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Scottish explorer and author James Baillie Fraser (1783 1856) was
already known for his narratives of travel in the East (his 1820
journal of a journey through the Himalayas being also reissued in
this series) when in 1826 he published this account of his journey
into the lesser known provinces of Persia. Though it includes an
appendix containing information on geology and commerce, it dwells
less on statistical and historical details than it does on the
author's personal experiences and impressions. In his preface,
Fraser summarily rejects factual material as 'insignificant',
preferring to describe the manners of a people seldom encountered
by Europeans. The work captures both the sights and sounds of
bazaars and cities, and the characters of the people, from princes
to peasant boys; and Fraser provides facts on topics ranging from
rice cultivation to the architecture of ancient tombs and methods
of cooling water.
Born to a Scottish father and an Indian mother, the military
adventurer James Skinner (1778 1841) acquired wealth and fame in
India for raising and leading regiments of irregular cavalry,
aiding the British in their wars against the Marathas and Pindaris.
Distinguished in battle and generous as a host and patron, Skinner
was also fluent in Persian and highly regarded by his men and his
superiors. Based on first-hand acquaintance and Skinner's own
journal, this two-volume work, published in 1851 by the Scottish
traveller and artist James Baillie Fraser (1783 1856), who aimed to
represent Skinner 'such as he was in truth, a gallant soldier, a
zealous officer, a steady friend, a worthy noble-minded man; and
spite of his dark complexion, a true and loyal Briton'. Volume 1
sketches the historical background to Skinner's exploits, and
includes his account of his activities up to 1804 and the Second
Anglo-Maratha War.
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