Narrative of the Operations and Recent Discoveries Within the Pyramids, Temples, Tombs, and Excavations, in Egypt and Nubia; And of a Journey to the Coast of the Red Sea, in Search of the Ancient Berenice and Another to the Oasis of Jupiter Ammon. and of (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1835. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... two women: they live entirely on the product of their own labour and water. It is not to be wondered at that they were afraid of ray guide, as they knew his past tricks, when he visited them with all his tribe. Of these people we only saw two; the rest were absent far off at work, and would not return till night. We left this place, and arrived at a day's distance from our first Elloah, or El Cassar; and on the 4th, in the evening, we reached that spot again. It appeared that our Hadge had lost his purse on the road, with three or four dollars in it. He thought he could find it if he could procure a donkey to go back a few miles, but no one was willing to lend him one; and having informed themselves where he thought he might have lost it, they set off themselves and found the purse, which they of course claimed as their own. We passed the forenoon of the 5th in the village: I inquired if any of them had any articles to dispose of, and told them that I would give them money in return: nothing was brought to me of any consequence, only a broken Grecian vase of bronze, about eight inches high, of a very curious shape; and a small cherub of Greek work, not more than three inches high. During the morning I was taken on one side by the Cady, who was uncommonly polite to me all this time, for which attention I could not account: he told me in a few words, that himself, the Sheik Salem, and his father, had made up their minds to offer me to remain there with. them; that I should become a Mahomedan, and that a great feast would be made on my account on the day of the festival of that ceremony; that I should partake of part of their lands, and if I knew how to introduce some new produce, it would be all to my own advantage; and lastly, that I might choose four wives ...