Warburton, Eliot: Travels in Egypt and the Holy Land, or, The crescent and the cross: comprising the romance and realities of eastern travel (Philadelphia, 1859)

CONTENTS.

CHAPTER XX. Page

River Incidents—Scenerv—Eremites—Crocodiles—Shooting—Fishing
—Botanizing—Markets—Feast—English Flag—Pic-nic—Pitcher and
Bee Cruizers—Slavers—Visitors..... . 133

CHAPTER XXI.

Upper Egypt—Scenery—Water Engines—Free Trade—Worship—
Thebes—Esneh—Medical Practice—Accident .... 143

CHAPTER XXII.

Assouan, and the Cities of Egypt—Elephantina—The Comet—Tradi-
tions—Mountain of Birds—Spirits of the Pyramids—Summary of
Cities ....... ..... 152

CHAPTER XXIII.

^Ethiopia—Meroe—Abyssinia—Behr—Tiger-King—Legend—Blue and
White Rivers .........161

CHAPTER XXIV.

The Cataract and Philce—Feast—Hyaena—Unloading—Chiefs of the
Cataract—Hippopotamus—The Falls—Philoe—A Row—Ascent of
the Cataracts . .......109

CHAPTER XXV.

Nubia—Scenery—People—Language—Women—Castor Oil—Ball--The
Tropics—Second Cataract—Weather—Prospect—Fortunate Island—
Contrast—Wady Haifa—Mount Abousir—The Cataract—Drowning
Pilot—Slave Merchant . ......183

CHAPTER XXVI.

Antiquities of Nubia—Ipsamboul—Dirr—Royal Audience—Ammada
—Leyala—Desert Warrior—Whirlwind—Dakke—Guerf Hassan—

Dandour—Kalashe—Descent of the Cataract . 201

CHAPTER XXVII.

Esneh and the Alme—Koum Ombos—Badjar Silsili—Esneh—Arna-

outs—Alme ......... 214

CHAPTER XXVIII.
Thebes........... 223

CHAPTER XXIX.
Return to Cairo—A Mutiny—Dendera—Keneh—Arab Consul—River
Tribunal—Manfaloot—Cairene Lodgirgs—England in the East . 235