The Aryan origin of the alphabet : disclosing the Sumero-Phœnician parentage of our letters ancient & modern

WORKS BY THE SAME AUTHOR

THE PHCNICIAN ORIGIN OF THE BRITONS, SCOTS, AND ANGLOSAXONS. With over 100 illustrations and maps. Williams & Norgate, 1924, 2nd impression, 1925.

‘© Dr Waddell's book exercises a convincing effect—his conclusions and discoveries are remarkable, and they are advanced in a manner essentially that of the scientific historian. Deduction follows deduction until the complete edifice stands revealed with every stone in place.”Literary Guide, Feb. 1925.

INDO-SUMERIAN SEALS DECIPHERED: Discovering Sumerians of Indus Valley as Phcenicians, Barats, Goths, and famous Vedic Aryans 3100-2300 B.c. With numerous illustrations and maps. Luzac & Co., London, 1925.

‘© Of extraordinary interest from its historical, literary, linguistic and religious suggestions, and even the non-expert reader may be captivated by its glimpses of ‘the dark backward abysm of time.’”"—Glasgow Herald.

‘A contribution to Ancient History which students cannot afford to ignore.” —Juguirer.

‘€ We think the Sumerian-Aryan inter-connection is a promising hypothesis.”—Quwest

“ Stimulating and thought-provoking to adegree . . . deserves special attention in India.” Hindustan Review.

DISCOVERY OF THE LOST PALIBOTHRA OF THE GREEKS. With Plates and maps. Bengal Government Press, Calcutta, 1892.

THE EXCAVATIONS AT PALIBOTHRA. With plates, plans and maps. Government Press, Calcutta, 1903.

_ "This interesting story of the discovery of one of the most important sites in Indian History is told in Col. Waddell’s report.” —Tises of India, Mar. 5, 1904.

PLACE, RIVER AND MOUNTAIN NAMES IN THE HIMALAYAS. Asiatic Society, Calcutta, 1892.

THE BUDDHISM OF TIBET. With 150 illustrations. W. H. Allen & Co., 1895.

‘€ This is a book which considerably extends the domain of human knowledge. Every page contains new materials; many of his chapters are entirely new, and the whole forms an enduring memorial of laborious original research. He is the first European who, equipped with the Tescuirces of modern scholarship, has penetrated the esoteric Buddism of Tibet."—7he Times,

eb. 22, 1895.

AMONG THE HIMALAYAS. With numerous original illustrations and maps. Constable, 1899. 2nd edition, 1900. “ This is one of the most fascinating books we have ever seen." —Daily Chronicle, Jan. 18, 1899.

© One of the most valuable books that has been written on the Himalayas.’—Saturday Review, Mar. 4, 1899-

WILD TRIBES OF THE BRAHMAPUTRA VALLEY. With Plates. Special No. of Asiatic Soc. Journal, Calcutta, 1900.

LHASA AND ITS MYSTERIES, With 200 original illustrations and maps. J. Murray, 1905. 3rd edition, 1906.

‘Rich in information and instinct with literary charm. Every page bears witness to firsthand knowledge of the country . . . the author is master of his subject. It isa mine of quaint folk-lore, of philology and natural history, and the descriptions of scenery are delightful . . . there is scarcely a page without some droll suggestion."—Times Literary Supplement, Jan.

1, 1905. aN The foremost living authority on his subject. Well illustrated with original photographs, it caters both for the expert and for the ordinary reader.” —Daily Chronicle, Mar. 27, 1905.

“ Of all the books on Tibet this is the most complete and the most authoritative. His perpetual curiosity, his diligent research, his exceptional knowledge and his vigorous style of writing give to this work both authority and brightness. ""—Contemporary Review, June 1905.

Contributor to ENCYCLOPAEDIA BRITANNICA, 1909, and to HASTINGS’ ENCYCLOPADIA OF RELIGION AND ETHICS, 1908-1921.

A SUMER-ARYAN DICTIONARY: Etymological Lexicon of the English and other Aryan Languages ancient and modern and the Sumerian Origin of Egyptian and its Hieroglyphs. Luzac & Co., 1927.