Other People, Other Places (Record no. 22955)
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| 003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER | |
| control field | OSt |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
| control field | 20230325210604.0 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
| fixed length control field | 180225s1982 CNT 000 0 und d |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 0-85398-122-1 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Transcribing agency | New Zealand National Baha'i Reference Library |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Marzieh Gail |
| 9 (RLIN) | 35 |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Other People, Other Places |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | vii, 275 p. ; 22 cm |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Here is a book from one of the foremost Bahá'í authors and translators, which is laden with the delightful, witty, profound, heart-searching distillation of a lifetime's dedication to one overmastering theme: the Revelation of Bahá'u'lláh. 'What is it', she asks, 'that people have found in the Cause of the Báb and Bahá'u'lláh, from its birth until this hour? Why have they offered themselves either to live or die for it?' They are timely questions indeed, as the attention of the world is drawn to the tragic plight of the Bahá'ís of Irán. Her own destiny has been a less violent one. She has travelled for the sake of her Faith in many countries, and has worked for it unflaggingly. But her observant humour has never been weighed down, and her book sparkles with amusing incidents described with the lightest of touches. The author's historical studies and her personal acquaintance with great Bahá'ís are the source of many of the essays, while her own story and that of her family enhance the flavour of this attractive collection. A Treasure-trove awaits the reader of this book. It ranges from witty observation during two extended periods of residence in Europe and travel in a dozen countries, to reminiscences of great Bahá'ís, portraits of persons drawn from earlier centuries and our own, and memorable essays on the nature of love. <br/>Marzieh Gail's father was the diplomat and scholar Ali-Kuli Khan Nabil, Persia's chief diplomatic representative to the United States during the presidencies of Theodore Roosevelt, Taft and Wilson. Born in the United States of an American mother, Marzieh Gail accompanied her parents to various official posts, including Tehran. <br/>Mrs Gail is well known to Bahá'ís for her translations from Persian and Arabic of works by Bahá'u'lláh and 'Abdu'l-Bahá. This is the fourth book of her own writing of particular interest to Bahá'í. Her historical publications include 'Persia and the Victorians', two studies of the medieval Papacy, 'Life in the Renaissance', her father's biography in two volumes 'Summon Up Remembrance' and 'Arches of the Years'. |
| 520 3# - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | Excerpts from the author's diary and collected literary pieces giving glimpses of many famous individuals (Bahá'í and non-Bahá'í) and covering a range of topics. |
| 600 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Marzieh Gail |
| 9 (RLIN) | 35 |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Essays |
| Form subdivision | Baha'i Faith |
| 9 (RLIN) | 1039 |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Biography |
| Form subdivision | Baha'i Faith |
| 9 (RLIN) | 170 |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Source of classification or shelving scheme | Dewey Decimal Classification |
| Koha item type | Printed or electronic book |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Date acquired | Total Checkouts | Date last seen | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Dewey Decimal Classification | New Zealand National Baha'i Reference Library | New Zealand National Baha'i Reference Library | 03/25/2023 | 03/25/2023 | 03/25/2023 | ||||||
| Dewey Decimal Classification | New Zealand National Baha'i Reference Library | New Zealand National Baha'i Reference Library | 04/22/2023 | 04/22/2023 | 04/22/2023 | Printed or electronic book | |||||
| Dewey Decimal Classification | New Zealand National Baha'i Reference Library | New Zealand National Baha'i Reference Library | 04/22/2023 | 04/22/2023 | 04/22/2023 | Printed or electronic book |