In the Land of the Lion and Sun, or, Modern Persia
Charles James Wills
Play
Length 17 h 1 min
Chapters 37
First published 1891
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
Chapters
1
Preface Read by Saethon 3:29
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Chapter 1. I go to Persia Read by Saethon 49:46
3
Chapter 2. Post Journey to the Capital Read by Saethon 19:56
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Chapter 3. Teheran Read by Saethon 22:35
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Chapter 4. Teheran Read by Saethon 43:44
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Chapter 5. Hamadan Read by Saethon 26:08
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Chapter 6. Hamadan Read by Saethon 26:43
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Chapter 7. Hamadan Read by Saethon 22:43
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Chapter 8. Hamadan Read by Saethon 37:33
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Chapter 9. Kermanshah Read by Saethon 28:31
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Chapter 10. Kermanshah Read by Saethon 26:20
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Chapter 11. I go to Ispahan Read by Saethon 31:43
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Chapter 12. Julfa Read by Saethon 22:44
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Chapter 13. Ispahan Read by Saethon 27:14
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Chapter 14. Julfa and Ispahan Read by Saethon 23:17
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Chapter 15. Ispahan and its Environs Read by Saethon 22:30
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Chapter 16. Ispahan and its Environs Read by Saethon 21:47
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Chapter 17. Ispahan Read by Saethon 18:24
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Chapter 18. Ispahan Read by Saethon 31:12
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Chapter 19. My Journey Home and March to Shiraz Read by Saethon 29:37
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Chapter 20. Shiraz Read by Saethon 26:17
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Chapter 21. Shiraz Wine-making Read by Saethon 25:13
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Chapter 22. Shiraz and Fussa Read by Saethon 27:10
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Chapter 23. Shiraz - the Famine Read by Saethon 20:07
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Chapter 24. I Fall Into the Hands of Brigands Read by Saethon 27:34
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Chapter 25. Shiraz Read by Saethon 24:23
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Chapter 26. Shiraz - Persian Customs Read by Saethon 31:09
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Chapter 27. Shiraz Read by Beeswaxcandle 26:17
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Chapter 28. Beasts, Birds, Fruits, and Flowers Read by Beeswaxcandle 28:54
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Chapter 29. Persian Character, Costumes, and Manners Read by Beeswaxcandle 35:24
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Chapter 30. Travelling—Art Work—Foods Read by Beeswaxcandle 22:47
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Chapter 31. Education—Leave, and Return via India Read by Beeswaxcandle 23:38
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Chapter 32. From the Persian Gulf to Ispahan Read by Beeswaxcandle 29:50
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Chapter 33. Julfa Read by Beeswaxcandle 22:22
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Chapter 34. Journey to and from Teheran Read by Beeswaxcandle 29:04
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Chapter 35. We return via the Caspian, Part 1 Read by Beeswaxcandle 43:57
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Chapter 35. We return via the Caspian, Part 2 Read by Beeswaxcandle 41:15
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