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100 _a19980312d1998 u y0engy50 ba
101 _aeng
102 _aGB
200 1 _aOttoman and Persian odysseys
_eJames Morier, creator of Hajji Baba of Ispahan, and his brothers
_fHenry McKenzie Johnston
210 _aLondres
_cBritish Academic Press
_d1998
215 _a1 vol. (258 p., 8p. of pl.)
_cill., geneal. table
_d23 cm
320 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 252-253) and index.
330 _aThe Adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan, the story of a likable Iranian rogue caught up in a series of extraordinary and farcical adventures, remains perhaps the most famous of English picaresque novels and, curiously, a favorite among Iranians. First published in 1823, it was an instant best-seller, and is still in print. Little, however, is known of the life of its author, James Morier. Here, for the first time, the reader can follow the fascinating story of James and his two brothers, Jack and David. Their Swiss-born father was a merchant in Smyrna; but during the Napoleonic Wars the brothers, all British citizens although there was only a tiny drop of British blood in their veins, forsook the world of trade to become involved in the exciting world of countering French activities and influence in the Ottoman Empire and Persia. This book is based on a mass of almost unknown family papers and, through the many letters the Moriers wrote to each other from far-flung corners of the globe, throws fresh light on the lives of people caught up in the early years of colonial expansion.
517 _aJames Morier, creator of Hajji Baba of Ispahan, and his brothers
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_aMorier
_bJames Justinien
_f1780-1849
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_xVoyages
_2rameau
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_aMorier
_bJames Justinien
_f1780-1849
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_xBiographies
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602 _aMorier family
_xBiography
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_aIran
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_xDescriptions et voyages
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_z19e sic̈le
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_aEmpire ottoman
_xRelations extřieures
_2rameau
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_aJohnston
_bHenry McKenzie
_f1921-....
_4070
801 3 _bAbes
_c20080411
_gAFNOR
801 1 _bOCLC
_gAACR2
801 2 _bAUROC
801 3 _bSF
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