The Thistle and the Cedar of Lebanon

About this eBook

Author

Risk Allah, Habeeb

Credits

This ebook was transcribed by Les Bowler

Language

English

LoC Class

DS: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: Asia

Subject

Risk Allah, Habeeb -- Travel -- Europe

Category

Text

eBook-No.

35322

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/35322

Release Date

February 18, 2011

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.THE THISTLE and THE CEDAR OF LEBANON,
2. 2.PREFACE to the first edition .
3. 3.CONTENTS.
4. 4.INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER.
5. 5.CHAPTER I. SCENES OF EARLY CHILDHOOD.
6. 6.CHAPTER II. PIRATICAL ATTACK ON BEYROUT.
7. 7.CHAPTER III. DESCRIPTION OF DAMASCUS. — THE STORY OF THE JINN AND THE SCOLDING WIFE.
8. 8.CHAPTER IV. THE AMERICAN MISSIONARIES AT BEYROUT.
9. 9.CHAPTER V. EXCURSION TO CYPRUS.
10. 10.CHAPTER VI. ALEPPO.
11. 11.CHAPTER VII. ANTIOCH AND LATTAKIA.
12. 12.CHAPTER VIII. FIRST VISIT TO ENGLAND.
13. 13.CHAPTER IX. VISIT TO PARIS.
14. 14.CHAPTER X. STAY AT CONSTANTINOPLE.
15. 15.CHAPTER XI. EGYPT.
16. 16.CHAPTER XII. VISITS TO LADY ROLLE AND TO BATH AND CHELTENHAM. — VISIT TO CHELTENHAM.
17. 17.CHAPTER XIII. IMPRESSIONS OF ENGLAND.
18. 18.CHAPTER XIV. LIFE, MANNERS, AND CUSTOMS OF SYRIA. — I. — II. — III. — IV. — V. — VI. — VII.
19. 19.CHAPTER XV. SYRIA AND HER INHABITANTS.
20. 20.CHAPTER XVI. SYRIA, HER INHABITANTS, AND THEIR RELIGIONS, CONTINUED.
21. 21.CHAPTER XVII. CHRISTIAN INHABITANTS.
22. 22.CHAPTER XVIII. THE POPULATION OF SYRIA, CONTINUED.—THE PAGAN INHABITANTS.
23. 23.CHAPTER XIX. APPEARANCE AND COSTUMES OF THE PEOPLE.
24. 24.CHAPTER XX. THE OCCUPATIONS OF THE PEOPLE.
25. 25.CHAPTER XXI. THE COMPARATIVE INFLUENCES OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC AND PROTESTANT FAITHS IN SYRIA.
26. 26.CHAPTER XXII. THE REMEDY.
27. 27.APPENDIX. NOTES ON THE GEOLOGY OF SYRIA,
28. 28.NOTES.

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