This book of 'Persian Pictures' is the first published work of Gertrude Bell (1868-1926), the celebrated traveller, archaeologist, and Orientalist. These essays from 1894 capture a sense of delight at a mysterious land still marked by the traces of many of the great civilisations of the past.

This 1894 book of essays is the first published work of Gertrude Bell, the celebrated traveller, archaeologist, and Orientalist.