Persian portraits: A sketch of Persian history, literature and politics

The prospect of the future of Oriental literature in England at present looks gloomy. There is, however, a proposal on foot to attempt to resuscitate the old
Oriental Translation Fund, and it is to be sincerely hoped that the attempt will succeed. This Fund was originally started in 1824, and the Society working it was established by Royal Charter, their first President being the Earl of Munster. They published their first work in 1829 — 'The Travels of Ibn Batuta'— and continued steadily to bring out new translations of various books for many years.