3l6 THE BASIN OF EASTERN PERSIA AND SISTAN. 
BIBLIOGRAPHY. 
BellEw, H. W. From the Indus to the Tigris. Lon., 1874, pp. 496. 
An account of a journey from Quetta via Sistan to the Persian Gulf. An interesting and valu- 
able 'book, written in a scientific spirit. 
Blanford, W. T. 
(a) On the Nature and Probable Origin of the Superficial Deposits in the Valleys and 
Deserts of Central Persia. Quart. Journ. Geol. Soc., London, vol. 29, 1873, pp. 493-503. 
One of the most valuable contributions to Persian gec^raphy and geology. 
(6) Zoology and Geology. In "Eastern Persia," Vol. II, L., 1876, Geology, pp. 439-506. 
One of the most useful books on Eastern Persia. 
Chirol, Valentine. The Middle Eastern Question. Lon., 1903, pp. 500. 
From a political and literary standpoint this book ranks high. Scientifically it i« valuable for 
its vivid picture of the contrast between the Persia of the past and of the present. 
CuRZON, Geo. N. Persia and the Persian Question. Lon., 1892, 2 vols. 
This is generally agreed to be the best book on Persia as a whole. Unfortunately it deals 
very briefly with Eastern Persia. 
Davis, Wm. M. 
(a) Elementary Meteorology. Boston, 1894. 
(6) An Excursion to the Plateau Province of Utah and Arizona. Bulletin of the Museum 
of Comparative Zoology of Harvard University. Vol. XLII, 1903, pp. 1-50. 
(c) The Mountain Ranges of the Great Ba^in. Ibid., pp. 129-177. 
(d) River Terraces in New England. Ibid., Vol. XXXVIII, pp. 279-346. 
Ferrier, J. P. Caravan Journeys and Wanderings in Persia, Afghanistan, Turkestan, and Belu- 
chistan. Lon., 1857. 
A fascinating volume of exciting adventures and wonderful escapes. It contains interesting 
accounts of ithe manners and customs of the various people encountered, and brief notes 
on history and geography. 
Forbes, Frederick. Route from Tmrbat Haideri, in Khorasan, to the River Heri Rud, on the bor- 
ders of Sistan. Journ. Roy. Geog. Soc, vol. 14, 1844, pp. 145-192. 
A fairly interesting journal published almost as written. Although the work contains con- 
siderable information about villages, Turkoman raids, etc., it is chiefly of value to the 
traveler who proposes to follow the same route. 
GoLDSMiD, Sir Frederic. 
(a) Introduction to "Eastern Persia," Vol. I, pp. ix-lviii. 
A sketch of the history and politics of the eastern border of Persia from Sistan southward. 
(6) Journey from Bandar Abbas to Mash -had by Sistan, with some account of tilie last- 
named Province. Journ. Roy. Geog. Soc, vol. 43, 1873, pp. 65-83. 
A good account of a journey, with an excellent summary of the geography of Sistan. It con- 
tains, however, little which is not found in later works. 
(c) Notes on Recent Persian Travel. Journ. Roy. Geog. Soc, vol. 44, 1874, pp. 183-203. 
A readable account of a few general features of Persia, of a journey from Bushire to Tehe- 
ran, and of the ravages of the famine of 1871. 
HoLDiCH, T. H. The Indian Borderland. Lon., 1901, pp. 397. 
An account of the borders of Afghanistan from a surveyor's standpoint. Although the book 
is arranged according to the author's journeys, not by subjects or places, it is a valuable 
contribution to history and geography. It contains some excellent descriptions of scenery. 
Landor, a. H. S. Across Coveted Lands. 2 vols. N. Y., 1903. 
A well-written Ixxik, containing a large amount of information, part of which is unreliable. 
