PREFACE
CONTENTS
ILLUSTRATIONS
CHAPTER I CAIRO REVISITED
CHAPTER II RENEWAL OF MY ACQUAINTANCE WITH MOHAMMED BROWN AND SOME REFLECTIONS ON MATRIMONY
CHAPTER III THE MOSQUE OF MURISTaN KALAuN, MY EXPERIENCE WITH
CHAPTER IV THE FESTIVAL OF THE 'HASANEYN' AND THE STORY OF THE PRINCESS ZOHRA
CHAPTER V OF THE OLD AND THE NEW CAIRO, AND OF A VISIT TO THE SHEYKH AMMIN SAHEIME
CHAPTER VI MY SECOND VISIT TO THE SHEYKH AND MY EXPERIENCES WITH AN UNFAITHFUL SERVANT
CHAPTER VII IN WHICH I GET ANOTHER SERVANT AND HUNT FOR A
CHAPTER VIII OF A CAIRO CAFE AND OTHER MATTERS
CHAPTER IX THE COPTIC CONVENTS OF WADI NATRUN
CHAPTER X THE MOSQUE OF ES-SALIH TALAI
CHAPTER XI THE BLUE MOSQUE AND KASR-ESH-SHEMA
CHAPTER XII THE SPHINX, AND A DISSERTATION ON TOMMY ATKINS
CHAPTER XIII THE HAMSEEN, THE LAMP-SHOP, AND THE ACCESSION OF SAID PASHA
CHAPTER XIV MOHAMMEDAN FESTIVALS: THE HOLY CARPET THE FAST OF RAMADAN AND THE ASHURA
CHAPTER XV MORE RELIGIOUS OBSERVANCES, SPRING'S AWAKENING, AND THE CAIRENE HOUSE OF COUNT ZOGHEB
CHAPTER XVI DER EL-BAHRI, AND SOME INCIDENTS WHICH TOOK PLACE DURING MY STAY THERE
CHAPTER XVII DER EL-BAHRI ( continued )
CHAPTER XVIII THE CROSS DESERT JOURNEY TO KOSSEIR
CHAPTER XIX THE VALLEY OF HAMMAMAT
CHAPTER XX THE WADY FOWAKIYEH AND BiR HAGI SULIMAN
CHAPTER XXI KOSSEIR
CHAPTER XXII EDFU AND THE QUARRIES OF GEBEL SILSILEH
CHAPTER XXIII MY EXPERIENCES AS AN INMATE OF A NATIVE HOSPITAL
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AN ARTIST IN EGYPT
BY WALTER TYNDALE R.I.
HODDER & STOUGHTON NEW YORK & LONDON
