World’s Story Volume III: Egypt, Africa and Arabia

by Eva March Tappan

Historical Fiction Poetry *Non-fiction History Philosophy Religion

101 chapters16h 12mEnglish1914

About this book

This is the third volume of the 15-volume series of The World’s Story: a history of the World in story, song and art, edited by Eva March Tappan. Each book is a compilation of selections from prose literature, poetry and pictures and offers a comprehensive presentation of the world's history, art and culture, from the early times till the beginning of the 20th century. Topics in Part III include Egypt, Northern, Western and Central Africa, South Africa and Arabia. - Summary by Sonia Cast list for The Death of Cleopatra: Dolabella: Tomas Peter Charmian: Monika M.C. Cleopatra: Sandra Schmit Iras: Eva Davis Guardsman: Roger Melin Clown: Nemo First Guard: DrPGould Second Guard: Larry Wilson Caesar: alanmapstone Narrator: Sonia

Chapters (101)

1Prayer in a mosque: Old Cairo, Painting, Frontispiece

188

2Egypt Part I: How things were done four thousand years ago: Historical note

140

3Strange stories of early Egypt, by Herodotus

452

4Early Egyptian picture-writing, by Amelia B. Edwards

356

5How the Egyptians painted portraits, by Amelia B. Edwards

359

6Conquests of Rameses II, an Egyptian wall painting p. 10

138

7The king's palace and his attendants, by G. Maspero

878

8How the Egyptians amused themselves, by Sir J. Gardner Wilkinson

1159

9An Egyptian experiment, by Herodotus

163

10Egypt Part II: Stories and poems of Ancient Egypt: Historical note

132

11From the oldest book in the world, by Ptah-Hotep, put into meter by Hardwicke D. Rawnsley

236

12The lost malachite, from the ancient Egyptian, edited by W. M. Flinders Petrie

309

13Procession of the royal bull Apis-Osiris, painting p. 40

14The shipwrecked sailor, from the ancient Egyptian, edited by W. M. Flinders Petrie

597

15The magic book, from the ancient Egypt, edited by W. M. Flinders Petrie

922

16Egypt Part III: Pyramids and palaces: Historical note

101

17A trip to the pyramids, by Bayard Taylor

965

18How Cheops built his pyramid, by Herodotus

341

19Building the pyramids, painting p. 68

208

20Karnak and the Hall of Columns, by Charles Dudley Warner

781

21Colonnade of the temple of Rameses III, Thebes, photograph p. 74

106

22How to excavate a buried town, by W. M. Flinders Petrie

1114

23Portal of Euergetes I, Thebes, photograph p. 84

119

24Egypt Part IV: In the days of Pharaoh: Historical note

25The mighty reign of Sesostris (Rameses II), by Diodorus the Sicilian

1080

26The story of Joseph, from the Old Testament

3220

27Joseph sold by his brethren, painting p. 100

102

28In the brick fields, by Rev. J. H. Ingraham

1585

29'Let my people go'', by Théophile Gautier; translated by Augusta McC. Wright

2046

30The victory over the Khita, by Pen-Ta-Ur, 1326 B.C. put into meter by Hardwicke D. Rawnsley

763

31Finding Pharaoh, by Edward L. Wilson

1479

32Going to see Pharaoh (Rameses II), by Hardwicke D. Rawnsley

1440

33Egypt Part V: The glory wanes: Historical note

110

34Why Phanes was exiled, by Georg Ebers

1113

35The founding of Alexandria (332 B.C.), by Plutarch

195

36Antony and Cleopatra, painting p. 204

209

37The death of Cleopatra (30 B.C.), by William Shakespeare

750

38Egypt Part VI: Modern Egypt: Historical note

103

39Bonaparte in Egypt, painting p. 214

40The battle of the pyramids (1798), by John S. C. Abbott

1436

41Bonaparte before the Sphinx, painting p. 228

128

42The story of the Suez Canal, from ''All the year round'', 1854

1212

43How General Gordon outwitted the King of Abyssinia (between 1873 and 1880), by Alfred Egmont Hake

157

44The death of General Gordon at Khartoum (1885), by Anonymous

1067

45Up the cataracts of the Nile (1875), by Charles Dudley Warner

1717

46Northern Africa Part I: Legendary history and the story of Carthage: Historical note

149

47Ulysses in the land of the Lotus-Eaters (Tripoli), by Homer

130

48Aeneas at Carthage, by Virgil

830

49Aeneas at the court of Dido, painting p. 276

134

50The cutting of the aqueduct, by Gustave Flaubert

901

51The fall of Carthage (146 B.C.) by Rev. Alfred J. Church

1146

52Northern Africa Part II: Life and customs in Northern Africa: Historical note

126

53How the Barbary pirates learned to respect the American flag (1815), by John Bach McMaster

814

54Traditions of the sheikhs of Morocco (sixteenth century), by T. H. Weir

1154

55Morocco law (sixteenth century), by Edmondo de Amicis

421

56Hawking in Algeria, painting p. 322

139

57One day in Morocco (nineteenth century) by Edmondo de Amicis

1246

58The great market of Tripoli (latter part of nineteenth century), by George E. Thompson

406

59Northern Africa Part III: The mystery of the desert: Historical note

148

60The hour of prayer in the desert (latter part of nineteenth century), by Gilbert Watson

792

61The oasis of the great-grandfather (latter part of nineteenth century), by Gilbert Watson

824

62The music of the desert (latter part of nineteenth century), by Gilbert Watson

1819

63Western and Central Africa Part I: Unveiling the dark continent: Historical note

140

64Writing a charm (about 1795), by Mungo Park

150

65A zealous missionary (about 1795), by Mungo Park

283

66A visit to King Moselekatse (1829), by Anne Manning Rathbone

775

67'The mountain with several caves'' (1854), by David Livingstone

150

68A magic lantern in Africa (1854), by David Livingstone

69The electric wind of the desert (1854), by David Livingstone

131

70The merman missionary (1854), by David Livingstone

145

71How I found Livingstone (1871), by Sir Henry M. Stanley

583

72Western and Central Africa Part II: Adventures in the African jungle: Historical note

126

73The village of dwarfs (about 1870), by Paul du Chaillu

2332

74Crossing an African bridge (about 1868), by Paul du Chaillu

541

75Consulting the Man in the Moon (about 1868), by Paul du Chaillu

441

76Du Chaillu the First, King of the Apingi (about 1868), by Paul du Chaillu

225

77South Africa: Historical note

113

78The last trek, painting p. 436

79The diamond fields of South Africa (about 1870), by Anthony Trollope

2258

80A modern battlefield (about 1898), by Julian Ralph

760

81In the South African army (1903-1904), by Gustav Frenssen

1184

82Advancing upon the enemy (1903-1904), by Gustav Frenssen

1057

83Arabia Part I: Early history: Historical note

124

84The legend of the Arabs, by Alphonse Marie Louis de Lamartine

625

85Mohammed (about 570-632), by Eva March Tappan

442

86A reading from the Koran, painting p. 496

137

87The ''Square House'', or Kabah, by Hadji Khan and Wilfrid Sparroy

476

88Arabia Part II: Stories of the caliphs of Bagdad: Historical note

89Al Mansur, builder of Bagdad, and the poet (eighth century A.D.), adapted from the Arabic by Claude Field

229

90Al Mansur rebuked (eighth century A.D.), adapted from the Arabic by Claude Field

154

91Al Mahdi and the two wishes (eighth century A.D.), adapted from the Arabic by Claude Field

425

92Haroun Al Rashid and the musician (eighth century A.D.), adapted from the Arabic by Claude Field

352

93The caliph and the poet of the Barmeks (eighth century A.D.), by E. H. Palmer

328

94The division of the reward (eighth century A.D.), by E. H. Palmer

197

95The caliph and ''the man with the stew'' (eighth century A.D.), by E. H. Palmer

380

96The poet and the jester (eighth century A.D.), by E. H. Palmer

122

97Arabia Part III: Stories of modern Arabia: Historical note

101

98Justice in Arabia (nineteenth century), by Colonel L. Du Couret

476

99Wit from Arabia, by Colonel L. Du Couret

289

100Arabian Horsemen in battle, painting p. 536

101A pilgrimage to Mecca, by Sir Richard F. Burton

635

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