EDITION DE LUXE
Illustrated in Color by F. W. Read
With Decorative Designs by Albert D. Blashfield and
Illustrations by the Author
NEW YORK
FREDERICK A. STOKES COMPANY
_PUBLISHERS_
1889
By Frederick A. Stokes and Brother
1902
By Frederick A. Stokes Company
TO THOSE THOUGHTFUL PERSIANS
WHO CAN READ A WARNING IN THE SUDDEN RISE
AND SWIFT EXTINCTION OF A FOOLISH PEOPLE
THIS VOLUME IS DEDICATED