Travels in Assyria, Media, and Persia
2 Volume Set

Table of Contents

Volume 1: Preface to the first edition
1. From Bagdad, across the Diala, to Kesrabad or Dastagherd
2. From Dastagherd to Artemita, or Khan-e-Keen, and from thence to Hellowla, or Kassr-Shirine
3. From Hellowla, by the Plain of Bajilan, to Zohaub and Serpool
4. From Serpool, across the Chain of Mount Zagros, by the Pass of the Arch
5. Visits at Kermanshah to the friends of my companion
6. Description of Kermanshah, one of the frontier towns of Persia
7. Visit to the antiquities of Tauk-e-Bostan
8. From Kermanshah to Bisitoon and Kengawar - attack of robbers
9. Entry into Hamadan - the site of the ancient Ecbatana
10. From Hamadan, by Alfraoon, Kerdakhourd, and Giaour-se, to Goolpyegan
11. From Goolpyegan, by Rhamatabad, Dehuck, and Chal-Seeah, to Ispahan
12. Ispahan - Early settlement of the Jews - Persian dramatic story-tellers and singers
13. Ispahan - visit to the Governor of the city - Persian entertainment - palace - gardens, etc.
14. Ispahan - visit to the principal mosques and colleges of the city
15. Ispahan - palace of our residence - paintings - gardens - distant view of the city
16. Departure from Ispahan - and journey by Ammeenabad and Yezdikhaust to Persepolis
17. Visit to the ruins of Persepolis, and journey from thence to Shiraz. Volume 2:
1. Stay at Shiraz, and visit to the principal places of that city
2. From Shiraz, by Kotel Dokhter, to Kauzeroon
3. Visit to the ruins of Shapoor, and journey from thence to Bushire
4. Stay at Bushire - its town, port, commerce, and inhabitants
5. Bussorah - the chief port of the Persian Gulf. Its population, commerce, and resources
6. History of the Joassamee pirates, and their attacks on British ships
7. Voyage from Bushire down the Persian Gulf - ruins of Ormuz
8. Visit to Ras-el-Khyma - negotiation with the pirates - bombardment of the town
9. Harbour and town of Muscat, and voyage from thence to Bombay
Index.