In the Land of the Lion and Sun

Modern Persia

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English · 1891 · 17h 1m · Medical, Memoirs

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Newly graduated, 24-year-old Charles Wills went to Persia in the role of medical officer to the Indo-European Telegraph Department. This account of his adventures and travels across what we now call Iran between 1866 and 1881 (the middle years of Nãsir al-Dīn Shãh's reign), also includes commentary on the social life in the provinces, along with the geography and products of the country. Humorous and serious anecdotes are recounted with equal verve and a fine appreciation of the ironic. - Summary by Beeswaxcandle

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Preface 3:29 Read by Saethon
Chapter 1. I go to Persia 49:46 Read by Saethon
Chapter 2. Post Journey to the Capital 19:56 Read by Saethon
Chapter 3. Teheran 22:35 Read by Saethon
Chapter 4. Teheran 43:44 Read by Saethon
Chapter 5. Hamadan 26:08 Read by Saethon
Chapter 6. Hamadan 26:43 Read by Saethon
Chapter 7. Hamadan 22:43 Read by Saethon
Chapter 8. Hamadan 37:33 Read by Saethon
Chapter 9. Kermanshah 28:31 Read by Saethon
Chapter 10. Kermanshah 26:20 Read by Saethon
Chapter 11. I go to Ispahan 31:43 Read by Saethon
Chapter 12. Julfa 22:44 Read by Saethon
Chapter 13. Ispahan 27:14 Read by Saethon
Chapter 14. Julfa and Ispahan 23:17 Read by Saethon
Chapter 15. Ispahan and its Environs 22:30 Read by Saethon
Chapter 16. Ispahan and its Environs 21:47 Read by Saethon
Chapter 17. Ispahan 18:24 Read by Saethon
Chapter 18. Ispahan 31:12 Read by Saethon
Chapter 19. My Journey Home and March to Shiraz 29:37 Read by Saethon
Chapter 20. Shiraz 26:17 Read by Saethon
Chapter 21. Shiraz Wine-making 25:13 Read by Saethon
Chapter 22. Shiraz and Fussa 27:10 Read by Saethon
Chapter 23. Shiraz - the Famine 20:07 Read by Saethon
Chapter 24. I Fall Into the Hands of Brigands 27:34 Read by Saethon
Chapter 25. Shiraz 24:23 Read by Saethon
Chapter 26. Shiraz - Persian Customs 31:09 Read by Saethon
Chapter 27. Shiraz 26:17 Read by Beeswaxcandle
Chapter 28. Beasts, Birds, Fruits, and Flowers 28:54 Read by Beeswaxcandle
Chapter 29. Persian Character, Costumes, and Manners 35:24 Read by Beeswaxcandle
Chapter 30. Travelling—Art Work—Foods 22:47 Read by Beeswaxcandle
Chapter 31. Education—Leave, and Return via India 23:38 Read by Beeswaxcandle
Chapter 32. From the Persian Gulf to Ispahan 29:50 Read by Beeswaxcandle
Chapter 33. Julfa 22:22 Read by Beeswaxcandle
Chapter 34. Journey to and from Teheran 29:04 Read by Beeswaxcandle
Chapter 35. We return via the Caspian, Part 1 43:57 Read by Beeswaxcandle
Chapter 35. We return via the Caspian, Part 2 41:15 Read by Beeswaxcandle

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An excellent account and adventure in old Persia.


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The reader is absolutely fabulous, with a perfect voice for the story. his reading is full of character.

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sending strength and prayers to Iran and the middle east.