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The land of the Pharaohs. Egypt and Sinai: illustrated by pen and pencil. [Electronic Version]
(Rice University, 1875)
combination of eastern and western attire, very
characteristic of the mongrel population of . It consisted of a Turkish fez, an Arab
, baggy linen knickerbockers, and
a pair of unmistakable...
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...
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...
Queer things about Egypt [Electronic Version]
(Rice University, 1911)
of the
Bible and the Pharaohs.Queer Things
about JapanQueerThings about PersiaI have also much to say about the exhilaration of riding and camping in the desert; the utterly strange life in the Great Oasis; the comedy of the Nile...
it falling into the hands of the Crusaders. In the mounds of sand heaped upon its ruins by the winds of the desert any one who likes can fossick for the remains of Arab pottery (all dating...
it falling into the hands of the Crusaders. In the mounds of sand heaped upon its ruins by the winds of the desert any one who likes can fossick for the remains of Arab pottery (all dating...
Oriental Cairo : the city of the "Arabian nights" [Electronic Version]
(Rice University, 1911)
of
the Caliphs, or at night, when the bazars were
deserted and the moon was high, to gaze upon the fairy
lineaments of those three royal mosques in the Street of
the Coppersmiths...
-el-; while the Turf Club, the Hôtel d'Angleterre, the British Consulate Offices, the English Church, and the Office of the Eastern Telegraph Company are all situated in the centre...
-el-; while the Turf Club, the Hôtel d'Angleterre, the British Consulate Offices, the English Church, and the Office of the Eastern Telegraph Company are all situated in the centre...
Modern sons of the Pharaohs [Electronic Version]
(Rice University, 1918)
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MODERN SONS OF THE PHARAOHS A STUDY OF THE MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF THE COPTS OF
EGYPTBY S. H. LEEDER AUTHOR OF "VEILED MYSTERIES OF EGYPT"
"THE DESERT GATEWAY" ETC. ILLUSTRATED WITH PHOTOGRAPHS BY THE AUTHOR...
—these landowners are rescuing immense tracts of pure desert and brine-logged earth, and making it to smile under the waving corn which, as by magic, springs up where once the sea reigned or the hot dry sand...
—these landowners are rescuing immense tracts of pure desert and brine-logged earth, and making it to smile under the waving corn which, as by magic, springs up where once the sea reigned or the hot dry sand...
Veiled Mysteries of Egypt and the Religion of Islam [Electronic Version]
(Rice University, 1913)
chivalry towards a guest appears equally, as I well know, in the
tent of the desert, and the mud hut of the remote oasis, where it can charm
away the limitations of poverty as surely as it can soften...
is required by all decent Europeans with whom they have dealings. Neither my wife nor I ever had a coarse remark addressed to us during the many months we have lived with Eastern people.This boatman...
is required by all decent Europeans with whom they have dealings. Neither my wife nor I ever had a coarse remark addressed to us during the many months we have lived with Eastern people.This boatman...
Egypt, handbook for travellers.Pt. 1. Lower Egypt, with the Fayum and the peninsula of Sinai [Electronic Version]
(Rice University, 1885)
districts contrasted with the solemn, awe-inspiring desert, and the manners,
customs, and appearance of a most interesting, though not always pleasing,
population. At the same time Egypt is pre-eminent among...
), a sultry, parching, and enervating wind from the desert, prevailing at longer or shorter intervals for about fifty days (whence the name), though in some seasons...
), a sultry, parching, and enervating wind from the desert, prevailing at longer or shorter intervals for about fifty days (whence the name), though in some seasons...
An account of the manners and customs of the modern egyptians. Written in Egypt during the years 1833—1835. [Electronic Version]
(Rice University, 1890)
authorities; having the happiness to number among my
friends in this city some persons of the highest attainments in Eastern
learning.wordsPerhaps the reader may not be displeased if I here attempt to acquaint him...
are not marked by similar eccentricities. My attentions to my visitors have been generally confined to the common usages of Eastern hospitality; supplying them with pipes and coffee, and welcoming them...
are not marked by similar eccentricities. My attentions to my visitors have been generally confined to the common usages of Eastern hospitality; supplying them with pipes and coffee, and welcoming them...
An account of the manners and customs of the modern Egyptians. Volume 1. [Electronic Version]
(Rice University, 1836)
to higher
authorities; having the happiness to number among my friends in this city
some persons of the highest attainments in Eastern learning.wordsPerhaps the reader may not be displeased if I here attempt...
visitors have been generally confined to the common usages of Eastern hospitality; supplying them with pipes and coffee, and welcoming them to a share of my dinner or supper. Many...
visitors have been generally confined to the common usages of Eastern hospitality; supplying them with pipes and coffee, and welcoming them to a share of my dinner or supper. Many...
An account of the manners and customs of the modern Egyptians. Volume 2. [Electronic Version]
(Rice University, 1836)
, and the
shops to which they belong, five
or six feet in width; and consequently these afford room enough for
four persons, or more, sitting in the Eastern fashion. The shopman
generally says his prayers...