Author:James Justinian Morier

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James Justinian Morier
(1780–1849)

English author; most famous for novels about the Persian empire.

James Justinian Morier

Works[edit]

Novels[edit]

  • The adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan (1824)
  • First US edition: The Adventures of Hajji Baba, of Ispahan. 2 Volumes. Philadelphia: Abraham Small (archive: Volume IVolume II)
  • Second US edition: The Adventures of Hajji Baba, in Turkey, Persia and Russia. Philadelphia: Lippincott, Grambo & Co. 1855 (archive)
  • 1828: The Adventures of Hajji Baba, of Ispahan, in England. 2 Volumes. London: John Murray (archive: Volume I – Volume II)
  • The Adventures of Hajji Baba, of Ispahan, in England. Revised, Corrected, and Illustrated with Notes, and an Appendix, by the Author. London: Richard Bentley 1835 (archive) (new edition 1856: archive)
  • 1832: Zohrab the Hostage. 3 Volumes. London: Richard Bentley (archive: Volume IVolume IIVolume III)
    • Zohrab the Hostage. Third Edition. Revised and Corrected, with Illustrative Notes, Now First Added. 3 Volumes: London: Richard Bentley 1833 (archive: Volume IVolume IIVolume III)
  • 1834: Ayesha, the Maid of Kars. 3 Volumes. London: Richard Bentley (archive: Volume IVolume IIVolume III)
  • 1837: Abel Allnutt. A Novel. 3 Volumes. London: Richard Bentley (archive: Volume IVolume IIVolume III)
    • US Edition: Abel Allnutt. A Novel. 2 Volumes. Philadelphia: E.L. Carey & A. Hart (archive: Volume IVolume II)
  • 1840: The Adventures of Tom Spicer, who Advertised for a Wife. London: Ibotson and Palmer (Google)
  • 1841: The Mirza. 3 Volumes. London: Richard Bentley (archive: Volume IVolume IIVolume III)
  • 1847: Misselmah, a Persian Tale. Printed for Sale, in Aid of the Funds of the Irish Charities. Brighton: W. Saunders (Google)

Travel literature[edit]

  • 1812: A Journey through Persia, Armenia and Asia Minor, to Constantinople, in the Years 1808 and 1809; in which is Included, Some Account of the Proceedings of his Majesty's Mission, under Sir Harford Jones, Bart. K.C. to the Court of the King of Persia. London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown (Biodiversity Heritage Library =archive)
  • 1818: A Second Journey through Persia, Armenia and Asia Minor, to Constantinople, between the Years 1810 and 1816. With a Journal of the Voyage by the Brazils and Bombay to the Persian Gulf. Together with an Account of the Proceedings of his Majesty's Embassy under his Excellency Sir Gore Ouseley, Bart. K.L.S. London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown (Biodiversity Heritage Library = archive)
  • "An Italian Ancedote" in Bentley's Miscellany, Vol. I, No. 1, 1837 (start transcription)

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Works about Morier[edit]


Some or all works by this author were published before January 1, 1929, and are in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. Translations or editions published later may be copyrighted. Posthumous works may be copyrighted based on how long they have been published in certain countries and areas.

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