Morier, JAMES, an English novelist, born in 1780, served from 1810 to 1816 at the court of Persia, first as secretary of legation, subsequently as envoy. In 1812 he published his Travels in Persia, Armenia, and Asia Minor to Constantinople, and in 1818 A second Journey through Persia, Armenia, and Asia Minor. The minute and familiar acquaintance he had acquired with the manners and customs of the Persians was seen in his highly-interesting series of eastern romances:
The Adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan (3 vols. 1824), with its continuation, Hajji Baba in England (2 vols. 1828); Zohrab (1832); Ayesha (1834); and The Mirza (1841). His other novels are Abel Allnut (1837), The Banished (1839), and Martin Toutrond (1842). Morier died at Brighton 19th March 1849.