By Thomas W. Knox With Descriptive And Humorous Sketches Of
AUTHOR'S PREFACE.
ILLUSTRATIONS
CHAP I STEAMER LIFE ON THE ATLANTIC.
CHAPTER I STEAMER-LIFE ON THE ATLANTIC.
CHAPTER II SCENES IN VIENNA DOWN THE DANUBE.
CHAPTER III LIFE AMONG THE MAGYARS.
CHAPTER IV NEARING THE ORIENT "BACKSHEESH!"
CHAPTER V THROUGH THE CRIMEA IN AND AROUND SEVASTOPOL.
CHAPTER VI ACROSS THE BLACK SEA.
CHAPTER VII CONSTANTINOPLE THE CITY OF DOGS.
CHAPTER VIII TURKISH CURIOSITY SHOPS SIGHTS AND SCENES IN THE BAZAARS.
CHAPTER IX FASTING AND FEASTING THE SULTAN AND HIS COURT.
CHAPTER X THE MOSQUES FAITH AND SUPERSTITIONS OF THE MUSSULMANS.
CHAPTER XI WHIRLING AND HOWLING DERVISHES WHO AND WHAT THEY ARE.
CHAPTER XII ON THE BOSPHORUS. AMONG THE ISLES OF GREECE.
CHAPTER XIII SYRA, THE MARBLE ISLAND. LIFE AT AN ATHENIAN HOTEL.
CHAPTER XIV ATHENS ANCIENT AND MODERN SIGHTS AND SCENES IN THE GRECIAN CAPITAL.
CHAPTER XV ROUND ABOUT ATHENS. THE COUNTRY OF THE BRIGANDS.
CHAPTER XVI THE GLORY OF ATHENS. ITS SIGHTS, SCENES, RUINS, AND RELICS.
CHAPTER XVII ADVENTURES IN QUARANTINE. RHODES AND ITS MARVELS.
CHAPTER XVIII SYRIA, THE LAND OF THE SUN. DRAGOMEN, GUIDES, AND COURIERS.
CHAPTER XIX THE GROVES OF LEBANON. A NIGHT AMONG THE ARABS.
CHAPTER XX DAMASCUS THE GARDEN CITY OF THE EAST.
CHAPTER XXI SYRIAN LIFE DEALERS IN HUMAN FLESH WE TRY "ZE LUXURIES OF ZE BATH."
CHAPTER XXII TRAVELING IN A CARAVAN SIGHTS ON THE WAY.
CHAPTER XXIII TENT-LIFE AMONG THE BEDOUINS. THE WARRIORS OF THE DESERT.
CHAPTER XXIV ADVENTURES IN THE MOUNTAINS OF SYRIA.
CHAPTER XV "FROM DAN TO BEERSHEBA." JOURNEYING THROUGH THE HOLY LAND.
CHAPTER XXVI IN THE HEART OF PALESTINE.
CHAPTER XXVII THE LAND OF THE PHILISTINES. SAMARIA AND ITS PEOPLE.
CHAPTER XXVIII FROM DAMASCUS TO JAFFA. INCIDENTS OF THE TRIP.
CHAPTER XXIX ENGAGING A DRAGOMAN. OUR START FOR JERUSALEM.
CHAPTER XXX THE LIONS OF JERUSALEM. THE TEMPLE, THE SEPULCHRE, AND THE HOLY OF HOLIES.
CHAPTER XXXI AMONG THE MONKS.
CHAPTER XXXII AMONG THE BEDOUINS. TRAVELLING UNDER ESCORT, AND LIVING IN TENTS.
CHAPTER XXXIII THE HOLY SEPULCHRE, AND SHRINE OF THE CITY OF DAVID
CHAPTER XXXIV THE LAND OF PHARAOH. THROUGH THE EGYPTIAN DESERT.
CHAPTER XXXV IN AND AROUND THE CITY OF THE CALIPHS.
CHAPTER XXXVI AN INTERVIEW WITH THE KHEDIVE. LIFE IN THE CITY OF THE NILE.
CHAPTER XXXVII STREET-LIFE IN CAIRO.
CHAPTER XXXVIII THE BAZAARS OF CAIRO. EGYPTIAN CURIOSITY SHOPS.
CHAPTER XXXIX ADVENTURES WITH A DONKEY. A DAY AT THE RACES.
CHAPTER XL THE PASHA AND THE PRIESTS. EGYPTIAN LANGUAGE SCHOOLS AND RELIGIOUS CEREMONIES.
CHAPTER XLI THE GREAT PYRAMIDS. IN THE KINGS' BURIAL CHAMBERS.
CHAPTER XLII A VOYAGE UP THE NILE. THE MYSTERIES OF EGYPTIAN ART AND WORSHIP.
CHAPTER XLIII LIFE ON THE BANKS OF THE NILE. COPTS, JUGGLERS, AND THIEVES. AMUSING EXPERIENCES.
CHAPTER XLIV ADVENTURES IN UPPER EGYPT. FUN AND FROLIC WITH THE NATIVES.
CHAPTER XLV THE DANCING GIRLS OF KENEH. THE TREASURES OF DENDERAH.
CHAPTER XLVI LUXOR, THE CITY OF GIANTS. AMONG THE MUMMIES OF ANCIENT THEBES.
CHAPTER XLVII A VISIT TO A HAREM IN UPPER EGYPT. LIFE AMONG THE NUBIANS.
CHAPTER XLVIII CAMEL RIDING. ADVENTURES AMONG THE NUBIANS.
CHAPTER XLIX IN THE SLAVE-COUNTRY SIR SAMUEL W. BAKER'S EXPEDITION.
CHAPTER L SUNSET IN THE ORIENT. VOYAGING DOWN THE NILE.
CHAPTER LI THE WEDDING OF THE KHEDIVE'S SON. ENJOYING A MONARCH'S HOSPITALITY.
CHAPTER LII WOMEN AMONG THE MOHAMMEDANS LIFE IN THE HAREM.
CHAPTER LIII. WINTER ON THE NILE THE KHAMSEEN AND ITS EFFECTS BEDOUIN LIFE.
CHAPTER LIV LAST DAYS IN EGYPT.