Project Gutenberg 2008-05-08 Public domain in the USA. 119 Various Verschillende Various, Various Charton, Édouard 1807 1890 Charton, Edouard Le Tour du Monde; Perse Journal des voyages et des voyageurs; 2. sem. 1860 Produced by Carlo Traverso, Christine P. Travers and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr) "Le Tour du Monde; Perse" by Various is a collection of travel articles written in the mid-19th century. This compilation features a series of accounts documenting travels and experiences in Persia, highlighting significant locations like Ispahan and Kaschan, along with the impressions of notable travelers. The work aims to provide insight into the culture, architecture, and daily life of Persia during this period. The opening of "Le Tour du Monde; Perse" introduces the city of Ispahan through the eyes of the Count de Gobineau, who arrives amid a lavish display involving the local governor and a grand parade of officials. Gobineau provides a vivid description of Ispahan's once glorious splendor, its decaying beauty, and notable landmarks such as the Chehar-Baghi gardens and the notable Mosque of the King. He recounts his interactions with the city's residents, particularly the polite governor, and reflects on Ispahan's declining population and the remnants of its past magnificence. The narrative sets a tone of both admiration for the cultural richness of Persian cities and melancholy for their faded glory. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 69.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. fr Geography -- Pictorial works -- Periodicals Voyages and travels -- Periodicals Travelers -- Periodicals G Text FR Voyages et pays Category: Travel Writing 219139 2025-07-10T11:21:08.697977 text/html 211956 2021-01-03T14:40:25 text/html 2391317 2025-07-10T11:21:14.441951 application/epub+zip 2393015 2025-07-10T11:21:10.681976 application/epub+zip 152220 2025-07-10T11:21:09.428967 application/epub+zip 2411732 2025-07-10T11:21:17.124984 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2397577 2025-07-10T11:21:13.579968 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 253867 2022-09-12T04:01:20.677861 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 198619 2025-07-10T11:21:07.893018 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 194192 2021-01-03T14:40:25 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 256369 2008-06-12T13:13:17 application/octet-stream 192812 2008-06-12T13:13:17 application/octet-stream 214111 2008-06-12T13:13:17 application/octet-stream 191346 2008-06-12T13:13:17 application/octet-stream 395941 2008-06-12T13:13:17 application/octet-stream 189901 2008-06-12T13:13:17 application/octet-stream 183488 2008-06-12T13:13:17 application/octet-stream 448932 2008-06-12T13:13:17 application/octet-stream 239130 2008-06-12T13:13:17 application/octet-stream 191292 2008-06-12T13:13:17 application/octet-stream 191892 2008-06-12T13:13:17 application/octet-stream 263473 2008-06-12T13:13:17 application/octet-stream 378472 2008-06-12T13:13:17 application/octet-stream 186733 2008-06-12T13:13:17 application/octet-stream 182921 2008-06-12T13:13:17 application/octet-stream 297728 2008-06-12T13:13:17 application/octet-stream 465964 2008-06-12T13:13:17 application/octet-stream 149168 2008-06-12T13:13:17 application/octet-stream 183724 2008-06-12T13:13:17 application/octet-stream 217173 2008-06-12T13:13:17 application/octet-stream 452062 2008-06-12T13:13:17 application/octet-stream 187862 2008-06-12T13:13:17 application/octet-stream 181330 2008-06-12T13:13:17 application/octet-stream 312652 2008-06-12T13:13:17 application/octet-stream 446851 2008-06-12T13:13:19 application/octet-stream 191184 2008-06-12T13:13:20 application/octet-stream 180666 2008-06-12T13:13:22 application/octet-stream 324699 2008-06-12T13:13:24 application/octet-stream 278006 2008-06-12T13:13:27 application/octet-stream 188487 2008-06-12T13:13:28 application/octet-stream 183459 2008-06-12T13:13:30 application/octet-stream 226849 2008-06-12T13:13:32 application/octet-stream 19912 2025-07-10T11:21:17.259891 application/rdf+xml 12536 2025-07-10T11:21:09.922949 image/jpeg 3490 2025-07-10T11:21:09.676936 image/jpeg 74479 2021-01-03T14:40:25 application/octet-stream application/zip 2429627 2021-01-03T14:40:25 application/octet-stream application/zip 2536415 2025-07-10T11:21:08.769985 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fr.wikipedia