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| Introduction | [xi] |
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| CHAPTER I. |
| Voyage from Bombay to the Persian Gulf | [1] |
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| CHAPTER II. |
| Muscat | [6] |
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| CHAPTER III. |
| The Persian Gulf and Abusheher | [15] |
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| CHAPTER IV. |
| Camp at Abusheher—Horses—Abdûlla Aga—Anecdote of an Arab | [22] |
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| CHAPTER V. |
| Hunting and hawking—Entertainment of the Shaikh—Tollemache— |
| Mirage—Nadir Shâh and Turkish ambassador | [28] |
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| CHAPTER VI. |
| Elchee's lectures—Mehmandar's journal—Arab nurse—Blue-Beard— |
| Persian ceremony—King's picture | [37] |
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| CHAPTER VII. |
| Mountaineers—Valley of Kazeroon—Virtue of Nitric Acid—Rizâ |
| Kooli Khan's loss of eyes—Extraordinary birds—Beautiful |
| valley of Desht-e-Arjun—Mahomet Rizâ Khan Byat—Irish |
| patriotism—Persian squire | [45] |
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| CHAPTER VIII. |
| Principal characters of the mission—Mahomed Hoosein Khan—Jaffier |
| Ali Khan—Meerzâ Aga Meer—Mahomed Hoosein—Hajee |
| Hoosein—Candidates for the Elchee's favour | [53] |
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| CHAPTER IX. |
| Importance of forms—Description of those used at visits in Persia— |
| Difficulties on this subject—Happy termination of a battle |
| of ceremonies between the first mission and the petty court of |
| Shiraz—Persian society—Fables and Apologues | [62] |
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| CHAPTER X. |
| Fable of the two cats—Preamble to Persian treaty—Apologues |
| from Sâdee—Letter from Nizâm-ool-Moolk to Mahomed Shâh—Death |
| of Yezdijird | [77] |
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| CHAPTER XI. |
| Shiraz—Shaikh-ool-Islûm, or Chief Judge—Story of Ald-ool-Kadir— |
| Entertainments—Derveesh Seffer—Story of Abdûlla |
| of Khorassan—Persian poet | [87] |
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| CHAPTER XII. |
| Persian servants—Departure from Shiraz—Persepolis—Tale of the |
| labours of Roostem—Anecdote of a sportsman | [105] |
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| CHAPTER XIII. |
| Travellers and Antiquaries—Wild Ass—Hawking—Mâder-e-Sûlimân— |
| Akleed—Mirrors—Mehdee Khan—Isfahan—Persian citizens and |
| peasantry—Shâh Abbas the Great—Hâroon-oor-Rasheed—Nethenz | [123] |
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| CHAPTER XIV. |
| Cashan—Scorpions—Câshânee youth—Village of Sinsin—Plundering |
| expeditions of the Tûrkâmâns—Account of that tribe—Wandering |
| tribes—Visit to the dwelling of Mihrâb Khan—Afshâr—Account |
| of his family and adherents—Anecdote of Kerreem Khan | [145] |
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| CHAPTER XV. |
| Arrival at Koom—Mahomedan ladies—their rights and privileges |
| after marriage—Divorces—Story of Hajee Salâh, the cross-grained | [161] |
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| CHAPTER XVI. |
| Departure from Koom—Poolee-Dellâk—Deryâ-e-Kebeer—Valley |
| of the Shadow of Death—Story of a Ghool—Remarks on |
| Persian poetry | [180] |
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| CHAPTER XVII. |
| Distant view of Teheran—Demavend—Rhe—Entrance into the |
| capital—Hajee Ibrahim—Zâl Khan—Terms of courtesy | [197] |
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| CHAPTER XVIII. |
| Terms of reception at court—Second visit—Delivery of presents—King's |
| grant—Private interviews—King's ancestors—Crown |
| jewels—King's love of a joke—Mode of passing his time—Harem— |
| Royal meals—Hajee Ibrahim—His character and death | [207] |
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| CHAPTER XIX. |
| Progress of the Russians—Buonaparte—Second visit to Tullanea—King |
| Abbas Meerzâ—Reflections—Electrifying machine—Phantasmagoria— |
| Ministers of the Persian court—Mahomed Hoosein Khan Mervee | [225] |