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OverviewSafar Nameh - Persian Pictures - A Book Of Travel is a 1894 account of Gertrude Bell's trip to Persia to visit her uncle, Sir Frank Lascelles, who was British minister at Tehran. Published two years after the trip, this vintage book chronicles her various travels through Persia with the help of amazing authentic photographs. An interesting piece of travel writing highly recommended for those with an interest in turn-of-the-century Persia. Gertrude Margaret Lowthian Bell, CBE (1868-1926) was an English writer, political officer, traveller, archaeologist, and administrator. She became an important policy-maker in the British Empire as a result of her extensive knowledge and contacts, which she built up through her numerous travels in Mesopotamia, Greater Syria, Asia Minor, and Arabia. Other notable works by this author include: Poems from the Divan of Hafiz (1892), The Desert and the Sown (1907), and Mountains of the Servants of God (1910). This classic work is being republished now in a new edition with specially curated introductory material. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Gertrude BellPublisher: Read & Co. Books Imprint: Read & Co. Books Dimensions: Width: 14.00cm , Height: 0.90cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.191kg ISBN: 9781528715706ISBN 10: 1528715705 Pages: 144 Publication Date: 27 May 2020 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |