Diary 48 August 1898-February 1899 (Summary)

A journal of commercial voyages and domestic life on the Tigris River from August 1898 to February 1899. jms_049_02_1899_040_sum.html

JMS Series Title Page

A journal of commercial voyages and domestic life on the Tigris River -- Title page for diary series.

Joseph Mathia Svoboda Diaries Series Introduction

A journal of commercial voyages and domestic life on the Tigris River -- project description for the JMS Diaries.

JMS Diaries Publication Plan

A journal of commercial voyages and domestic life on the Tigris River -- publication plan for the JMS Diaries.

Joseph Mathia Svoboda Biography

A journal of commercial voyages and domestic life on the Tigris River -- biography of the author.

Joseph Mathia Svoboda Diaries Description

A journal of commercial voyages and domestic life on the Tigris River -- Description of the diaries series.

The Language(s) of the Diaries

A journal of commercial voyages and domestic life on the Tigris River -- the language used in the diaries.

Provenance of the Diaries Published by the Project

A journal of commercial voyages and domestic life on the Tigris River -- provenance of the diaries.

Document Structures: Journeys, Marginal Material, Notes, Divisions, and Other Features

A journal of commercial voyages and domestic life on the Tigris River -- structure of the documents.

Diary Series Vocabulary

A journal of commercial voyages and domestic life on the Tigris River -- vocabulary in diaries 47, 48, and 49 and the frequency at which words appear.

Diaries Metadata

A journal of commercial voyages and domestic life on the Tigris River -- diary metadata.

JMS.css

A journal of commercial voyages and domestic life on the Tigris River -- css formatting file for other diaries.

Diary Series History and Notes

A journal of commercial voyages and domestic life on the Tigris River -- subjects and notes in diaries 47-49.

Glossary of Names for Diaries 47-49

A journal of commercial voyages and domestic life on the Tigris River -- glossary of names for diaries 47-49.

PDF Cover

On the 15th of April, 1897, a 19 year-old European resident of Baghdad, named Alexander Richard Svoboda, set out on a long journey to Europe by caravan, boat and train. From a large and influential family of merchants, artists, and explorers settled in Ottoman Iraq since the end of the 18th century, Alexander traveled in the company of his parents and a departing British diplomat accompanied by his retinue. They followed a circuitous route through the Middle East to Cairo and thence to Europe on a three and a half month journey which Alexander described day-by-day in a journal written in the Iraqi Arabic of his time.