Safar Nameh, Persian Pictures: A Book Of Travel


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Gertrude Bell traveled extensively in the Middle East in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, studying the archaeology and anthropology of the region. She became an expert and was instrumental in formulating British policy in the region following the fall of the Ottoman Empire and the outbreak of World War I. - Summary by LynneT (5 hr 6 min)

Chapters

Introductory 1:16 Read by Kazbek
AN EASTERN CITY 18:49 Read by Mario Pineda
THE TOWER OF SILENCE 9:17 Read by Mario Pineda
IN PRAISE OF GARDENS 16:03 Read by Owlivia
THE KING OF MERCHANTS 9:28 Read by Ciufi Galeazzi
THE IMAM HUSSEIN 16:46 Read by jenno
THE SHADOW OF DEATH 16:41 Read by jenno
DWELLERS IN TENTS 13:40 Read by jenno
THREE NOBLE LADIES 15:36 Read by jenno
THE TREASURE OF THE KING 14:00 Read by jenno
SHEIKH HASSAN 16:31 Read by Ted Lienhart
A PERSIAN HOST 13:23 Read by Ted Lienhart
A STAGE AND A HALF 12:58 Read by gpaulsen
A BRIDLE-PATH 18:43 Read by Owlivia
TWO PALACES 18:14 Read by Owlivia
THE MONTH OF FASTING 14:45 Read by Gloria Loughry
REQUIESCANT IN PACE 18:05 Read by Owlivia
THE CITY OF KING PRUSIAS 10:59 Read by gpaulsen
SHOPS AND SHOPKEEPERS 12:50 Read by NRThomas
A MURRAY OF THE FIRST CENTURY 17:37 Read by Maria Angela R. Aragon
TRAVELLING COMPANIONS 20:28 Read by docdlmartin