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An account of the manners and customs of the modern Egyptians. [Volume 1] [Electronic Edition]
(Rice University, 1871)
deserts, as well as through the plain of , is everywhere bordered, except in a very few places, by cultivated fields of its own formation.
These cultivated tracts are not perfectly level, being
somewhat lower...
towards the deserts than in the neighbourhood of the river. They are interspersed with palm-groves and villages, and intersected by numerous canals. The copious summer rains that prevail...
towards the deserts than in the neighbourhood of the river. They are interspersed with palm-groves and villages, and intersected by numerous canals. The copious summer rains that prevail...
An account of the manners and customs of the modern egyptians. Written in Egypt during the years 1833—1835. [Electronic Version]
(Rice University, 1890)
own, and as such it has few parallels
in literature.con amoreA fresh translation of the “Arabian Nights” was Lane's
next great work. Instead of the misleading and imperfect translation
still...
work.ItThe Nile, in its course trough the narrow and winding valley of , which is confined on each side by mountainous and sandy deserts, as well as through the plain of , is everywhere bordered, excepting in a...
work.ItThe Nile, in its course trough the narrow and winding valley of , which is confined on each side by mountainous and sandy deserts, as well as through the plain of , is everywhere bordered, excepting in a...
An account of the manners and customs of the modern Egyptians. Volume 1. [Electronic Version]
(Rice University, 1836)
, for “prefixed,” read
“appended.”30. Line 18. The term 'Ar'ab was formerly used to
designate the of Arabian origin, while
the people of the same race who dwelt in the
were called...
through the narrow and winding valley of , which is confined on each side by mountainous and sandy deserts, as well as through the plain of , is everywhere bordered, excepting in a very few places, by cultivated...
through the narrow and winding valley of , which is confined on each side by mountainous and sandy deserts, as well as through the plain of , is everywhere bordered, excepting in a very few places, by cultivated...
An account of the manners and customs of the modern Egyptians. Volume 2. [Electronic Version]
(Rice University, 1836)
the Egyptians most excel is
architecture. The finest specimens of Arabian architecture are found in the
Egyptian metropolis and its environs; and not only the mosques and other
public buildings...