Travel Tales in the Promised Land (Palestine)

When the General saw the blue-skulled man, he halted in mid- sentence- the Pasha's eyes began to glisten and grow wider. Taking just the right amount of time to pause, the Blue-...

"So, we must choose someone else!" said Abdullah. From out of the throats of the remaining Whales, this chorus rang out: "You couldn't pay me enough money! I'm going-I'm leaving...

Sly as a fox, he winked at me and laughed; his gorgeously white teeth glistened as he answered: "It's because I wanted to double your delight, and the cure can only be doubly pl...

Originally, she had only wanted to hike from Abraham's Oak to Bethlehem. Her plans changed at the Hospice, where she received a slip of paper from an anonymous benefactor in Bet...

When we arrived at his "caf,," we stopped and climbed out of the carriage. He rushed outside; and with an exaggerated deep bow, he asked about our "orders." Mustafa Bustani firs...

German Novelist Karl May's 1907/1908, Schamah [Wisdom's ForgivingLight] Travel Tales in the Promised Land (Palestine) Translator: James D. Schoonover, MA, M.Ed., c. 2008, USA Sc...

"Effendi!" she called out. "Already here today! The 'Chosen One' said that you were coming tomorrow. Hurry and follow me. The 'Favored One' said that you may see it, but his fat...