"A classic trio"

Homi Rogers has done a great job in reviewing The Parsis — Classic Collection ("A Classic trio,” Books, Parsiana, January 2004). Ro­gers did not mention the origin of the book cover but commented, "One final quibble with the omnibus: the overall jacket encompassing the three books has an illustration which on first sight looks more from the Old Testament than the Avesta.

But for the ball of fire held in one hand, the central character holding a tablet in the other reminds one more of Moses than Zoroaster coming down a mountainside with a snake crawling past, a bear at one side, and an archangel looking on. Maybe, the artist too got influenced by Wilson and Haug!” Soon after reading the review I received a message from Meher Amalsad with a photo attached "Z-Picture from Paris Bakery!” I remembered seeing the same photo — the book cover of The Parsis.

SOLI P. DASTUR

Sarasota, Florida, USA