Revival: Oriental Memories of a German Diplomatist (1930)

His Excellency Dr. Friedrich Rosen, the well known German Diplomatist and Orientalist, has written a fascinating account of his manifold experiences in the Near East, including Palestine, Syria, Persia and Mesopotamia, during a period of forty years. Many politically important or otherwise interesting mean and women, such as Ex-Emperor William II, Prince Bulow, Baron von Holstein, Sir Frank Lascelles, Sir Valentine Chirol, Lord Curzon and Miss Gertrude Bell, are spoken of in this volume.

PREFACE PART I. JERUSALEM CHAPTER I Early Recollections of Camping and Town Life CHAPTER II. Great Changes in Europe III-Austria after her War with Prussia PART II. ACROSS PERSIA ON HORSEBACK CHAPTER I. Departure from India CHAPTER II. Overland Trip to Teheran CHAPTER III. Isfahan CHAPTER IV. Sir Arthur and Lady Nicolson's Hospitality PART III. SYRIA CHAPTER I. Bismarck's Dismissal X ORIENTAL MEMORIES CHAPTER II. Visit from the King of the Samaritans CHAPTER IV. Appointment to Teheran PART IV. PERSIA AGAIN CHAPTER I. Towards Persia CHAPTER II. Arrival at Teheran CHAPTER III. Life in Teheran CHAPTER IV. Friends in Persia CHAPTER V. Oriental Studies CHAPTER VI. Official Side of my Life in Persia PART V. BAGHDAD CHAPTER I. On a Special Mission to Baghdad CHAPTER II. Primitive Navigation CHAPTER IV. Expedition to Pusht-i Küh CHAPTER VI. Discovery of Summer Residence of the Caliphs of Baghdad CHAPTER VIII. Camping near the Ruins of Ctesiphon CHAPTER IX. Ordered back to Teheran PART VI. BACK ONCE MORE T O PERSIA Preparations PART VII. JERUSALEM AGAIN: 1899-1900 CHAPTER I. Appointment to Jerusalem CHAPTER II. German Policy in the Holy Land CHAPTER III. Arrival in Jerusalem CHAPTER IV. Arrival of my Family CHAPTER V. Called to Berlin