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THE FAMOUS LUXOR MARKET 106 In front are bead and haberWhich all
Cook's tourists are taken to see . dashery stalls . THE ORIENTAL LOUNGE OF
THE CATARACT HOTEL AT ASSUAN 107 Looking out on the Nile and the
sunset , 122 ...
THE FAMOUS LUXOR MARKET 106 In front are bead and haberWhich all
Cook's tourists are taken to see . dashery stalls . THE ORIENTAL LOUNGE OF
THE CATARACT HOTEL AT ASSUAN 107 Looking out on the Nile and the
sunset , 122 ...
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The Egyptian suffragi may not earn his wages well , but he earns his bakshish
from the tourists well . I , who have in “ Egypt and the English " told the Egyptian
his faults with uncompromising candour , may perhaps be credited when I
confess ...
The Egyptian suffragi may not earn his wages well , but he earns his bakshish
from the tourists well . I , who have in “ Egypt and the English " told the Egyptian
his faults with uncompromising candour , may perhaps be credited when I
confess ...
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And if the tourist wishes to have breakfast uncomfortably early , he has not to hunt
up the baker , and get the butter off the ice ; he simply produces biscuits . He can
clean boots well : he is noted for the resplendence of his own . But he often kills ...
And if the tourist wishes to have breakfast uncomfortably early , he has not to hunt
up the baker , and get the butter off the ice ; he simply produces biscuits . He can
clean boots well : he is noted for the resplendence of his own . But he often kills ...
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But tourists fond of sightseeing do not stand upon this kind of ceremony ; they find
them very useful when once they have learned where there is likely to be a block
. It is prudent to board the tram on the far side of the sticky point , or you may ...
But tourists fond of sightseeing do not stand upon this kind of ceremony ; they find
them very useful when once they have learned where there is likely to be a block
. It is prudent to board the tram on the far side of the sticky point , or you may ...
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I could have seen more of the residents than many tourists if I had been willing to
give up my afternoons to tea ; but I much prefered seeing the men at their offices
instead of their homes , because they were generally able to give up as much ...
I could have seen more of the residents than many tourists if I had been willing to
give up my afternoons to tea ; but I much prefered seeing the men at their offices
instead of their homes , because they were generally able to give up as much ...
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Bibliographic information
| 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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