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An Artist in Egypt

by Walter Tyndale

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PREFACE10
ILLUSTRATIONS15
CHAPTER I CAIRO REVISITED17
CHAPTER II RENEWAL OF MY ACQUAINTANCE WITH MOHAMMED BROWN AND SOME REFLECTIONS ON MATRIMONY26
CHAPTER III THE MOSQUE OF MURISTÂN KALAÛN, MY EXPERIENCE WITH THE FAKÍR, AND A DIGRESSION ON THE SUBJECT OF DERVISHES35
CHAPTER IV THE FESTIVAL OF THE ‘HASANEYN’ AND THE STORY OF THE PRINCESS ZOHRA43
CHAPTER V OF THE OLD AND THE NEW CAIRO, AND OF A VISIT TO THE SHEYKH AMMIN SAHEIME53
CHAPTER VI MY SECOND VISIT TO THE SHEYKH AND MY EXPERIENCES WITH AN UNFAITHFUL SERVANT64
CHAPTER VII IN WHICH I GET ANOTHER SERVANT AND HUNT FOR A CROCODILE; ALSO A CONTINUATION OF THE STORY OF PRINCESS ZOHRA72
CHAPTER VIII OF A CAIRO CAFÉ AND OTHER MATTERS81
CHAPTER IX THE COPTIC CONVENTS OF WADI NATRUN91
CHAPTER X THE MOSQUE OF ES-SALIH TALAI100
CHAPTER XI THE BLUE MOSQUE AND KASR-ESH-SHEMA110
CHAPTER XII THE SPHINX, AND A DISSERTATION ON TOMMY ATKINS118
CHAPTER XIII THE HAMSEEN, THE LAMP-SHOP, AND THE ACCESSION OF SAID PASHA125
CHAPTER XIV MOHAMMEDAN FESTIVALS: THE HOLY CARPET—THE FAST OF RAMADAN AND THE ASHURA137
CHAPTER XV MORE RELIGIOUS OBSERVANCES, SPRING’S AWAKENING, AND THE CAIRENE HOUSE OF COUNT ZOGHEB151
CHAPTER XVI DER EL-BAHRI, AND SOME INCIDENTS WHICH TOOK PLACE DURING MY STAY THERE157
CHAPTER XVII DER EL-BAHRI—(continued)170
CHAPTER XVIII THE CROSS DESERT JOURNEY TO KOSSEIR178
CHAPTER XIX THE VALLEY OF HAMMAMÁT190
CHAPTER XX THE WADY FOWAKIYEH AND BÎR HAGI SULIMAN197
CHAPTER XXI KOSSEIR208
CHAPTER XXII EDFU AND THE QUARRIES OF GEBEL SILSILEH217
CHAPTER XXIII MY EXPERIENCES AS AN INMATE OF A NATIVE HOSPITAL226
THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE248