8vo. xii, 307 pp. 32 pp. ( list of books printed by Chapman & Hall), 13 b/w plates including a frontispiece portrait of Arabi, contemporary green cloth, stamped in gilt on front cover in Arabic “ God grant you Victory, Oh ‘Arabi”, slightly rubbed, otherwise copy in very good condition, appendix, Champman & Hall, London, first edition, 1884.

Synopsis

Contents : Preface. I. My Retainer II. An Interview At Asnieres On The Seine III. From Tunis To Alexandria IV. Cairo V. Our First Consultation VI. The Balcony At Shepheard’s Hotel VII. Preliminary Skirmishes VIII. Arabi in Prison IX. The Recovery of Arabi’s Papers X. A Digression from the Blue-Books XI. The Two Colonels XII. Arabi’s Written InstructionsXIII. Some other Clients XIV. What Arabi’s Papers contained XV. The Battle of the Procedure Rules XVI. Lord Dufferin’s Arrival XVII. Ahmed Rifat’s Story XVIII. The Narrative of Arabi’s Under-Secretary XIX. Sheikh Muhamed Abdu-Ulema and Journalist XX. How the Commission of Inquiry examined Rifat Bey XXI. Suleiman Sami the Approver XXII. How we came to defend Mahmoud Pacha Sami XXIII. Projects of Compromise XXIV. The Eve of the Trial XXV. Three Short State Trials XXVI. After the Verdict XXVII. A Palace Intrigue XXVIII. Egyptian Ladies and Egyptian Nationalism XXIX. Into Exile XXX. The Fate of the Rank and File XXXI. Personal Impressions of Arabi and his friends XXXII. Sovereignty or Suzerainty XXXII. Egypt present and to come.