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.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|54 pages
Coptic Marriages
part II|55 pages
The Slaves
part III|51 pages
The Harem
part IV|19 pages
The Pyramids
part V|28 pages
The Cange
part VI|43 pages
The "Santa-Barbara"
part VII|33 pages
The Mountain