Jean Schopfer (1868-1931), born in Switzerland, was a tennis player competing for France but also a writer with a penname of Claude Anet. He wrote some novels as well as some books on the Russian Revolution and Iran. His novel, "Ariane, jeune fille russe" [Ariane, Young Russian Girl] (1920), was adapted into several films. In 1905, Anet travelled to Iran through Russia and Caucasus. He was accompanied by six other friends – four men and two women- and three mechanics. They voyaged by three cars: two Mercedes and a Fiat and five cameras: three Kodaks and two panoramas. The final destination was Isfahan which was reached through Russia. Anet wrote down his itinerary and his observation in a book: "Les roses d’Ispahan: la Perse en automobile à travers la Russie et le Caucase" [Isfahan Roses: through Russia and Caucasus to Persia by automobile] (1907). The trip in its nature is interesting and audacious at the time but more importantly are the descriptions and the details Anet gives about the societies: people, houses, food, climate, agriculture, trades, roads and cultures. The photos they took during their trip were also remarkable. Having original and comprehensive descriptions of the Iranian, Russian and Caucasian societies per se, and being immediately translated into English (trans. Ryley 1908), the book has been very little studied since. 1905, the turning point of the century when Iran and Russia were both developing decisive events under skin, is a noteworthy time to be in and to report about these countries. Russia was caught in the turmoil of Russo-Japanese war and the Revolution of 1905, while Iran was taking the first steps towards the Constitutional Revolution of 1906. This paper re-reads the book with a socio-historical approach and focuses on the daily life of people of Russia, Caucasus and Iran. The notions Anet and his companies had and received about these countries is as worthwhile to study as the reactions and attitudes of the local people towards these "foreigners" and their cars. This article is an introduction to a broader project on Anet’s works and photography over the region. For its analytical approach, the paper employs an array of supplementary material such as archival documents from Iran, France and Britain; and Anet’s two other books: "Les Feuilles Persanes" [Persian Leaves/Papers] (1924) and "La Perse et l’Esprit Persan" [Persia and Persian Mind] (1925).