To Mesopotamia and Kurdistan in Disguise: With Historical Notices of the Kurdish Tribes and the Chaldeans of Kurdistan (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from To Mesopotamia and Kurdistan in Disguise: With Historical Notices of the Kurdish Tribes and the Chaldeans of Kurdistan<br><br>I think I may fairly claim that I have given here a description of a great deal so far undescribed also a view of places already known from another standpoint.<br><br>Several of the situations have made it necessary to mention the fact of a knowledge of Persian extensive enough to enable the writer to pass among Persians as one of themselves. Lest this appear a needless and offensive boast I would say that the incidents demand its mention and it is explained in the course of the narrative.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases an imperfection in the original such as a blemish or missing page may be replicated in our edition. We do however repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.