An Artist in Egypt

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 MURISTÂN KALAÛN, MY EXPERIENCE WITH THE FAKÍR, AND A DIGRESSION ON THE SUBJECT OF DERVISHES

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 CROCODILE; ALSO A CONTINUATION OF THE STORY OF PRINCESS ZOHRA

CHAPTER VIII OF A CAIRO CAFÉ 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 HAMMAMÁT

CHAPTER XX THE WADY FOWAKIYEH AND BÎR 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

INDEX