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JOURNEYS
IN
PERSIA AND KURDISTAN

MRS. BISHOP (ISABELLA L. BIRD).

JOURNEYS
IN
PERSIA AND KURDISTAN

INCLUDING A SUMMER IN THE UPPER KARUN
REGION AND A VISIT TO THE
NESTORIAN RAYAHS

By MRS. BISHOP
(ISABELLA L. BIRD)