Sir Anthony Sherley and His Persian Adventure

As well as including Sherley's own account of his journey into Persia in 1600, this valuable edition includes the main works dealing with Anthony Sherley and his life. Original inaccessible texts are reprinted in full and the critical bibliographical introduction provides excellent guidance for the understanding of the various sources (and their merits and limitations), and the context in which Sherley's own account was composed.
When first published in 1933, Sherley's narrative (1613) had never before been reprinted.

List of contents

Introduction Part 1. The Life of Sir Anthony Sherley Part 2. Narratives Relating to Sir Anthony Sherley's Journey into Persia Appendices

About the author

E. Denison Ross

Summary

As well as including Sherley's own account of his journey into Persia in 1600, this valuable edition includes the main works dealing with Anthony Sherley and his life.

Product details

• Authors: E. Denison Ross
• Assisted by: E Denison Ross (Editor), E. Denison Ross (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 09.02.2015
• EAN: 9781138862760
• ISBN: 978-1-138-86276-0
• No. of pages: 360
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous