Sir John Malcolm led British missions to the Shah’s court and wrote a history of Persia; here he offers a lighter companion drawn from his journeys. In the company of his Persian friend Hajee Hoosein he records conversations, proverbs, tales of kings and dervishes, quotations from Sadi and Hafiz, and the customs and humour of the people he met.
A charming, anecdotal travel book by one of the best-informed Britons in early nineteenth-century Persia. Download the free EPUB.