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[Illustration: IN THE DESERT SUNRISE]



A RIDE TO INDIA

ACROSS PERSIA AND BALUCHISTAN.



BY



HARRY DE WINDT, F.R.G.S.,

AUTHOR OF "FROM PEKIN TO CALAIS BY LAND," ETC.



WITH ILLUSTRATIONS

BY

HERBERT WALKER _FROM SKETCHES BY THE AUTHOR_.




1891.




TO

AUDLEY LOVELL, ESQUIRE,

COLDSTREAM GUARDS,

THIS VOLUME

IS

DEDICATED.




CONTENTS

CHAPTER

I. TIFLIS--BAKU

II. THE CASPIAN--ASTARA--RESHT

III. RESHT--PATCHINAR

IV. PATCHINAR--TEHERAN

V. TEHERAN

VI. TEHERAN--ISPAHAN

VII. ISPAHAN--SHIRAZ

VIII. SHIRAZ--BUSHIRE

IX. BALUCHISTAN--BEILA

X. BALUCHISTAN--GWARJAK

XI. KELAT--QUETTA--BOMBAY

APPENDIX

MAP




LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

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IN THE DESERT SUNRISE

TIFLIS

A DIRTY NIGHT IN THE CASPIAN

ASTARA, RUSSO-PERSIAN FRONTIER

CROSSING THE KHARZAN

TEHERAN

PERSIAN DANCING-GIRL

POST-HOUSE AT KUSHKU BAIRA

A CORPSE CARAVAN

A DAY IN THE SNOW

A FAMILY PARTY

YEZDI-GHAZT

THE CARAVANSERAI, MEYUN KOTAL

