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Muslim Egypt and Christian Abyssinia

MUSLIM EGYPT AND CHRISTIAN ABYSSINIA

As to the form of the volume’s contents, the existing arrangement of chapters was adopted with the view of bringing the relative matter in juxta- position, and of presenting at the same time the events as nearly as may be in chronological order.

However, before entering upon the main part of the work — that is, upon the description of certain expeditions with which the Americans were identified —

it was considered not inappropriate to say a word about Egypt’s sovereign during their sojourn, something about the condition of society in Cairo during his Khedivial reign, and more especially about the fellah and his fitness for a soldier, as well as about the Egyptian army in general.

Many of the incidents of the Abyssinian campaign so attached themselves to me, that the impracticability of hiding personality is to be regretted.

 Did they more particularly concern other than myself, they would be related with more pleasure and with less reserve.

All the latest available information from the most trustworthy sources has been used in the construction of the general map accompanying the volume.

For much of the geographical knowledge contained in the special map of Abyssinia, I am indebted to a map by Professor L. H. Mitchell, of the Egyptian service