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This Is A New Release Of The Original 1832 Edition.
1832. The work here submitted to the public presents for the first
time in the English language an abridgment of the heroic poem of
the great poet of Persia. The Shah Nameh is indeed a history in
rhyme. It comprises the annals and achievements of the ancient
kings of Persia, from Kaiumers down to the invasion and conquest of
that empire by the Saracens, in 636, an estimated period of more
that 3600 years. It was finished in the 11th century, gathered from
the tales and legends for ages traditionally known throughout that
country, and in accordance with that origin, it abounds in
adventures of the most wild and romantic description.
The work here submitted to the public presents for the first time
in the English language an abridgment of the heroic poem of the
great poet of Persia. The Shah Nameh is indeed a history in rhyme.
It comprises the annals and achievements of the ancient kings of
Persia, from Kaiumers down to the invasion and conquest of that
empire by the Saracens, in 636, an estimated period of more that
3600 years. It was finished in the 11th century, gathered from the
tales and legends for ages traditionally known throughout that
country, and in accordance with that origin, it abounds in
adventures of the most wild and romantic description.
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