Through Persia on a Side-Saddle / / Ella C. Sykes.
This written travelogue of Ella Sykes’ historic first journey across central Asia has been considered a classic of women’s studies as well as a historic travel account. Detailing the impressions of Sykes while traveling with her diplomat brother through central Asia in the nineteenth century, this i...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Gorgias Press Backlist eBook-Package 2001-2013 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Piscataway, NJ : : Gorgias Press, , [2008] ©2008 |
Year of Publication: | 2008 |
Language: | English |
Series: | Kiraz Historic Travels Archive
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (341 p.) :; 9 |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS -- PREFACE -- INTRODUCTION -- THROUGH PERSIA ON A SIDE-SADDLE -- CHAPTER I. THE JOURNEY TO THE CAPITAL OF PERSIA -- CHAPTER II. TEHRAN -- CHAPTER III. FROM THE CAPITAL TO FATIMA'S SHRINE AT KOOM -- CHAPTER IV. AS FAR AS KASHAN -- CHAPTER V. TO THE GOAL OF OUR JOURNEY VIÂ YEZD -- CHAPTER VI. HOUSEKEEPING AT KERMAN -- CHAPTER VII. KERMAN AND ITS ENVIRONS -- CHAPTER VIII. OLLA PODRIDA -- CHAPTER IX. FOUR VISITORS AND A MAID -- CHAPTER X. OUR STAY IN THE HILLS -- CHAPTER XI. OUR SOCIAL CIRCLE AT KERMAN -- CHAPTER XII. ARABABAD AND SAGOTCH, PERSIAN LADIES AND SOME PERSIAN CUSTOMS -- CHAPTER XIII. LAST MONTHS AT KERMAN, AND THE START TO BALUCHISTAN -- CHAPTER XIV. THROUGH THE DESERT TO BAMPUR AND PAHRA -- CHAPTER XV. TO KUHAK AND THE FRONTIER COMMISSION -- CHAPTER XVI. WITH THE PERSO-BALUCII BOUNDARY COMMISSION -- CHAPTER XVII. TO QUETTA WITH THE BRITISH COMMISSION -- CHAPTER XVIII. UP THE PERSIAN GULF TO BUSREH -- CHAPTER XIX. THE KARUN RIVER AND AHWAZ -- CHAPTER XX. FROM BUSREH TO TEHRAN AGAIN -- CHAPTER XXI. TEHRAN REVISITED, AND THE JOURNEY HOME TO ENGLAND |
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Summary: | This written travelogue of Ella Sykes’ historic first journey across central Asia has been considered a classic of women’s studies as well as a historic travel account. Detailing the impressions of Sykes while traveling with her diplomat brother through central Asia in the nineteenth century, this illustrated volume has a wide appeal to those interested in Iran as it used to be. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9781463212803 9783111024141 9783110663037 |
DOI: | 10.31826/9781463212803 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Ella C. Sykes. |