02544cam0 2200361 4500 20170120153248.0 045365245 1-86064-330-2 £29.50 (OCoLC)38587099 ocm38587099 sib1466106 2138 2138 2138 LIVR 19980312d1998 u y0engy50 ba eng GB Ottoman and Persian odysseys James Morier, creator of Hajji Baba of Ispahan, and his brothers Henry McKenzie Johnston Londres British Academic Press 1998 1 vol. (258 p., 8p. of pl.) ill., geneal. table 23 cm Includes bibliographical references (p. 252-253) and index. The 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. James Morier, creator of Hajji Baba of Ispahan, and his brothers 027038580 2062 Morier James Justinien 1780-1849 049407163 1061 Voyages rameau 027038580 2062 Morier James Justinien 1780-1849 027281558 14 Biographies rameau Morier family Biography lc 027234576 5 Iran 027652920 567 Descriptions et voyages 027794059 27 19e siècle rameau 029394767 838 Empire ottoman Relations extérieures rameau 034012443 2243 Johnston Henry McKenzie 1921-.... 070 Abes 20080411 AFNOR OCLC AACR2 AUROC SF 19000120 2950 MCAD MCAD Salle de lecture HISMODMAC51998 HIS MOD MAC ՄԱԳ 5.1998 0 LIVR