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Excerpt from Life on the Nile: In a Dahabéëh and Excursions on Shore; Between Cairo and Assouan; Also a Tour in Syria and Palestine in 1866-67 Frequent inquiries having been made of the Author for his "Life on the Nile," as a guide in making a voyage on that famous river, and the second edition having been entirely distributed gratuitously by American bankers in Paris, according to his instructions, he has consented to have a third edition printed and published in the United States, and placed on sale, that those persons contemplating making a Nile voyage, or taking an interest in reading a brief and concise description of one, with its necessary preparations, may have an opportunity of obtaining copies. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.