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Narrative of a Journey into Persia, in the Suite of the Imperial Russian Embassy, in the Year 1817 (Paperback)
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Narrative of a Journey into Persia, in the Suite of the Imperial Russian Embassy, in the Year 1817 (Paperback)
Series: Cambridge Library Collection - European History
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Moritz von Kotzebue (1789 1861), son of the German dramatist and an
experienced seaman and soldier, who had faced Bonaparte's troops on
the battlefield, travelled to the court of Fath Ali Shah Qajar
(1772 1834), the king of Persia, with a Russian embassy in 1817.
His account of the journey was published in German in 1819, and an
English translation was published in the same year, claiming to
offer a different perspective from the ordinary run of British
writings on Persia. Covering the journey from St Petersburg through
the Caucasus and down to Soltaniyeh, where the embassy meets the
Shah, the work is a compilation of day-to-day observations on
people and events. The author is astute and witty, and the book is
not only an interesting read but also a useful source for the
region's social history; a lengthy description of the Shah's court
is particularly impressive.
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