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Five Months at Cairo and in Lower Egypt [Electronic Version]
(Rice University, 1883)
singularly developed since:
is now no more than a
little town without character, either European or Arabian,
but holding an intermediate position between the West and the East...
; with Arabian civilisation itself that Amru had brought, and which, like the rest, has fled for ever. It would need a very lively imagination to revive at night in modern the souvenirs of a departed...
; with Arabian civilisation itself that Amru had brought, and which, like the rest, has fled for ever. It would need a very lively imagination to revive at night in modern the souvenirs of a departed...
Oriental Cairo : the city of the "Arabian nights" [Electronic Version]
(Rice University, 1911)
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ORIENTAL
THE CITY OF THE “ARABIAN NIGHTS”
THE BAB...
-EN-, THE OLD GATE OF VICTORY BUILT BY SALADIN. Illustration of title-pageORIENTAL CAIROTHE CITY OF THE “ARABIAN NIGHTS...
-EN-, THE OLD GATE OF VICTORY BUILT BY SALADIN. Illustration of title-pageORIENTAL CAIROTHE CITY OF THE “ARABIAN NIGHTS...
Egypt / by Pierre Loti ; translated from the French by W. P. Baines, and with eight illus. in colour by A. Lamplough. [Electronic Version]
(Rice University, 1909)
of the star-spangled vault And this apparent radiation
from within, by its lack of likelihood, makes them seem
more awful.And all around is the desert; a corner of the
mournful kingdom of sand...
in the hollows and far away, this wonderful silver moon reveals even their slightest gestures; for their white robes and black cloaks stand sharply out against the monotonous rose of the desert. At times they call...
in the hollows and far away, this wonderful silver moon reveals even their slightest gestures; for their white robes and black cloaks stand sharply out against the monotonous rose of the desert. At times they call...
Egypt [Electronic Version]
(Rice University, 1910)
by the sea, which
is plainly
shown by the fossils embedded in the rocks, and which lie
scattered over its highest deserts.As the sea receded, the Nile, then a mighty river...
of Africa.In this way the Egypt of history has been formed, but, surrounded as it is by sandy wastes, and often swept by hot desert winds, no rain falls to bring life to the fields, or enable...
of Africa.In this way the Egypt of history has been formed, but, surrounded as it is by sandy wastes, and often swept by hot desert winds, no rain falls to bring life to the fields, or enable...
Egypt: handbook for travellers [Electronic Version]
(Rice University, 1898)
, the
singularly clear atmosphere, the wonderful colouring and effects of light and
shade, the exuberant fertility of the cultivated districts contrasted with the
solemn, awe-inspiring desert, and the manners, customs...
AssuânElephantine13th Day. its bazaars, etc. Expedition to the tombs on (p. 329) recommended.Assuân,Mount Grenfell14th Day. Expedition into the desert on donkey or camel. Then cross to the island...
AssuânElephantine13th Day. its bazaars, etc. Expedition to the tombs on (p. 329) recommended.Assuân,Mount Grenfell14th Day. Expedition into the desert on donkey or camel. Then cross to the island...
The land of the Pharaohs. Egypt and Sinai: illustrated by pen and pencil. [Electronic Version]
(Rice University, 1875)
spreading his prayer-carpet in the roadway, and performing his
devotions, as little disturbed by the bustle around him as
though he were alone in the desert.parvenuIN AN EGYPTIAN STREET.en
route...
, or soaring in dense clouds overhead. The narrow strip of desert which forms the northern coast-line of Egypt is soon crossed, and we enter the Delta of the Nile, which continues almost as far...
, or soaring in dense clouds overhead. The narrow strip of desert which forms the northern coast-line of Egypt is soon crossed, and we enter the Delta of the Nile, which continues almost as far...
Queer things about Egypt [Electronic Version]
(Rice University, 1911)
, and the lordly mediæval
cemetery called the Tombs of the Caliphs, whose shrines,
stretching into the desert, form the most beautiful and
romantic vision in the kingdom of Arabian art...
perfect climate. If he is satisfied with sunshine, without uniformity of temperature, in he can have the gayest of winter Society, combined with all sorts of sport and the contemplation of monuments innumerable in a mediæval Arabian...
perfect climate. If he is satisfied with sunshine, without uniformity of temperature, in he can have the gayest of winter Society, combined with all sorts of sport and the contemplation of monuments innumerable in a mediæval Arabian...
A Confederate Soldier in Egypt [Electronic Version]
(Rice University, 1884)
Pacha, Khedive of EgyptHead of Menephthah, the Pharaoh of the ExodusThe Plain before Sinai, where the Israelites were
EncampedDe LessepsBedouin of the Desert and his CamelRemains of Small Temple at PhilæAncient Rock...
Egyptians in sheer wonder at its fertilizing power, cleaves in its course five thousand miles of desert. Without its miracle-working alluvium, the valley lands which are now a garden...
Egyptians in sheer wonder at its fertilizing power, cleaves in its course five thousand miles of desert. Without its miracle-working alluvium, the valley lands which are now a garden...
Boat Life in Egypt and Nubia [Electronic Version]
(Rice University, 1874)
IrrigationShooting along theDesertTombs of theMemlookSultans
Derweesh and anArgumentConvert himPunch andJudyDonkeyDerweeshMosk ofAmerTheNilometer, andIsland, ofRhodaHowling and...
AncientEileithyasAntiquesTrue orFalseCost ofAntiquesBuyingThemAnArabHorseRain inEgyptRuins ofEileithyasLizards DesertMare The...
AncientEileithyasAntiquesTrue orFalseCost ofAntiquesBuyingThemAnArabHorseRain inEgyptRuins ofEileithyasLizards DesertMare The...
Egypt: Ancient Sites and Modern Scenes [Electronic Version]
(Rice University, 1910)
to the nature
of his studies, or the turn of his imagination, could believe himself
to be visiting the land of the Pharaoh Sesostris, or that of the Sultans of
the “Arabian Nights.” For three days...
for cultivation, and near Bedrechein I found a field of Indian millet on exactly the same spot where I had formerly sailed in about six or nine feet of water. On the Arabian side progress has been equally...
for cultivation, and near Bedrechein I found a field of Indian millet on exactly the same spot where I had formerly sailed in about six or nine feet of water. On the Arabian side progress has been equally...