At the Court of the Amîr: A Narrative

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AT THE COURT OF THE AMÎR
The Amîr of Afghanistan, from a painting by the Author.

BY JOHN ALFRED GRAY, M.B. Lond. Late Surgeon to H.H. The Amîr of Afghanistan
HAND-MADE AFGHAN RUPEE STAMPED “AMÎR ABDURRAHMAN.”

I would not have thought of inflicting a book on my long-suffering fellow-countrymen, but for the wish expressed by my publishers: for