Title: The adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan
First published: 1824
Description: "A picaresque romance by James Morier (1780-1849), dealing with life in Persia.  The hero is a sort of Persian Gil Bals whose roguery takes him into all spheres of Persian society.  In a satiric sequel, Hajji Baba in England (1828), he visits England as a government official, seeing familiar customs with a foreign eye." - - Benet's Reader's Encyclopedia - Fourth Edition
Subjects: Persia, Iran in fiction, Fiction, Fiction, historical, general
Places: Iran, Persia
People: James Morier (1780-1849), Hajji Baba of Ispahan
Time periods: Written and set in 1824