Persian Literature, Ancient and Modern

Transcriber’s Note:
Footnotes have been re-sequenced for uniqueness, have been collected at the end of the text, and are linked for ease of reference. The author notes, in her guide to pronunciation, that the diacritical marks “have been largely omitted” in the footnotes.
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FAC SIMILE OF A PORTION OF THE TITLE PAGE OF AN ILLUMINATED “SHĀH NĀMAH” (SEE PREFACE)
ELIZABETH A. REED
Member of the Philosophical Society of Great Britain
Member of the International Congress of Orientalists
Author of Hindu Literature, etc.
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