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Page 17
Also to the dwellers on the hot , dry plains of Egypt the descriptions of snow -
covered mountains and large fresh - water lakes are irresistibly attractive . The
boy who wanted to go to the United States had perfectly vague ideas . The boy
who ...
Also to the dwellers on the hot , dry plains of Egypt the descriptions of snow -
covered mountains and large fresh - water lakes are irresistibly attractive . The
boy who wanted to go to the United States had perfectly vague ideas . The boy
who ...
Page 115
At the Fayum hotel the landlord only spoke Greek and Arabic : he had sent away
the English - speaking porter , on whom he relied , with some other English
people to Lake Moeris . We waited till some one with a language for each of us
came ...
At the Fayum hotel the landlord only spoke Greek and Arabic : he had sent away
the English - speaking porter , on whom he relied , with some other English
people to Lake Moeris . We waited till some one with a language for each of us
came ...
Page 123
... the shores of Lake Kurun , which involved an hour or so by train , and an hour
or two's drive at the end of it . ... of which the bottom part was of substantial wood -
work in case the lake suddenly rose , when I suppose the tents and the huts ...
... the shores of Lake Kurun , which involved an hour or so by train , and an hour
or two's drive at the end of it . ... of which the bottom part was of substantial wood -
work in case the lake suddenly rose , when I suppose the tents and the huts ...
Page 155
... a welcome sight under the hot Egyptian sky , though most of the water is salt .
The beauty of these lakes is enhanced by the numerous palms and fruit - trees
round them . Another watery attraction of Alexandria is the old Mahmûdiya Canal
.
... a welcome sight under the hot Egyptian sky , though most of the water is salt .
The beauty of these lakes is enhanced by the numerous palms and fruit - trees
round them . Another watery attraction of Alexandria is the old Mahmûdiya Canal
.
Page 156
I have even seen a pasha's dahabeah on it , and there are charming seats round
the spreading trees in belvederes over the water , commanding views of the great
Lake Mareotis . We went there one Sunday afternoon , so we saw Greek ladies ...
I have even seen a pasha's dahabeah on it , and there are charming seats round
the spreading trees in belvederes over the water , commanding views of the great
Lake Mareotis . We went there one Sunday afternoon , so we saw Greek ladies ...
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| Title | Queer Things about Egypt |
| Author | Douglas Brooke Wheelton Sladen |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | Hurst & Blackett, Limited, 1911 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 16 Mar 2012 |
| Length | 428 pages |
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