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Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah Chapter II - I leave Alexandria

Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah Chapter II - I leave Alexandria

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In which the weary journey upon the Nile steamboat reveals a landscape as familiar as it is uninspiring, peopled by an eclectic assembly of travellers whose manners and dispositions provide a curious glimpse into Eastern society and its many quirks. The author muses on the nature of hospitality, the perplexities of Indian attitudes towards the English, and the clash of cultures that lends a peculiar coloration to his sojourn in Cairo.
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