Excerpt from The Travels of Pietro Della Valle in India, Vol. 1 of 2 The present Editor, though he had not had any previous experience of editorial work, ventured to undertake the task. A residence of twenty-one years in India, in the Civil Service, and some ac quaintance with previous publications of the Hakluyt Society, several Of which had come into his posses sion through his relationship with a former member Of the Council, Mr. Ralph William Grey, formed a Slight foundation, on which he felt bold enough to rest the attempt of which the result is now brought before the public. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.