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Notes of a Journey From Cornhill to Grand Cairo

Preface 

Word Count: 567    |    Released on: 19/11/2017

book went to dine at the -- Club, quite unconscious o

tour Mr. James was about to take. The Peninsular and Oriental Company had arranged an excursion in the Mediterranean, by which, in the space of a couple of months, as many men and cities wer

ur life you will never probably have a chance again to see so much in so short a time. Consider - it is as easy as a journey to Paris or to Baden." Mr. Titmarsh considered all these things; but also the difficulties of the situation: he had but s

s outstanding engagements - to write letters to his amazed family, stating that they were not to expect him at dinner on Saturday fortnight, as he would be at Jerusalem on that day - to purchase eighteen shirts and lay in a sea stock of

ter never went abroad at all, and wrote the following pages, out of pure fancy, in retirement at Putney; but ma

interest now that it had formerly) - that I can't but recommend all persons who have time and means to make a similar journey - vacation idlers to extend their travels and pursue it: above all, young well-educated men entering life, to ta

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Notes of a Journey From Cornhill to Grand Cairo
Notes of a Journey From Cornhill to Grand Cairo
“After a voyage, during which the captain of the ship has displayed uncommon courage, seamanship, affability, or other good qualities, grateful passengers often present him with a token of their esteem, in the shape of teapots, tankards, trays, &c. of precious metal. Among authors, however, bullion is a much rarer commodity than paper, whereof I beg you to accept a little in the shape of this small volume. It contains a few notes of a voyage which your skill and kindness rendered doubly pleasant; and of which I don’t think there is any recollection more agreeable than that it was the occasion of making your friendship.”
1 Dedication2 Preface3 Chapter 1 Vigo4 Chapter 2 Lisbon - Cadiz5 Chapter 3 The "Lady Mary Wood"6 Chapter 4 Gibraltar7 Chapter 5 Athens8 Chapter 6 Smyrna - First Glimpses of the East9 Chapter 7 Constantinople10 Chapter 8 Rhodes11 Chapter 9 The White Squall12 Chapter 10 Telmessus - Beyrout13 Chapter 11 A Day and Night in Syria14 Chapter 12 From Jaffa to Jerusalem15 Chapter 13 Jerusalem16 Chapter 14 From Jaffa to Alexandria17 Chapter 15 To Cairo