Journal
In 2002 The Iran Society re-launched its Journal which had ceased publication in 1954.
It is intended that the Journal will be issued on an annual basis and will contain summaries of lectures to the Society, reviews of the Society's other activities, book reviews etc.
The Journals are available in Adobe PDF format. To download a Journal for any particular year, click on the relevant link below.
Journals
Contents of the 2009 Journal
Iraj: the poet of love and humour
Shah Abbas: his 1000km walk from Isfahan to Mashhad
Zoroaster and the gifts of the Magi
Articles:
Ziegler’s man in Persia
Persian Strawberries
Farideh’s Garden
Carpet Collecting in Iran, 1873-1883
Books:
Letters From Tabriz
Shah Abbas: The Ruthless King Who Became An Iranian Legend
Persia In Peckham: Recipes From Persepolis
Isfahan: Pearl of Persia
Pea Boy And Other Stories From Iran
Download the 2009 Journal
Contents of the 2008 Journal
Officers and Council of The Society
Corporate Members
Objects and activities of The Society
Chairman's introduction
Lectures to the Society:
The art of Omar Khayyam
Acceptance & denial: HIV in Iran
Travel Report:
Contemporary Iranian theatre
From the Archives:
Haji Sheikh Baqer of Hamadan
Colonel C.E. Stewart
Obituaries:
Professor Ann Lambton O.B.E.
Paul Gotch O.B.E.
Shusha Guppy
Book Reviews:
Omar Khayyam: Poet, rebel, astronomer
Obeyd Zakani - Ethics of the aristocrats
Iran - The Bradt Travel Guide
Empire of the mind - History of Iran
Iran - A chronological history
In the rose garden of the martyrs
Persia through writers' eyes
Download the 2008 Journal
Contents of the 2007 Journal
Between the Image and the Word
Denis Wright and the English in Persia
The Centenary of Iranian Oil
Exploring the Geometric Art of Iran
Nasir al-Din Shah and his fools
British Consulates in Iran
Inaugural Lecture 1936
Book Review:
The Beckoning East
Download the 2007 Journal
Contents of the 2006 Journal
Introduction
Ta'ziyeh in Iran
Alborz Retrospective
Architectural conservation in Iran
Sadeq Hedayat as a scholar
Pascal Coste and Eugene Flandin
Abul Ghassem Khan Gharagozlou, Nasser ul-Molk
Book Reviews:
Eagle's Nest
Mirrors of the unseen - Journeys in Iran
General Maps of Persia 1477-1925
Download the 2006 Journal
Contents of the 2005 Journal
Introduction
Mirza Hassan Khan, Mostof Al Mamalek
Fath Ali Shah and the British
The Iranian State Treasury
Obituaries:
Sir Denis Wright GCMG
Kenneth Bradford
Book Reviews:
Iran: A Chronological History
A Journey to Persia
The Secret of Laughter
Download the 2005 Journal
The Iran Society Journal's are available in Adobe PDF format. If you do not already have the Adobe Reader installed, you can get the latest version here. 