathaniel Curzon. These papers come as part of the full handwritten draft of the book that comprises the shelfmarks Mss Eur F111/30-32. The printed edition of the book can be found in the file with the shelfmark Mss Eur F111/33.
Eventually published in 1892, the papers in this file cover the ancient and modern history, geography, and social and political aspects of Persia during the late nineteenth century when George Curzon temporarily lived in Persia. The manuscript also discusses the Russian and British presence in Persia and the author's views on the two countries' respective strategies in the country. The papers also include some of George Curzon's own travel writing while in Persia.
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- 1 file (218 folios)
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The papers are arranged by chapter as part of a handwritten manuscript.
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Foliation: this file consists of two physical volumes. The foliation sequence commences at the front cover of volume one (ff 1-220) and terminates at the inside back cover of volume two (ff 221-345); these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 2-344; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- Mss Eur F111/32
- Title
- Manuscript of Persia and the Persian Question(Continued)
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:344v, back-i, back
- Author
- Curzon, George Nathaniel, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston
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