Safar Nameh, Persian Pictures: A Book Of Travel
Gertrude Bell
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Gertrude Bell traveled extensively in the Middle East in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, studying the archaeology and anthropology of the region. She became an expert and was instrumental in formulating British policy in the region following the fall of the Ottoman Empire and the outbreak of World War I. - Summary by LynneT (5 hr 6 min)
Chapters
| Introductory | 1:16 | Read by Kazbek |
| AN EASTERN CITY | 18:49 | Read by Mario Pineda |
| THE TOWER OF SILENCE | 9:17 | Read by Mario Pineda |
| IN PRAISE OF GARDENS | 16:03 | Read by Owlivia |
| THE KING OF MERCHANTS | 9:28 | Read by Ciufi Galeazzi |
| THE IMAM HUSSEIN | 16:46 | Read by jenno |
| THE SHADOW OF DEATH | 16:41 | Read by jenno |
| DWELLERS IN TENTS | 13:40 | Read by jenno |
| THREE NOBLE LADIES | 15:36 | Read by jenno |
| THE TREASURE OF THE KING | 14:00 | Read by jenno |
| SHEIKH HASSAN | 16:31 | Read by Ted Lienhart |
| A PERSIAN HOST | 13:23 | Read by Ted Lienhart |
| A STAGE AND A HALF | 12:58 | Read by gpaulsen |
| A BRIDLE-PATH | 18:43 | Read by Owlivia |
| TWO PALACES | 18:14 | Read by Owlivia |
| THE MONTH OF FASTING | 14:45 | Read by Gloria Loughry |
| REQUIESCANT IN PACE | 18:05 | Read by Owlivia |
| THE CITY OF KING PRUSIAS | 10:59 | Read by gpaulsen |
| SHOPS AND SHOPKEEPERS | 12:50 | Read by NRThomas |
| A MURRAY OF THE FIRST CENTURY | 17:37 | Read by Maria Angela R. Aragon |
| TRAVELLING COMPANIONS | 20:28 | Read by docdlmartin |