Safar Nameh, Persian Pictures: A Book Of Travel
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
Genre(s): Exploration
Language: English
Keyword(s): travel (288), exploration (91), Middle East (12), women explorers (3)
| Section | Chapter | Reader | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Play 00 | Introductory | Kazbek |
00:01:16 |
| Play 01 | AN EASTERN CITY | mpinedag |
00:18:49 |
| Play 02 | THE TOWER OF SILENCE | mpinedag |
00:09:17 |
| Play 03 | IN PRAISE OF GARDENS | Owlivia |
00:16:03 |
| Play 04 | THE KING OF MERCHANTS | Ciufi Galeazzi |
00:09:28 |
| Play 05 | THE IMAM HUSSEIN | jenno |
00:16:46 |
| Play 06 | THE SHADOW OF DEATH | jenno |
00:16:41 |
| Play 07 | DWELLERS IN TENTS | jenno |
00:13:40 |
| Play 08 | THREE NOBLE LADIES | jenno |
00:15:36 |
| Play 09 | THE TREASURE OF THE KING | jenno |
00:14:00 |
| Play 10 | SHEIKH HASSAN | Ted Lienhart |
00:16:31 |
| Play 11 | A PERSIAN HOST | Ted Lienhart |
00:13:23 |
| Play 12 | A STAGE AND A HALF | gpaulsen |
00:12:58 |
| Play 13 | A BRIDLE-PATH | Owlivia |
00:18:43 |
| Play 14 | TWO PALACES | Owlivia |
00:18:14 |
| Play 15 | THE MONTH OF FASTING | Gloria Loughry |
00:14:45 |
| Play 16 | REQUIESCANT IN PACE | Owlivia |
00:18:05 |
| Play 17 | THE CITY OF KING PRUSIAS | gpaulsen |
00:10:59 |
| Play 18 | SHOPS AND SHOPKEEPERS | NRThomas |
00:12:50 |
| Play 19 | A MURRAY OF THE FIRST CENTURY | Maria Angela R. Aragon |
00:17:37 |
| Play 20 | TRAVELLING COMPANIONS | docdlmartin |
00:20:28 |