Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-173) and index.
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Writing travel, making genre -- The reluctant tourist : Mirza Abul Hasan Khan and his "Book of wonder" -- Long day's journey into night : Mirza Fattah Khan Garmrudi's accounts of Europe -- The traveling king : Nasir al-Din Shah and his books of travel -- A dervish and a merchant walk into Europe : the popularization of travel of writing -- Conclusion.
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Iranians-- Europe-- History-- 19th century.
Travelers' writings, Persian-- Europe-- History and criticism.