The East

About this eBook

Author

Martin, William Young

Title

The East : Being a narrative of personal impressions of a tour in Egypt, Palestine and Syria

Original Publication

United Kingdom: Tinsley Brothers, 1876.

Credits

Peter Becker and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Language

English

LoC Class

DT: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: Africa

Subject

Syria -- Description and travel

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 74507

Release Date

October 3, 2024

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.THE EAST.
2. 2.PREFACE.
3. 3.CONTENTS.
4. 4.THE EAST. — CHAPTER I. EGYPT.
5. 5.CHAPTER II. PALESTINE.
6. 6.CHAPTER III. PALESTINE.
7. 7.CHAPTER IV. PALESTINE.
8. 8.CHAPTER V. SYRIA.
9. 9.CHAPTER VI. POSTSCRIPT.—RECENT EVENTS.
10. 10.NOTES. — Note A , page 26 .— Ascent of the Pyramids — Arab Wives. — Note B , page 28 .— The Sphinx. — Note C , page 37 .— Snake Charmers. — Note D , page 89 .— The Barren Fig Tree — Tree Fruits. — Note E , page 110 .— Cross Bearers — Pilgrimages — Sensuous Worship. — Note F , page 145 .— Meaning of Proper Names — Original Fertility and Beauty. — Note G , page 169 .— Philosophers — Sublime Presumption — Carlyle. — Note H , page 170 .— Sabaste — Ancient History — Ruins — Herod — Crusaders. — Note I , page 199 .— Turkish “Toleration” — Inevitable Decadence — Diplomacy. — Note J , pages 202 , 248 , and 251 .— New Overland Route to India — Bagdad — Trebizonde Route — Russian Trade — War. — Note K , page 219 .— Dragomans’ Certificates. — Note L , page 221 .— Beyrout Society — Seclusion of Females. — Note M , page 232 .— The Charm of Eastern Travel — Progress of the Race.
11. 11.ADDENDA AND ERRATA.
12. 12.FOOTNOTES
13. 13.TINSLEY BROTHERS’ NEW PUBLICATIONS. — New Novels by well-known Authors.

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