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Behind the Veil in Persia and Turkish Arabia

Subtitle: An Account of an Englishwoman's Eight Years' Residence Amongst the Women of the East

M. E. Hume-Griffith and A. Hume-Griffith

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1. Front matter 2. Preface 3. Contents 4. List of Illustrations 5. Part I 6. Chapter I Early Impressions 7. Chapter II Kerman 8. Chapter III Persian Industries 9. Chapter IV The Climate of Persia 10. Chapter V Holidays in Persia 11. Chapter VI Social Life in Persia 12. Chapter VII The Women of Persia 13. Chapter VIII More About Persian Women 14. Chapter IX Some Points in the Moslem Faith 15. Chapter X Other Religious Sects 16. Chapter XI Desert Delights 17. Chapter XII Persian Medical Missions1 18. Chapter XIII Pioneer Medical Mission Work in Kerman1 19. Chapter XIV Medical Mission Work in Yezd1 20. Chapter I The City of Nineveh 21. Chapter II The People of Mosul 22. Chapter III The River Tigris 23. Chapter IV The Children of Mosul 24. Chapter V The Moslem Women of Mosul 25. Chapter VI Moslem Family Life 26. Chapter VII Customs of Mosul 27. Chapter VIII Dreams and Visions 28. Chapter IX Manners and Superstitions in Mosul 29. Chapter X The Yezidees 30. Chapter XI Travelling in the Desert 31. Chapter XII The Pleasures of Desert Travelling 32. Chapter XIII Pioneer Medical Mission Work in Mosul (Nineveh)1 33. Index

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