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The Nestorians and Their Rituals: With the Narrative of a Mission to Mesopotamia and Coordistan in 1842-1844, and of a Late Visit to Those Countries in 1850. E-book. Formato PDF George Percy Badger - Forgotten Books, 2017 -
Rs. The ms. Of these volumes was forwarded to England and offered to several London publishers, who declined publish Ing it at their own risk, and as the author was not in circum stances to incur the expense of sending it to the press, he had well-nigh abandoned the hope of seeing the work in print. At this juncture, an esteemed friend obtained for him the acquaint ance of Mr. J. Masters, who at once submitted the ms. To the perusal of the Rev. J. M. Neale, Warden of Sackville College. The favourable opinion formed of the work by that gentleman induced Mr. Masters to undertake its publication, and the zeal which he has manifested in its eventual success calls for the author's sincere thanks. The kindness of Mr. Neale led him, moreover, to offer his services to revise the proof sheets, and to supply some notes in illustration of the text. The author most gratefully acknowledges the obligation which this timely and valuable assistance has conferred upon him,-an assistance the more to be appreciated since it was proffered to a stranger.
History Imâms and Seyyids of 'Omân. E-book. Formato PDF George Percy Badger - Forgotten Books, 2017 -
Shortly after the death of the Seyyid Sa'id-bin Sultan, the sovereign of 'oma.n and its East African dependencies, who died a.d. 1856, war became immi nent between his two Sons, the late Seyyid Thu wainy, who had succeeded to the Principality of 'oman, and the late Seyyid Majid, who claimed Zanzibar, the neighbouring islands, and the Arab settlements on the adjacent mainland. Actual hostilities were prevented by the friendly intervention of the Govern ment of Bombay, and the rival brothers eventually agreed to submit their differences to the arbitration of Lord Canning, then Viceroy of India, and to abide by his decision. As a preliminary measure, a Com mission, composed of Brigadier, now Sir William Coghlan, and myself, was appointed to report on the matters in dispute, a duty which involved per sonal interviews with the Seyyids both at Maskat and Zanzibar. It was while so engaged at the for mer place, in 1860, that the Seyyid Thuwainy pre sented me with the original manuscript of this History.