Travels in the Great Desert of Sahara, in the Years of 1845 and 1846

Interview with the Commandant of The Mountains.--Military Position occupied by the Turks.--Subjugation of the Arabs.--My different Appellations.--Departure for, and arrival at,...

Slaves very sensible to the Cold.--Well of Tasellam.--Saharan Huntsman.--Atmospheric Phenomenon.--My Adventure at the Palace of Demons.--Denham and Oudney's Account of the Kesar...

Arrival at Ghadames.--Welcome of the People.--Interview with the Governor, Rais Mustapha.--Distances of the route from Tripoli to Ghadames.--Geographical position of the Oasis.-...

Another Range of Black Mountains.--Habits of She-Camels when having Foals.--Our Mahrys.--Intelligence of my Nagah.--Geology of Route.--Arrive at the Boundaries of Ghat and Fezza...

Violent Act of a Touarick on Slaves.--Visit to the Princess Lilla Fatima.--Mode of grinding Corn.--Dilatoriness of Commercial Transactions.--Grandees of Ghat Town.--Khanouhen re...

Commerce of Winter Mart at Ghat.--Visit to Hateetah, and meet the Sultan.--Means of suppressing Saharan Slave Trade by the Touaricks.--Hateetah refuses my returning with a Benga...

separately mentioned, the olive, the fig-tree, and the vine. These are the only fruits valued or cultivated by Tripoline Arabs in their mountains. The jennah or "paradise" of th...

Account of Timbuctoo.--Streets of Ghat deserted by departure of Caravans.--Packing of Senna.--Return of the Soudan Caravan.--The Giant and his Gang sally out in search of a Supp...

Arrival at Ghat, and reception by its Inhabitants.--The Cold of The Sahara.--Haj Ahmed, the Governor, and Sheikh Jabour.--Distribute Presents to the Governor and Jabour.--Visit...

End of the Sandy Region.--No Birds of Prey in The Sahara.--Progress of the French in the Algerian Oases.--Slave Trade of The Desert supported by European Merchants.--Desolations...

The Ayed (little Festival of Moslems).--Ghadames a City of Marabouts.--Every Accident of Life ascribed to Deity.--Second Day's Feast, Swinging and Amusements of the People.--Dea...

The Sahara, and derivation of the Name.--Astonishment of the People at the Sovereign of England being a Woman.--Decision of the Kady on a diseased Camel.--The old Mendicant Band...

Deathly stillness of the City on first morning of the Ramadan.--Rais weighing Gold.--The Gold Country.--Use of different Arabic terms in different Countries.--Insecurity of Merc...

The Women in possession of the Streets.--The Grand Factions of Ghadames, the _Ben Weleed_ and the _Ben Wezeet_.--Interest of the People in Algerian Affairs.--Names, from Bodily...

Well of Hammam.--Innocent game of the Negresses.--Baiting at noon.--Bird's-nests and Birds in Sahara.--Ghiblee or the _Simoum_; its terrible effects on our Caravan.--Delusions o...

His Excellency the Rais questions me on my rumoured Journey to Soudan.--The Devil has in safe keeping all who are not Mahometans.--I am wearing to a Skeleton.--A Caravan of Wome...

Gaiety of the Black Dervish.--Walking Dance of the Slaves.--The Fullans or Fellatahs.--_Shoushoua_, or scarifying the face of Negroes.--Terms used in connexion with Slaves.--The...

Arrival at Mourzuk; and reported as a Christian Marabout from Soudan.--Meet Angelo, who conducts me to his Master, the British Vice-Consul.--Hearty Welcome from Mr. Gagliuffi.--...

Character of the People of Ghadames.--Strength of our Caravan.--First features of the new Route.--Well of Maseen.--Rate of Travelling.--Our Ghafalah divides in two on account of...

Mr. Gagliuffi's opinion of the Touaricks.--Amazonian White-Washers.--Visit, and take leave of the Bashaw.--Various Anecdotes related by His Highness.--Safe-conduct given to libe...

Visit to the Turkish Kaed of Sockna.--The Concubine of His Excellency.--Convoy of Provisions for the Troops of Mourzuk.--The number of Palms destroyed at Sockna by Abd-El-Geleel...

Weariness and Exhaustion in Preparating and Waiting to Depart.--Cold intensely set in.--Excitement of the Messrs. Silva and Levi affair subsiding.--Suffer from Bad Health.--Pet...

Project of Journey.--Opinions of People upon its practicability.--Moral character of Europeans in Barbary.--Leave the Isle of Jerbah for Tripoli in the coaster _Mesâoud_.--Retur...

The Shâanbah and Banditti of The Desert.--Native Plays and Dances of Ghadamsee Slaves.--Aâween, or Square of Springs.--The Women of Ghadames, their Habits and Education.--The Gh...

Celebration of Marriage.--Native Feast of the Slaves.--Study of the Negro Languages.--Visit to the Ancient Watch-Tower.--Arrival of an Algerian Spy.--Visit to Sidi Mâbed.--Conti...

Well of Esh-Shour.--Village of Dillaim.--Tying up a Female Slave to the Camel.--Village of Gudwah.--Well of Bel-Kashee Faree.--Melancholy Songs of the Slaves.--Reflections on th...

Continued delays.--Confidence of the Slaves in the Kafer (myself).--Supply them with Water.--Negro Youths exhibit Sham-Fighting.--Commissions recorded in Journal.--Missionary La...

Arrival of the Sultan Shafou.--Visit to his Highness.--Visit to Hateetah; his jealousy of the Sultan and other Sheikhs.--Visit from the People of the Oasis of Berkat.--Said sobb...

Gloves an enigma of Wonder.--Visit Sheikh Hateetah.--All Men equal at Ghat.--Crowds of People surrounding my House to see me.--Violent Act committed on a Man at Prayer in the Mo...

of peace and happiness for all mankind, quoting Psalm lxxii., observing properly, the words first refer to Solomon, and then to the Messiah. Asking him for a passage of the Pent...

Leave Tripoli for the Interior.--Feelings on Starting.--Ghargash.--Gameo, the great quack of Tripoli.--Janzour.--Account of my Equipment.--Camels fond of the Cactus.--Arab Tents...

The Establishment of Signor Regini.--Visit the Acting Kaed of Misratah.--Shabby Conduct of Mehemet Pasha to Regini.--Description of the Villages comprised within the Jurisdictio...

Parallels between The Desert and The East.--The Divine Warranty for carrying on the Slave Trade discussed.--Visit from Aheer and Soudanese Merchants, and present state of Soudan...

WOOD-CUTS. Arab Tents Facsimile Specimen of the Writing of a Young Taleb Manner of drawing Water from Wells Great Spring of Ghadames Bas-Relief Square of Fountains City of Ghada...