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A RIDE TO INDIA - ACROSS PERSIA AND BALUCHISTÁN. - BY - HARRY DE WINDT, F.R.G.S., - AUTHOR OF "FROM PEKIN TO CALAIS BY LAND," ETC. - WITH ILLUSTRATIONS - BY - HERBERT WALKER FROM SKETCHES BY THE AUTHOR.
TO - AUDLEY LOVELL, ESQUIRE, - COLDSTREAM GUARDS, - THIS VOLUME - IS - DEDICATED. - CHAPTER - I. TIFLIS—BAKU - II. THE CASPIAN—ASTARÁ—RÉSHT - III. RÉSHT—PATCHINAR - IV. PATCHINAR—TEHERÁN - V. TEHERÁN - VI. TEHERÁN—ISPAHÁN - VII. ISPAHÁN—SHIRÁZ - VIII. SHIRÁZ—BUSHIRE - IX. BALUCHISTÁN—BEILA - X. BALUCHISTÁN—GWARJAK - XI. KELÁT—QUETTA—BOMBAY - APPENDIX - MAP - LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
IN THE DESERT SUNRISE - TIFLIS - A DIRTY NIGHT IN THE CASPIAN - ASTARÁ, RUSSO-PERSIAN FRONTIER - CROSSING THE KHARZÁN - TEHERÁN - PERSIAN DANCING-GIRL - POST-HOUSE AT KUSHKU BAIRA - A CORPSE CARAVAN - A DAY IN THE SNOW - A FAMILY PARTY - YEZDI-GHAZT - THE CARAVANSERAI, MEYUN KOTAL - SONMIANI - OUR CAMP AT OUTHAL - MALAK - A "ZIGRI" AT GWARJAK - NOMAD BALUCH TENT - JEBRI - KELÁT - PALACE OF H.H. THE KHAN KELÁT - THE KHAN OF KELÁT - A RIDE TO INDIA. - CHAPTER I. - TIFLIS—BAKU.
CHAPTER II. - THE CASPIAN—ASTARÁ—RÉSHT.
CHAPTER III. - RÉSHT—PATCHINAR.
CHAPTER IV. - PATCHINAR—TEHERÁN.
CHAPTER VI. - TEHERÁN—ISPAHÁN.
CHAPTER VII. - ISPAHÁN—SHIRÁZ.
CHAPTER VIII. - SHIRÁZ—BUSHIRE.
Description
In a sumptuous palace in Tiflis, the narrator finds himself amid glittering rugs, tame tigers and frozen windows, listening to a weary governor who warns that any overland trek to India must skirt the Russian bureaucracy. The atmosphere of lavish Oriental décor gives way to a restless desire to break through snow‑bound streets and head south, where the true adventure beckons across the Caspian Sea and the stark deserts of Persia.
From the icy sleigh ride out of the Caucasus, the story follows a caravan of horse‑drawn wagons, desert caravansaries and bustling market towns. Along the way the traveler records the colors of Baluchistan’s tents, the music of Persian dancers and the stark beauty of arid horizons, all illustrated by sketches that bring the landscape to life. The first act sets a tone of curiosity and determination, promising a richly detailed cross‑cultural odyssey.
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Language
en
Duration
~5 hours (341K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Release date
2004-02-01
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
About the author
Harry De Windt
1856–1933
An indefatigable Victorian traveler and writer, he turned hazardous journeys across Siberia, Central Asia, and the Balkans into vivid adventure books. His work blends sharp-eyed reporting with the restless energy of an explorer who preferred difficult routes to comfortable ones.
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