The Story Teller of the Desert--Backsheesh!

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Author

Knox, Thomas Wallace, 1835-1896

Title

The Story Teller of the Desert—"Backsheesh!" or, Life and Adventures in the Orient

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Produced by David Widger from page images generously provided by the Internet Archive

Language

English

LoC Class

DS: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: Asia

Subject

Middle East -- Description and travel

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Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 50700

Release Date

December 15, 2015

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.THE STORY TELLER OF THE DESERT “BACKSHEESH!” — or, Life and Adventures in the Orient
2. 2.By Thomas W. Knox — With fine Steel-Plate Portrait of the Author. — 1885
3. 3.AUTHOR’S PREFACE.
4. 4.ILLUSTRATIONS
5. 5.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.”
6. 6.CHAPTER I—STEAMER-LIFE ON THE ATLANTIC.
7. 7.CHAPTER II—SCENES IN VIENNA—DOWN THE DANUBE.
8. 8.CHAPTER III—LIFE AMONG THE MAGYARS. —
9. 9.CHAPTER IV—NEARING THE ORIENT—“BACKSHEESH!” —
10. 10.CHAPTER V—THROUGH THE CRIMEA—IN AND AROUND SEVASTOPOL. —
11. 11.CHAPTER VI—ACROSS THE BLACK SEA. — —
12. 12.CHAPTER VII—CONSTANTINOPLE—THE CITY OF DOGS. —
13. 13.CHAPTER VIII—TURKISH CURIOSITY SHOPS—SIGHTS AND SCENES IN THE BAZAARS. —
14. 14.CHAPTER IX—FASTING AND FEASTING—THE SULTAN AND HIS COURT. —
15. 15.CHAPTER X—THE MOSQUES—FAITH AND SUPERSTITIONS OF THE MUSSULMANS. —
16. 16.CHAPTER XI—WHIRLING AND HOWLING DERVISHES—WHO AND WHAT THEY ARE. —
17. 17.CHAPTER XII—ON THE BOSPHORUS.—AMONG THE ISLES OF GREECE. —
18. 18.CHAPTER XIII—SYRA, THE MARBLE ISLAND.—LIFE AT AN ATHENIAN HOTEL. —
19. 19.CHAPTER XIV—ATHENS ANCIENT AND MODERN—SIGHTS AND SCENES IN THE GRECIAN CAPITAL. —
20. 20.CHAPTER XV—ROUND ABOUT ATHENS.—THE COUNTRY OF THE BRIGANDS. —
21. 21.CHAPTER XVI—THE GLORY OF ATHENS.—ITS SIGHTS, SCENES, RUINS, AND RELICS. — “ BACKSHEESH!! ” —
22. 22.CHAPTER XVII—ADVENTURES IN QUARANTINE.—RHODES AND ITS MARVELS. — —
23. 23.CHAPTER XVIII—SYRIA, THE LAND OF THE SUN.—DRAGOMEN, GUIDES, AND COURIERS. — —
24. 24.CHAPTER XIX—THE GROVES OF LEBANON.—A NIGHT AMONG THE ARABS. — — —
25. 25.CHAPTER XX—DAMASCUS—THE GARDEN CITY OF THE EAST. —
26. 26.CHAPTER XXI—SYRIAN LIFE—DEALERS IN HUMAN FLESH—WE TRY “ZE LUXURIES OF ZE BATH.” —
27. 27.CHAPTER XXII—TRAVELING IN A CARAVAN—SIGHTS ON THE WAY. —
28. 28.CHAPTER XXIII—TENT-LIFE AMONG THE BEDOUINS.—THE WARRIORS OF THE DESERT.
29. 29.CHAPTER XXIV—ADVENTURES IN THE MOUNTAINS OF SYRIA. — — —
30. 30.CHAPTER XV—“FROM DAN TO BEERSHEBA.”—JOURNEYING THROUGH THE HOLY LAND. — —
31. 31.CHAPTER XXVI—IN THE HEART OF PALESTINE. — — —
32. 32.CHAPTER XXVII—THE LAND OF THE PHILISTINES.—SAMARIA AND ITS PEOPLE. — —
33. 33.CHAPTER XXVIII—FROM DAMASCUS TO JAFFA.—INCIDENTS OF THE TRIP. — —
34. 34.CHAPTER XXIX—ENGAGING A DRAGOMAN.—OUR START FOR JERUSALEM. — — —
35. 35.CHAPTER XXX—THE LIONS OF JERUSALEM.—THE TEMPLE, THE SEPULCHRE, AND THE HOLY OF HOLIES. — — — —
36. 36.CHAPTER XXXI—AMONG THE MONKS. — — — —
37. 37.CHAPTER XXXII—AMONG THE BEDOUINS.—TRAVELLING UNDER ESCORT, AND LIVING IN TENTS. — — —
38. 38.CHAPTER XXXIII—THE HOLY SEPULCHRE, AND SHRINE OF THE CITY OF DAVID — —
39. 39.CHAPTER XXXIV—THE LAND OF PHARAOH.—THROUGH THE EGYPTIAN DESERT. —
40. 40.CHAPTER XXXV—IN AND AROUND THE CITY OF THE CALIPHS. — — —
41. 41.CHAPTER XXXVI—AN INTERVIEW WITH THE KHEDIVE.—LIFE IN THE CITY OF THE NILE. —
42. 42.CHAPTER XXXVII—STREET-LIFE IN CAIRO. — —
43. 43.CHAPTER XXXVIII—THE BAZAARS OF CAIRO.—EGYPTIAN CURIOSITY SHOPS. —
44. 44.CHAPTER XXXIX—ADVENTURES WITH A DONKEY.—A DAY AT THE RACES. — —
45. 45.CHAPTER XL—THE PASHA AND THE PRIESTS.—EGYPTIAN LANGUAGE—SCHOOLS AND RELIGIOUS CEREMONIES. — —
46. 46.CHAPTER XLI—THE GREAT PYRAMIDS.—IN THE KINGS’ BURIAL CHAMBERS. — — —
47. 47.CHAPTER XLII—A VOYAGE UP THE NILE.—THE MYSTERIES OF EGYPTIAN ART AND WORSHIP. — —
48. 48.CHAPTER XLIII—LIFE ON THE BANKS OF THE NILE.—COPTS, JUGGLERS, AND THIEVES.—AMUSING EXPERIENCES. — —
49. 49.CHAPTER XLIV—ADVENTURES IN UPPER EGYPT.—FUN AND FROLIC WITH THE NATIVES. — —
50. 50.CHAPTER XLV—THE DANCING GIRLS OF KENEH.—THE TREASURES OF DENDERAH. — — —
51. 51.CHAPTER XLVI—LUXOR, THE CITY OF GIANTS.—AMONG THE MUMMIES OF ANCIENT THEBES. — —
52. 52.CHAPTER XLVII—A VISIT TO A HAREM IN UPPER EGYPT.—LIFE AMONG THE NUBIANS. —
53. 53.CHAPTER XLVIII—CAMEL RIDING.—ADVENTURES AMONG THE NUBIANS. — —
54. 54.CHAPTER XLIX—IN THE SLAVE-COUNTRY—SIR SAMUEL W. BAKER’S EXPEDITION. — — —
55. 55.CHAPTER L—SUNSET IN THE ORIENT.—VOYAGING DOWN THE NILE. —
56. 56.CHAPTER LI—THE WEDDING OF THE KHEDIVE’S SON.—ENJOYING A MONARCH’S HOSPITALITY. —
57. 57.CHAPTER LII—WOMEN AMONG THE MOHAMMEDANS—LIFE IN THE HAREM. — —
58. 58.CHAPTER LIII.—WINTER ON THE NILE—THE KHAMSEEN AND ITS EFFECTS—BEDOUIN LIFE. — —
59. 59.CHAPTER LIV—LAST DAYS IN EGYPT. — — FINIS.

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