Chapter I

Meeting of the Brothers. — Fever in Chartum. — Travelling Page 1
Projects. — Present from the Pascha. — The Divan. — A German
Sultan. — Party at Soliman Effendi’s — Preparations for
Departure

CHAP. II.

Embark for Damer. — Disastrous Voyage. — Reach Damer. — 17
Joseph’s Sufferings. — The March. — Banks of the Atbara. — An
Arab Village

CHAP. III.

Rejoin the Army. — Arab Sheiks. — Ruins of Herrerem. — The 36
Mirage. — A Country March. — Corn Stores. — A Sheik of the
Hallenga. — False Alarms. — A Skirmish

CHAP. IV.

A Turkish Camp. — Mohammed Din. — Negroes. — Egyptian 52
Apothecaries. — Tribute. — Nile Expedition. — Monsieur
Thibaut. — Diseases. — Natives’ Self-Admiration. — An
Adventurer. — Madame Vigoureux

CHAP. V.

A Pilgrim Town. — Nimr the Tiger. — Character of the French. 74
— Blood Feud. — Excursion from the Camp. — Arab Infants. —
Medical Advice. — El Soffre. — Interview with Mohammed Din

CHAP. VI.

Merissa Huts. — Arab Gratitude. — Splendid Soil. — The 94
Pascha’s Grand Projects. — A Pleasant Servant. — Turkish
Eating. — Turkish Faith. — Arabs of Hedjas. — Mehemet Ali’s
Campaigns

CHAP. VII.

Position of Mohammed Din. — Camels Stolen. — Ant Hills. 119
— Chameleons. — Animal Fraternity. — Uses of Tobacco. —
Rosaries — Beads — Amulets. — Blacks — Appearance and Opinions

CHAP. VIII.

Effects of Exposure to the Sun. — Diseases of the Natives. 133
— Their Insensibility to Pain. — Stoicism under Surgical
Operations. — Mograbin Soldiers. — A travelled Arab. —
Tyranny of Mehemet Ali. — Amulets. — Foreigners in Egypt. —
Turkish Prejudice

CHAP. IX.

Circassians and Georgians. — Dress of the Sheiks. — Turkish 155
Etiquette. — Arab Officers and Soldiers. — An Arab Regiment.
— Black Soldiery

CHAP. X.

Breaking up of the Camp. — March into the Interior. — Nature 168
of the Country. — Sheiks’ Swords

CHAP. XI.

March from Dabàab. — A Sham Fight. — Schaigies. — Sufferings 199
from Heat and Thirst. — Choice of Camp. — Kassela-el-Lus. —
Escape of Female Slaves. — Storm of Rain

CHAP. XII.

Gohr-el-Gash. — Dam across the great Gohr. — Kassela-el-Lus. 213
— Elephants. — Lion and Elephant Hunt. — Mohammed Din. —
Murder of his Nephew and Friends. — Sheik Mussa resolves to
starve himself. — The Faki-el-Kebir. — Faki Village. — Faki
Plot. — Narrow Escape

CHAP. XIII.

Ravages of Wild Beasts. — Hills of Basa. — Native Tribes. 231
— Chariff. — A Chasua and its consequences. — Singular
Recovery. — Supper Party. — Female Slaves. — Turkish
Jealousy. — Snakes. — Superstitions. — Basa. — Origin of
Tribes and Races. — Miseries and Ennui of Camp Life

CHAP. XIV.

Advance against the Enemy. — Retreat. — Omar Kaschef. — Great 250
Cavern of the Kassela-el-Lus. — Baobab Trees. — Hunting.
— Birds. — Beasts. — Pascha’s Plans. — Quit the Camp for
Chartum. — Conclusion

APPENDIX.

List of Beasts, Birds, and Reptiles 266

AFRICAN WANDERINGS.

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