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Joseph Emin, 2: landed in paradise

Excerpts from Emin, Joseph. Life and Adventures of Joseph Emin, An Armenian, Written in English by Himself. Retrieved from Archive.Org 10/02/2014. Corrected through comparison with Emin, Joseph. Life and Adventures of Joseph Emin, An Armenian, Written in English by Himself.

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Joseph Emin, 1: the ship sets sail (1751)

Excerpts from Emin, Joseph. Life and Adventures of Joseph Emin, An Armenian, Written in English by Himself. Retrieved from Archive.Org 10/02/2014. Corrected through comparison with Emin, Joseph. Life and Adventures of Joseph Emin, An Armenian, Written in English by Himself.

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Sampsonia, 3: thrice worthy and undaunted lady Teresia

Excerpts from Shirley, Evelyn Philip. The Sherley brothers, an historical memoir of the lives of Sir Thomas Sherley, Sir Anthony Sherley, and Sir Robert Sherley, knights (1848). Retrieved from Archive.Org 05/04/2014 That Robert Sherley had attained a competent knowledge of

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Memoirs of Sayyida Salme, 2: the married life

These selections are from Emily Said Ruete’s Memoirs of an Arabian Princess. She was born in Zanaibar as Princess Salme bint Said ibn Sultan al-Bu Saidi, a.k.a Sayyida Salme. Some bio and version notes here, and part 1 of selection

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Memoirs of Sayyida Salme, 1: east-west and north-south differences

These selections are from Emily Said Ruete’s Memoirs of an Arabian Princess. She was born in Zanaibar as Princess Salme bint Said ibn Sultan al-Bu Saidi, a.k.a Sayyida Salme. Some bio and version notes here, and part 2 of selection

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شگرف نامه میرزا اعتصام الدین، ۸: بنا ها و رسم دفن

این گزیده هایی از متن فارسی است که به زودی توسط بنیاد ایران شناسی دانشگاه تورنتو برای اولین بار چاپ خواهد شد شگرف‌نامه ولایت: سفرنامه میرزا اعتصام الدین باجپوری به ولایت انگلیس. به کوشش محمد توکلی با همکاری وحید طلوعی.

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I’tisam al-Din’s Shigarfnamah, 8: buildings and burial ‘rights’

My translation, based on the Farsi version, publication forthcoming: Mirza I’tisam al-Din. Shigarfnamah Vilayet. Toronto: Foundation for Iranian Studies, 2014. On the Features of London Buildings Stone buildings are few and brick buildings many. But churches, old and new, are

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شگرف نامه میرزا اعتصام الدین، ۷: غریب نوازی انگلیسی

این گزیده هایی از متن فارسی است که به زودی توسط بنیاد ایران شناسی دانشگاه تورنتو برای اولین بار چاپ خواهد شد شگرف‌نامه ولایت: سفرنامه میرزا اعتصام الدین باجپوری به ولایت انگلیس. به کوشش محمد توکلی با همکاری وحید طلوعی.

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I’tisam al-Din’s Shigarfnamah, 7: English hospitality

My translation, based on the Farsi version, publication forthcoming: Mirza I’tisam al-Din. Shigarfnamah Vilayet. Toronto: Foundation for Iranian Studies, 2014. Arriving in England After a week I arrived at a small coastal town in England. P 86 I mostly went

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شگرف نامه میرزا اعتصام الدین، ۶: فرانسه

این گزیده هایی از متن فارسی است که به زودی توسط بنیاد ایران شناسی دانشگاه تورنتو برای اولین بار چاپ خواهد شد شگرف‌نامه ولایت: سفرنامه میرزا اعتصام الدین باجپوری به ولایت انگلیس. به کوشش محمد توکلی با همکاری وحید طلوعی.

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