Fire and sword in the Sudan : a personal narrative of fighting and serving the Dervishes, 1879-1895 . rer of mysword fell too, and the long-lost weapon was taken fromthe field by a villager, from whom Mr. Cook purchased have lost my much-prized first sword in the wilds ofDarfur, and to find it again in the heart of London, isalmost more than a coincidence. During the last sixteen years, I have led a life of strangevicissitudes; and I have endeavoured to narrate as simplyas I could my unique experiences, in the hope that mystory may not only prove of interest to those who haveshown sympat
Fire and sword in the Sudan : a personal narrative of fighting and serving the Dervishes, 1879-1895 . rer of mysword fell too, and the long-lost weapon was taken fromthe field by a villager, from whom Mr. Cook purchased have lost my much-prized first sword in the wilds ofDarfur, and to find it again in the heart of London, isalmost more than a coincidence. During the last sixteen years, I have led a life of strangevicissitudes; and I have endeavoured to narrate as simplyas I could my unique experiences, in the hope that mystory may not only prove of interest to those who haveshown sympathy with the hard fate of the European cap-tives in the Sudan, but with the most earnest desire thatthese my experiences may prove of some value when thetime for action may arise, and when, if God wills, myservices may be utilised in helping to abolish the rule ofmy tyrannical mxaster and life-long enemy, the KhalifaAbdullahi, and re-establish in that country the Governmentauthority I struggled with some measure of success, butalas vainly, to uphold. MAP SHOWING EXTENT OF MAHDIST mPLUENCE IN Edward Arnoldi London L New York
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