The Adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan

403 pp. Includes full-color plates and black-and-white line drawings by Cyrus Leroy Baldridged throughout text. A satirical novel by a former British envoy who lived in Qajar Iran in 1808 - 1809 and 1810 - 1814, amidst the diplomatic difficulties that the country had with European nations. The social manners and customs of Persia are described in the language of a Spanish adventure romance.