| CHAP. | | PAGE | | I. | BEYOND THE PALE OF THE RAILWAY | 1 | | (Aleppo and Urfa) | | II. | A LAND OF DUST AND ASHES | 24 | | (Diarbekr and Mardin) | | III. | THE MARCHES OF ANCIENT ROME | 47 | | (Dara and Nisibin) | | IV. | THE BURDEN OF NEWER NINEVEH | 69 | | (Mosul) | | V. | THE TEMPLE OF THE DEVIL | 87 | | (Sheikh Adi) | | VI. | THE SKIRTS OF THE MOUNTAINS | 111 | | (Rabban Hormizd, Bavian, and Akra) | | VII. | AN ORIENTAL VICH IAN VOHR | 134 | | (The Sheikh of Barzan) | | VIII. | A MASTER OF MISRULE | 158 | | (Neri and Jilu) | | IX. | THE DEBATABLE LAND | 176 | | (Gawar, Mergawar, and Tergawar) | | X. | TWIGS OF A WITHERED EMPIRE | 196 | | (URMI) | | XI. | A LAND OF TROUBLE AND ANGUISH | 221 | | (Urmi to Van) | | XII. | A SLOUGH OF DISCONTENT | 235 | | (Van) | | XIII. | THE LAND OF PRESTER JOHN | 262 | | (Qudshanis) | | XIV. | THE GREAT CAÑONS | 284 | | (Tyari and Tkhuma) | | XV. | INTRUDERS IN A PANDEMONIUM | 311 | | (Amadia and Bohtan) | | XVI. | GRAVES OF DEAD EMPIRES | 339 | | (Mosul to Baghdad) | | XVII. | OUR SMALLEST ALLY | 359 | | XVIII. | DEAD SEA FRUIT | 392 | | GLOSSARY | 417 | | INDEX | 421 |
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