The Diary of the Shah

The Diary of the Shah

This is an article which describes, criticizes, and provides accounts from the book called “Diary of H.M. the Shah of Persia During his Tour Through Europe in A.D. 1873,” translated by J.W. Redhouse. The statements from this diary that are accounted in this article are mainly disapproving of the Shah’s descriptions and impressions of England. His views are illustrated to largely contain only his peripheral considerations, as they merely convey what is seen while failing to recognize the efforts that had been made by the English to impress him. His statements in this diary are also claimed to not comprise of his thoughts on the various explained subjects, and this causes them to appear plainly, and without any personal judgements or insights, to the reader. This diary portrays similarities to the story, “The Diary of Mr. Poynter,” as they both express and explore the accounts from a diary and their implications. Mr. Poynter’s diary incorporates the implications of the horrors within a swatch. The implications of the Shah’s diary, on the contrary, are that the Persians may begin to view Europe in accordance to the Shah’s depictions of the region.

Anonymous

19th Century UK Periodicals (Series I & II), the NYPL

London: Unknown

January 02, 1875

The British Library

Octavo, 1 page

Magazine article