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Page 7
The sand - storm is not the least interesting phenomenon of the country . It may
come from either desert — the Libyan , to the southwest , or the Arabian , to the
east . In either case it is sure to be a hot wind , and the air is certain to be thick
with ...
The sand - storm is not the least interesting phenomenon of the country . It may
come from either desert — the Libyan , to the southwest , or the Arabian , to the
east . In either case it is sure to be a hot wind , and the air is certain to be thick
with ...
Page 8
On the contrary , it is highly interesting to watch as it sweeps in resistless billows
of dust from the river cliffs and whirls across the waters and the narrow plain . It is
scarcely more depressing than its bloodbrother , the scirocco ; and is it not one ...
On the contrary , it is highly interesting to watch as it sweeps in resistless billows
of dust from the river cliffs and whirls across the waters and the narrow plain . It is
scarcely more depressing than its bloodbrother , the scirocco ; and is it not one ...
Page 16
Having disposed of these , we may turn with lighter hearts to something vastly
more interesting , to wit , to Egypt itself , its history , its curious characteristics , its
extraordinary river , and the multitude of things that are to be seen along the latter
...
Having disposed of these , we may turn with lighter hearts to something vastly
more interesting , to wit , to Egypt itself , its history , its curious characteristics , its
extraordinary river , and the multitude of things that are to be seen along the latter
...
Page 21
... late Sir Eldon Gorst carried out with success the policies of the earlier and
greater Lord Cromer , but probably the weight of public judgment is that he did
not . What will happen under his successor is an interesting problem which the
world is ...
... late Sir Eldon Gorst carried out with success the policies of the earlier and
greater Lord Cromer , but probably the weight of public judgment is that he did
not . What will happen under his successor is an interesting problem which the
world is ...
Page 59
Perhaps the most interesting mosque of all is that of El Azhar , situated not far
from the Mouski in the bazaar district , hard by the domain of booksellers and
bookbinders . It is a venerable pile , dating back to about 973 A . D . , but
frequently ...
Perhaps the most interesting mosque of all is that of El Azhar , situated not far
from the Mouski in the bazaar district , hard by the domain of booksellers and
bookbinders . It is a venerable pile , dating back to about 973 A . D . , but
frequently ...
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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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