Sir Anthony Sherley and his Persian adventure : [including some contemporary narratives relating thereto / edited by Sir E. Denison Ross].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ross, E. Denison (Edward Denison), Sir, 1871-1940.

Contributor:

Sherley, Anthony, Sir, 1565-1635?

Series:

Broadway travellers ; 16.

Broadway travellers ; 16

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sherley, Anthony, Sir, 1565-1635?--Travel--Iran.

Sherley, Anthony.

Iran--Description and travel.

Iran.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (220 p.)

Place of Publication:

London : RoutledgeCurzon, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

As well as including Sherley's own account of his journey into Persia in 1600, this valuable edition includes the main works dealing with Anthony Sherley and his life. Original inaccessible texts are reprinted in full and the critical bibliographical introduction provides excellent guidance for the understanding of the various sources (and their merits and limitations), and the context in which Sherley's own account was composed.When first published in 1933, Sherley's narrative (1613) had never before been reprinted.

Contents:

BOOKCOVER; HALF-TITLE; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS; PREFATORY NOTE; BIBLIOGRAPHICAL INTRODUCTION; BIBLIOGRAPHY; PART I THE LIFE OF SIR ANTHONY SHERLEY; PART II NARRATIVES RELATING TO SIR ANTHONY SHERLEY'S JOURNEY INTO PERSIA; I A TRUE REPORT OF SIR ANTHONY SHERLEY'S JOURNEY OVERLAND TO VENICE,; II A NEW AND LARGE DISCOURSE ON THE TRAVELS OF SIR ANTHONY SHERLEY, KNIGHT, BY SEA, AND OVER LAND, TO THE PERSIAN EMPIRE; III THE RELATION OF A JOURNEY TAKEN TO PERSIA IN THE YEARS 1598-1599 BY A GENTLEMAN IN THE SUITE OF SIR ANTHONY SHERLEY, AMBASSADOR FROM THE QUEEN OF ENGLAND

IV A TRUE DISCOURSE OF SIR ANTHONY SHERLEY'S TRAVEL INTO PERSIA.APPENDICES; APPENDIX I TWO EXTRACTS FROM ANTHONY SHERLEY'S RELATION; APPENDIX II TWO LETTERS BY ANTHONY SHERLEY FROM RUSSIA; APPENDIX III L'ENTRÉE SOLEMNELLE; INDEX

Notes:

Facsim. of ed. published: 1933.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-134-28472-1

1-280-24035-0

9786610240357

0-203-33822-7

9780203338223

OCLC:

264475018