Morier, James Justinian
Morier, James Justinian ( ?1780 – 1849 ),born in Smyrna, educated at Harrow. He joined the diplomatic service in 1807 . He became attached to Sir Harford Jones's mission to Persia, during which he collected valuable information about a country little known at that time. His account of these travels appeared in A Journey through Persia, Armenia and Asia Minor to Constantinople in the Years 1808–1809 ( 1812 ); A Second Journey through Persia appeared in 1818 . He retired from the foreign office in 1817 to devote his time to literature. He published a number of Oriental romances including the popular The Adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan ( 1824 ), a picaresque tale (the hero undergoes amusing vicissitudes, becoming successively barber, doctor, and assistant executioner) which gives a colourful and accurate presentation of life in Persia during the early 19th cent. Its sequel The Adventures of...
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