MRS. BISHOP (ISABELLA L. BIRD). JOURNEYS IN PERSIA AND KURDISTAN INCLUDING A SUMMER IN THE UPPER KARUN REGION AND A VISIT TO THE NESTORIAN RAYAHS By MRS. BISHOP (ISABELLA L. BIRD) HONORARY FELLOW OF THE ROYAL SCOTTISH GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY AUTHOR OF 'SIX MONTHS IN THE SANDWICH ISLANDS' 'UNBEATEN TRACKS IN JAPAN,' ETC. IN TWO VOLUMES—VOL. I. WITH PORTRAIT, MAPS, AND ILLUSTRATIONS LONDON JOHN MURRAY, ALBEMARLE STREET 1891 TO The Untravelled Many, THESE VOLUMES ARE CORDIALLY DEDICATED WORKS BY MRS.