Journeys In Persia And Kurdistan Volume 2 Of 2

Excerpt from Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Vol. 2 of 2: Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs On leaving Naghun we were joined by Aziz Khan, a petty chief, a retainer of Isfandyar Khan, who has been deputed to attend on the Agha, and who may be useful in various ways. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan : Volume II (Illustrated)Isabella Bishop (nee Bird) published her Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan in 1891, compiled from a series of letters home. Recommended an open-air life from an early age as a cure for physical and nervous difficulties, Bird toured the United States and Canada, New Zealand, Australia and the Far East. After her marriage, and the death of her husband in 1886, she did missionary work in India and then, in 1890, travelled to little-known parts of Turkey, Persia and Kurdistan in the company of Major Herbert Sawyer of the Indian Army. This came to be the hardest journey of her experience, with extremes of temperature and harsh living conditions for the sixty-year-old, although she was able to provide medical care for the local people. Volume 1 introduces the region, its people, and their customs and includes many evocative anecdotes. It also contains a glossary and maps."

Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume 1 (of 2) By Isabella L. Bird

Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume 2 (of 2) is the second volume in Isabella Lucy Bird's published memoirs recounting her continued travels through Persia and Kurdistan in the late 19th century. This volume provides Bird's vivid first-hand account of her travels through the Upper Karun region and her visits with the Nestorian Rayahs Christian community. With her unique voice as a solo female British explorer, Bird documents her observations of the landscapes, architecture, local customs, and people she encounters. She weaves together extensive details and commentary related to topics like marriage rituals, living conditions, dress, social activities, gender dynamics, and beliefs within Persian and Kurdish societies at that time. Bird offers immersive descriptions of her interactions with locals, including Nestorian Christians struggling to preserve their way of life and beliefs. Her writing style engagingly captures the essence of the region's natural beauty as well through her travelogue approach. Overall, this volume allows readers to immerse themselves in Bird's perspective on a part of the world during a period of great change in the late 1800s. It expands understanding of Persian and Kurdish culture, religion, and daily existence through the eyes of an intrepid, insightful British woman traveling alone through the region.