Pilgrim in Persia overland from Flushing to Calcutta
A. Henry Law Landor’s two volume travel study chronicles overland travel from Flushing Holland to Calcutta via Beluchistan Persia and Herat. It emphasizes British trade aims explains rail plans to Nushki and Quetta critiques Persian reform and Teheran life and notes customs politics and geography with vivid scene sketches and photos.
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Flushing
Holland
Calcutta
A. Henry Law
Landor
Charles Scribner's Sons
Beluchistan
Persia
England
Russia
India
Iran
Caspian
Enzeli
Teheran
Kashan
Isfahan
Nain
Yezd
Kerman
Birjand
Afhanistan
Sistan
Afghanistan
Sher-i-Nasrya
Nasirabad
Bungalow
Nushk
Gulf
Mr. Landor
Alexander
Neo
Gome
Artistic Book Review of Classic Poetry Volumes
A long review of illustrated editions of Goldsmiths Deserted Village Tennysons Idylls of the King Browning Sonnets and other poetry volumes. It praises Gustave Dorés pictures and Margaret Armstrong decorations while noting uneven illustration quality and strong bindings.
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Oliver Goldsmith
Edwin A Ene
Harper , Bros
Alfred Tennyson
Gustave Doré
G. P. Putnam's Sons
Herbert Cole
Lane
Shelley
Endymion
Robert Anning Bell
Raleigh
Thackeray Remembered by Elwin Now Exhausted Types
In a sketch of Rev Whitwell Elwin, Thackeray is pictured as a devoted friend who felt his characters had run their course. He recalls burning an early story, seeking new ground beyond his familiar types and considering a Johnson era scene. Elwin’s affectionate portrait notes Thackeray’s humor, humility, and reluctance to seek broad popularity.
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Persia
Land of
Iran
Teheran
Boston
Western
Nasr-ed-din Shah
England
Alhambra Music Hall
Mr. Landor
Isa Tahir
Webb-Ware
Sahib
Kuh-i-buhlan Pass
Zaidan
Taimyr Lang
Tamerlane
Knowles
Elwin
Whitwell Elwin
Quarterly Review
Thackeray
London
Newcombes
Jack
Tom
Goldsmith
Garrick
Dr. Primrose
Uneven Auction Figures Mentioned in Classified Listing
Partial OCR fragment lists several prices such as 1.25 7.50 2.30 1.50 and 7). The readable bits suggest a catalog or auction style entry with varying net amounts. No clear persons organizations places or event details are identifiable from the snippet.
Thackeray Gives Pencil Case From Naples Incident
Thackeray explains he cannot give the pen he used to write with because it fell and broke in Naples. He offers instead a silver pencil case with a gold pen, taken from his pocket and handed to Elwin. The case had long been his writing companion.
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Thackeray
Naples
Elwin
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