ABSTRACT
Ismail Pasha was in his thirty-third year when, on 18th January, 1863, he became Viceroy of Egypt. He had been a farmer. He had lived in retirement. His uncle, the dead sovereign, had not encouraged him to participate in affairs of State. He loved the soil. He had been thrifty. He had not thrown away his money. On the contrary, he had put his savings into more acres.
