Queer Things about EgyptHurst & blackett, Limited, 1911 - 428 pages This book is filled with varied information about Egypt. Everything is touched upon—the people, their customs, and manner of writing English, descriptions of scenery, history and social conditions—in the manner of a well informed traveler willing to tell all he knows. 1t is an entertaining book, and one which a visitor to Egypt could hardly afford to be without, especially the seekers of recreation in perusing passages of sprightly talk about things new and old, maintained by a man who is likely to have cheered many a table and fireside by his traveler's tales. |
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... asked them all to a state reception , and gave them a splendid escort of his choicest troops to take them home . When the whole cortège was between the middle gate of the Citadel and the Bab - el - Azab , he caused both gates to be ...
... asked them all to a state reception , and gave them a splendid escort of his choicest troops to take them home . When the whole cortège was between the middle gate of the Citadel and the Bab - el - Azab , he caused both gates to be ...
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... asked I would say that I should live in England because I know only English and Arabic , no more , so I am able to speak with English individual and government . For e.g. if I were to go at school and take some certificates and then I ...
... asked I would say that I should live in England because I know only English and Arabic , no more , so I am able to speak with English individual and government . For e.g. if I were to go at school and take some certificates and then I ...
Page 28
... asking the Almighty to keep you enjoying the hapiness ; and the Providence to give both of you and Mr. Roads long live and happy life . " I embracing the opportunity before Mangoes finish to send you ten more . " Mr. Roads is here ...
... asking the Almighty to keep you enjoying the hapiness ; and the Providence to give both of you and Mr. Roads long live and happy life . " I embracing the opportunity before Mangoes finish to send you ten more . " Mr. Roads is here ...
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... asked me for bakshish . I not give to him as I sell at very low prices . " Yours , " C. CARAVASSILIS . " P.S. - A cheque from your goodselves for settlement of your bill will oblige me too much . " Yours truly , " C. CARAVASSILIS . " I ...
... asked me for bakshish . I not give to him as I sell at very low prices . " Yours , " C. CARAVASSILIS . " P.S. - A cheque from your goodselves for settlement of your bill will oblige me too much . " Yours truly , " C. CARAVASSILIS . " I ...
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... asked him what he meant by the other class . He said , " Oh , clerks , and people in shops . " They too , of course , live for the most part in cheaper houses and flats , though the number of pensions is growing in Egypt now , and ...
... asked him what he meant by the other class . He said , " Oh , clerks , and people in shops . " They too , of course , live for the most part in cheaper houses and flats , though the number of pensions is growing in Egypt now , and ...
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Abûkir Abydos Agenoria Alexandria ancient ancient Egypt ANGELES antique Antony Arab asked Assuan bakshish bank bazar beautiful Berberine blue built Cæsar Cairo CALIFORN called camels canal Cataract Hotel charming Cleopatra colonnades colour columns cook Cook's Coptic dahabeah Damietta Denderah Der-el-Bahari desert donkey donkey-boys dragoman Edfu Egyptian English Fayum feet fellahin French galabeah garden Greek humours hundred Italian Joseph Julius Cæsar Karnak Khedive King ladies lake land LIBRARY live look Luxor mediæval Mehemet Ali meshrebiya miles minarets Mohammed Mohammedan mosque mummy native never night Nile oasis Osiris palace palm groves Pasha Pharaohs photographs piastres picturesque police Ptolemies pylon railway Rameses Ramidge rich riding river Roman roof Rosetta round ruins sand servants shillings side steamer Sudan suffragi tarbooshes temple Thebes thing tombs took tourists Upper Egypt village walls women