Morocco Its People and Places Book

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS VOLUME II The publishers desire to extend their thanks to Messrs. Keen and Mead, Architects, Mk. U. T. Hazzard nml Mr. S. I'. Stamkach for the use (if original photographs and negatives, reproduced in photogravure by W. H. On.Bo and A. W. Ei.son and Co. Page In Tiie Sultan's Palace, Frontispiece A Gate Of Fez, 14 Entrance To Jews' Quarter, Fez, 18 An Interior 26 Ministers Op The Sultan, 34 Sultan Coming Out Op The Kasbah, .... 42 A Jewish Youth Op Morocco, 52 Interior Of A Dwelling, 60 Street Scene, 68 A Moorish Beggar, 75 Arab Village, 82 Bab El Ghisa, Fez, 86 Old Biskra, 98 A Fountain Of Fez, 108 A Village In The Interior, 116 Negro Village Near The Borders Op The Desekt, . 120 We have not gone half a mile in the direction of the city before we are already surrounded by a throng of Arabs and Moors assembled from Fez and the surrounding country, some on foot, some on mules or donkeys, two riding together, like the ancient Nu- midians, and so beside themselves with curiosity to see us that in order to keep the way clear the soldiers of the escort are obliged to beat them back with the butt-ends of their muskets. The country is flat, and the city of Fez, whose battlemented walls had been plainly visible from the camp, now remains for some little time entirely hidden ; then all at once it reappears, and we see in front of the gates an immense white and purple throng, resembling myriads of roses and lilies swaying in the wind. Again the city vanishes, and again reappears, but this time quite close, and between us and it are gathered the people, the army and the court. Such pomp and splendor, such a scene of fantastic beauty, that I dropped my reins at that moment, just as now I drop my pen at the recollect...Read More