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A cautionary tale

A cautionary tale. Garry Garrard
In: Omariana , Vol. 10, Nr. 1, Summer 2010

One of the most bizarre editions of the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam to be published was drawn by an Indian Pharsee named Mera Ben Kavas Sett who, according to his publisher, became well-known as an artist and interior designer in Europe. His version was published in two formats.

Edward Heron-Allen: a polymath’s approach to FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám

Edward Heron-Allen: a polymath’s approach to FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám. G. Garrard.
In: FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám. Popularity and neglect. Ed. by A. Poole et al. London, Anthem Press, 2011. pp. 109-126.

Garrard focuses on the fascinating polymath Edward Heron-Allen and his close engagement with FitzGerald’s work in the 1890s.

A book of verse. The biography of the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám

A book of verse. The biography of the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám. Garry Garrard. Stroud, Sutton, 2007. 270 p. Illustrated. Index
ISBN: 978-0-7509-4631-5 (Hardback)
ISBN: 978-0-7509-4632-2 (Paperback)

Summary:
A Book of Verse tells the story of how The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám has provided delight and fascination for centuries. It brings to life the evocative world of early Islamic Persia and the literary and artistic scene in England in the second half of the 19th century.

 

Contents

List of illustrations
Acknowledgements
1. An innocent obsession
2. The mightiest empire
3. A curious infidel
4. A friend indeed
5. A couple of old sceptics
6. Credit where it is due
7. Friends reunited?
8. A life of its own
9. On the bandwagon
10. Every picture tells a story
11. And now for something completely different
Appendix: Illustrated and decorated editions of The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám.
List of artists
A note on sources
Notes
Select bibliography
Index