Description
Book SynopsisThis book of 'Persian Pictures' is the first published work of Gertrude Bell (18681926), the celebrated traveller, archaeologist, and Orientalist. These essays from 1894 capture a sense of delight at a mysterious land still marked by the traces of many of the great civilisations of the past.
Table of Contents1. An eastern city; 2. The tower of silence; 3. In praise of gardens; 4. The king of merchants; 5. The Imam Hussein; 6. The shadow of death; 7. Dwellers in tents; 8. Three noble ladies; 9. The treasure of the king; 10. Sheikh Hassan; 11. A Persian host; 12. A stage and a half; 13. A bridle-path; 14. Two palaces; 15. The month of fasting; 16. Requiescant in pace; 17. The city of King Prusias; 18. Shops and shopkeepers; 19. A Murray of the first century; 20. Travelling companions.
