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