Ross. Sadi's Gulistan

Today's free book is The World's Great Classics: Persian Literature — Sadi's Gulistan translated by James Ross. For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image.

The book is available at the Internet Archive, Hathi Trust, and Google Books. You can get a free Kindle ebook from Amazon too!


I.—Of the Customs of Kings
II.—Of the Morals of Dervishes
III.—On the Preciousness of Contentment
IV.—On the Benefit of Being Silent
V.—On Love and Youth
VI.—Of Imbecility and Old Age
VII.—Of the Impressions of Education
VIIL—Of the Duties of Society