Lanterna Rally

Author: UNKNOWN. AUTHOR

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2015-06-25

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781330372951

Excerpt from Recollections of an Egyptian Princess: Being a Record of Five Years' Residence at the Court of Ismael Pasha, Khedive Very soon after my arrival in Egypt, I had occasion to observe that the opinion prevalent among Mahometans was, that it was a disgrace to any woman for her face to be seen, or her name to be heard, beyond the walls of the harem. Every book published in London or Paris was immediately procured in Cairo, and great displeasure was manifested when (as occasionally happened) some distinguished visitor to the harem gave her impressions to the world at large. I had always been in the habit of keeping a journal when travelling or residing in foreign countries, and as I wrote openly it soon attracted the notice and disapprobation of my pupils. "Was I going to publish a book?" they asked. I said, "No; but as everything was new and strange to me, I wished to write down my impressions while still fresh, to assist my memory in later years." After a time they seemed satisfied, and had full confidence in me. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.