The Adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan in England

The Adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan in England is an 1828 novel by the British traveller and writer James Justinian Morier. It is a sequel to his 1824 novel The Adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan. It followed despite protests from the Persian ambassador to London about the original.[1] Morier presented it as an satire on Western Civilisation.[2]

The Adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan in England
1835 edition
AuthorJames Justinian Morier
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
GenreAdventure
PublisherCollins
Publication date
1828
Media typePrint

Along with the original novel it provided part of the inspiration for the 1954 American film The Adventures of Hajji Baba directed by Don Weis and starring John Derek, Elaine Stewart and Amanda Blake.

References edit

  1. ^ Ousby p.268
  2. ^ Luedtke p.51

Bibliography edit

  • Luedtke, Luther S. Nathaniel Hawthorne and the Romance of the Orient. Indiana University Press, 1989.
  • Ousby, Ian. The Cambridge Paperback Guide to Literature in English. Cambridge University Press, 1996.