The Story of Rustem, and other Persian hero tales from Firdusi
AND OTHER PERSIAN HERO TALES
“But thy doom is fixed, thou Cruel One, and even now the avenger’s hand is at the door. Behold, and tremble!”
THE STORY OF RUSTEM
AND
OTHER PERSIAN HERO TALES
FROM FIRDUSI
ELIZABETH D. RENNINGER
ILLUSTRATED BY J. L. S. WILLIAMS
NEW YORK
CHARLES SCRIBNER’S SONS
1909
Copyright, 1909, by
Elizabeth D. Renninger
THE STORY OF RUSTEM
INTRODUCTION
KAVAH THE BLACKSMITH
FERIDOUN THE GLORIOUS
IRIJ, A GENTLE HERO
MINUCHIR THE AVENGER
ZAL OF THE WHITE HAIR
RUSTEM THE WONDER CHILD
RUSTEM THE YOUNG WARRIOR
RUSTEM’S SEVEN LABORS, OR ADVENTURES
RUSTEM THE PEHLIVA
RUSTEM’S ROMANCE
SOHRAB THE YOUTH
SOHRAB AND THE WARRIOR MAIDEN
THE WRATH OF RUSTEM
RUSTEM THE SPY
THE COMBAT OF SOHRAB AGAINST RUSTEM
SIAWUSH THE PERSIAN SIR GALAHAD
RUSTEM THE AVENGER
HOW GEW HELPED A HERO-PRINCE UNTO A THRONE
LATER FEATS OF RUSTEM
ISFENDIYAR’S SEVEN LABORS, OR HEFT-KHAN
THE COMBAT OF ISFENDIYAR AGAINST RUSTEM
THE DEATH OF RUSTEM
