ABSTRACT

The Women of Cairo: Scenes of Life in the Orient, first published in 1929, describes the trip to Egypt and other locations in the Ottoman Empire taken by French Romanticist Gerard de Nerval. The book focuses on both reinforcing and dispelling the old ways in which people saw the Orient, as well as examining their old and new customs. This book is perfect for those studying history and travel.

part |160 pages

Druses and Maronites

chapter |32 pages

A Prince of Lebanon

chapter |28 pages

The Prisoner

chapter |43 pages

The Akkals—Anti-Lebanon

chapter |6 pages

Epilogue

part |242 pages

The Nights of Ramadan