The Diary of H.M. the Shah of Persia: During His Tour Through Europe in A.D. 1873

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Summary: An Honest Diary of Travelling Shah
Review: I was very anxious to read this book to get his views of Europa but I became very dissapointed. It is very nicely written diary but he only talks about buildings, seremonies, breakfast and dinner and parties. He does not provide his impressions except in very few instances. He does not tell us what he found interesting or different. He is impressed with the sizes of buildings but he does not say what he found different in them. In this respect I found the book "Muslim Discovery of Europa" more entertaining and illuminating. Apparently he found man and especially woman of europe very beatiful for he keeps mentioning of it otherwise he does not say much the social life etc. He is not suprized to see people dressed and acted differently. He is not a good observer of technological and military power of europa.In summary it is an interesting book to read. If you have seen the cities or places than you can see how vivid and precise he describes them. I guess he just did not have contact with common people. I guess if he had good contact with people than he could write interesting things about their life. I enjoyed reading the book abd recommend it.