The Land of Midian (revisited)
by Sir Richard Francis Burton
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About this eBook
- Author
- Burton, Richard Francis, Sir, 1821-1890
- Title
- The Land of Midian (Revisited) — Volume 1
- Credits
- Produced by JC Byers and proofread by MaryAnn Short
- Language
- English
- LoC Class
- DS: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: Asia
- Subject
- Hejaz (Saudi Arabia) -- Description and travel
- Category
- Text
- eBook-No.
- 7111
- Project Gutenberg
- https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/7111
- Release Date
- December 1, 2004
- Copyright
- Public domain in the USA.
Contents
- 1.THE LAND OF MIDIAN (Revisited)
- 2.By Richard F. Burton — Vol. I. of two Volumes. — C. Kegan Paul & Co. — London: — 1879.
- 3.TO THE MEMORY OF MY MUCH LOVED NIECE, — MARIA EMILY HARRIET STISTED, — WHO DIED AT DOVERCOURT, — NOVEMBER 12, 1878.
- 4.PREFACE.
- 5.Section 1. — RICHARD F. BURTON. — ATHENAEUM CLUB,
- 6.PART I. — The March Through Madyan Proper (North Midian).
- 7.Chapter I. — Preliminary—from Trieste to Midian. — NOTE.
- 8.Chapter II. — The Start—from El-muwaylah to the "White Mountain" and 'Aynúah.
- 9.Chapter III. — Breaking New Ground to Magháir Shu'ayb.
- 10.Chapter IV. — Notices of Precious Metals in Midian—the Papyri and the Mediæval Arab Geographers.
- 11.Chapter V.— Work At, and Excursions From, Magháir Shu'Ayb.
- 12.Chapter VI. — To Makná, and Our Work There—the Magáni or Maknáwis.
- 13.Chapter VII. — Cruise from Maknáto El-'Akabah.
- 14.NOTE ON THE SUPPLIES TO BE BOUGHT AT EL-'AKABAH.
- 15.Chapter VIII. — Cruise from El-'Akabah to El-Muwaylah—the Shipwreck Escaped-Résumé of the Northern Journey.
- 16.Part II. — The March Through Central and Eastern Midian.
- 17.Chapter IX. — Work in and Around El-Muwaylah.
- 18.Chapter X. — Through East Midian to the Hismá.
- 19.FOOTNOTES
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