Persia and the Victorians (RLE Iran A).
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Total Pages | : 178 |
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ISBN-10 | : OCLC:795318507 |
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Download or read book Persia and the Victorians (RLE Iran A). written by and published by . This book was released on with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The impact of Persian life and literature upon Victorian England was tremendous. It found its public demonstration in the visit of the Shah, but the number of men of letters who turned to the Persian classics for inspiration were as numerous as they were great: William Jones, Charles Murray, Edward Browne, George Borrow, Richard Burton, Edward Palmer and, of course, Fitzgerald, translator of the Rubaiyat.