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Annotated Copy of Persia and the Persian Question by George Curzon, with Inserted Papers [418v] (839/1814)
The record is made up of 2 volumes with inserts (898 folios). It was created in 1892-1924. It was written in English, Urdu and German. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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foretold with so much glee, have come to this fre<
land in search of funds to alleviate some of tin
misery brought upon their country by the corrupt
crew that dragged her into war. In such circum
stances it was, as Major Hume says, in keeping with
the magnanimity of the British character, that those
who but the other day were in arms against the King
should be received with the respectful courtesy due
to vanquished foes. 4 ‘ But,* 1 he continues, the
blood of our thousands slain in the war
is hardly dry, the mourning of our bereaved ones
not yet assuaged ; and it is indecent, it is cruel, that
thoughtless thousands should cheer themselves hearse
in fulsome greeting to a procession consisting of
Botha, Delarey, De Wet, Mr. Fischer, and above all
Dr. Clark. It might have been thought that the least
reflective person would have recollected how the toe
impulsive magnanimity of England has on former
occasions led astray the Transvaalers and their Conti-
nental backers ; and that the dire results of
our misplaced generosity would have restrained
the transports of the crowds on Saturday, at
least within the bounds of dignity” Moreover,
Major Martin Hume points out that the Boer
leaders are on their way to Holland to confer with
the junta of enemies who are still plotting ill to oui
country. Ci Are they to carry with them the falsi
impression, justified by the effusiveness of tfcei
welcome in London, that the population of th
Imperial capital is solidly pro-Boer, and that anothe
turn of the political wheel may, after all, give to th
vanquished another Majuba Settlement estorted fron
our magnanimity ? It cannot be wondered at if tfc
spirits of the Kruger gang in Holland rise in anfcicipf
fcion of final triumph, when they see Dr.> Clark and h]
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London.
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political history in South Africa
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Legislature of Capetown. In hii
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:he Governor, stated that a Bill would be introduced
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indemnifying the Governor and all concerned foi
acts committed under Martial Law. As soon as thii
measure is passed Martial Law will be removed
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These two volumes are George Curzon's own personal annotated copies of both volumes of his book Persia and the Persian Question , which was published in 1892. Alongside the volumes are various loose papers relating to Persia [Iran], consisting of the following: received correspondence; newspaper cuttings; publishers' press releases; cuttings from various booksellers' catalogues; various journal and magazine articles; two items of printed official British correspondence; several prints of photographs and sketches; and a few handwritten notes by Curzon.
In most cases these papers, which range in date from 1892 to 1924, relate to the chapters in the book where they were originally inserted, suggesting that they were kept by Curzon with the intention of using them to inform a revised edition of the book.
Of particular note among the small amount of correspondence are two letters received by Curzon in 1914 and 1915 from retired schoolmaster and Islamic scholar Sayyid Mazhar Hasan Musawi of Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India (ff 5-9 and ff 44-53). These letters, which are written in Urdu and are accompanied by English translations, discuss in detail several inaccuracies found in the Urdu version of Persia and the Persian Question .
The various prints of photographs and sketches, which were originally inserted into volume two, are of different locations in the Gulf region. Several of these appear to have been produced in preparation for the publication of the second volume of John Gordon Lorimer's Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , Oman and Central Arabia (i.e. the 'Geographical and Statistical' section) in 1908, as they are identical to the versions found in that volume.
Also of note among the loose papers are an illustrated article from Country Life dated 5 June 1920, entitled 'The People of Persia' (ff 36-37), and a printed family tree of the Shah of Persia [Aḥmad Shah Qājār], produced in preparation of his visit to Britain in 1919 (f 233).
Volume one of Persia and the Persian Question contains a map of Persia, Afghanistan and Beluchistan [Balochistan], which is folded inside the front cover (f 1).
The German language material consists of a publisher's press release for two books authored by German archaeologist Ernst Emil Herzfeld (ff 29-30).
- Extent and format
- 2 volumes with inserts (898 folios)
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: this shelfmark consists of two physical volumes. The foliation sequence commences at the first folio of volume one (1-463), and terminates at the last folio of volume two (ff 464-898); these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. Each volume contains a large number of loose leaves, which have been foliated in the order that they were inserted into the volume; for conservation reasons, these loose folios have been removed from the volume and stored separately. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers of the two volumes.
Pagination: the file also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
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- Annotated Copy of Persia and the Persian Questionby George Curzon, with Inserted Papers
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- 417r:418v
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