02415cam0 2200325   450000500170000001000270001703500200004403500160006403500150008003500090009510000410010410100080014510200070015320001240016021000420028421500600032632000640038633011000045051700690155060000780161960000820169760200330177960700890181260700630190170000560196480100260202080100160204680100100206280100170207220170120153248.0  a1-86064-330-2d£29.50  a(OCoLC)38587099  aocm38587099  asib1466106  a2138  a19980312d1998    u  y0engy50      ba  aeng  aGB1 aOttoman and Persian odysseyseJames Morier, creator of Hajji Baba of Ispahan, and his brothersfHenry McKenzie Johnston  aLondrescBritish Academic Pressd1998  a1 vol. (258 p., 8p. of pl.)cill., geneal. tabled23 cm  aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 252-253) and index.  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.  aJames Morier, creator of Hajji Baba of Ispahan, and his brothers 13027038580aMorierbJames Justinienf1780-18493049407163xVoyages2rameau 13027038580aMorierbJames Justinienf1780-18493027281558xBiographies2rameau  aMorier familyxBiography2lc  3027234576aIran3027652920xDescriptions et voyages3027794059z19e siècle2rameau  3029394767aEmpire ottomanxRelations extérieures2rameau 13034012443aJohnstonbHenry McKenzief1921-....4070 3bAbesc20080411gAFNOR 1bOCLCgAACR2 2bAUROC 3bSFc19000120