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Page 9
To be sure , one may make an expedition with camels across the burning sands
to the fertile inland district of the Fayum , and a railroad of sorts now serves to
convey the curious to the deep - lying oasis of Khargeh , which may yet become a
...
To be sure , one may make an expedition with camels across the burning sands
to the fertile inland district of the Fayum , and a railroad of sorts now serves to
convey the curious to the deep - lying oasis of Khargeh , which may yet become a
...
Page 45
The mass of close - packed houses is threaded by a network of numberless
alleys , deep and dark , yet as a rule surprisingly clean . One or two main
thoroughfares cross through it — the famous Mouski , dear to the heart of all
tourists , and the ...
The mass of close - packed houses is threaded by a network of numberless
alleys , deep and dark , yet as a rule surprisingly clean . One or two main
thoroughfares cross through it — the famous Mouski , dear to the heart of all
tourists , and the ...
Page 46
The shops along its marge vary from mere booths to deep and dusky warerooms
. In it are sold trinkets , red shoes , brasses , rugs , silks , beads - general
merchandise , in brief . One may spend hours there , and will most inevitably also
spend ...
The shops along its marge vary from mere booths to deep and dusky warerooms
. In it are sold trinkets , red shoes , brasses , rugs , silks , beads - general
merchandise , in brief . One may spend hours there , and will most inevitably also
spend ...
Page 47
There is another just across the Mouski , on the other side among the closely set
houses - a deep lane that is even more easily overlooked than the well - trodden
path to J . Cohen ' s . Search along the Mouski near this point until you find a ...
There is another just across the Mouski , on the other side among the closely set
houses - a deep lane that is even more easily overlooked than the well - trodden
path to J . Cohen ' s . Search along the Mouski near this point until you find a ...
Page 52
A deep niche in the wall , inlaid with magnificent mosaic , points the direction of
the holy city of the Prophet , and enables the blind worshiper to feel his way to the
only proper point for really efficacious prayer . Matting covers the floor in every ...
A deep niche in the wall , inlaid with magnificent mosaic , points the direction of
the holy city of the Prophet , and enables the blind worshiper to feel his way to the
only proper point for really efficacious prayer . Matting covers the floor in every ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Egyptian Days |
| Author | Philip Sanford Marden |
| Publisher | Houghton Mifflin, 1912 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 9 Dec 2008 |
| Length | 329 pages |
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