Sykes' History of Persia Vol 2 (pdf) - Heritage Institute

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THE GLORY
OF THE SHIA WORLD
THE TALE OF A PILGRIMAGE
BY
MAJOR P. M. SYKES, C.M.G., C.LE.
ASSISTED BY /
KHAN BAHADUR AHMAD\DIN/KHAN
WITH MANY ILLUSTRATIONS IN THFA TEXT AND
FOUR COLOURED REPRODUCTIONS FROM PERS/AN PAINTINGS
SPECTATOR. " It conveys the strange and subtle cfUrm which Persia exercises
over the European mind. . . . What Major Sykes has giverXus is a faithful and living
picture, without exaggeration or caricature, of modern life iri Eastern Persia, and of men
and things.
. . . We strongly recommend a study of this record\to the European reader,
who will find in it much food for reflection. He will feel the clekr, bright air of Persia,
and live the free caravan life, listening to stories gay and patheticA snatches of poetry and
history, modern and legendary, till finally he stands on the sacred soot where no European
has ever stood, where the great Haroun, the correspondent of "
Charltemagne, lies buried.
ACADEMY. " So thoroughly has the author entered into th^ Oriental mind, so
perfectly has he imbued himself with the thoughts, the aspirations, thfe very inmost life of
the people from whom his hero is drawn, that to have taken Major Sykes, who describes
himself as the translator and editor, literally, is not only pardonable, bu\ is, moreover, as
great a compliment as can possibly be paid to him. Books on Persia, Persian politics,
and Persian life have become relatively plentiful, and many of them give Considerable insight
into the life of the people with whom they deal. The present book, however, differs
from all these by the abundant light which it throws on the ideals, the thoughts, the customs,
and the life of the Persian people."
FIELD. " Major Sykes has placed English readers under a deep debt of gratitude.
It is refreshing to come across a book so far removed from the ordinary. . . . Interesting
and valuable as an attempt to depict Persian life and thought from within. And as a
book to read it is wholly delightful. It abounds in anecdotes, and throws numerous sidelights
on Persian customs and the Persian character. The . . . temptation to go on quoting
from this entertaining volume is great, but to extract all the good things it contains would
be to repeat the best part of the book. The illustrations are also full of interest."
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PALL MALL GAZETTE. Many good stories, true orwell invented, will be found
in these delightful pages, wherein Persian patriotism and conceit are also fully illustrated.
. . . The true origin of wine, or 'sweet poison,' can be read in this volume, and much
discourse upon love and beauty. In fact, the book is full of information, and the only
thing it does not contain is a single dull page."
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