Asiatic Breezes

Asiatic Breezes

Oliver Optic, Noted academic, author, and Massachusetts state legislator (1822-1897)


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Table of Contents

- About This Book

- Dedication

- Preface

- Preparing To Outwit The Enemy

- Harmony Disturbed, But Happily Restored

- The Position Of The Three Steamers

- Louis Belgrave Has Some Misgivings

- A Stormy Night Run To Cape Arnauti

- The Belligerent Commander Of The Maud

- The Lecture On The Island Of Cyprus

- An Expedient To Escape The Enemy

- The Battle Fought The Victory Won

- The Catastrophe To The Fatimé

- The Consultation In The Pilot House

- The Arrival Of The Guardian Mother

- The Report Of The Battle Of Khrysoko

- The Inside History Of The Voyage

- A Brief History Of The Suez Canal

- The Last Of Captain Mazagan

- The Conference On The Suez Canal

- The Canal And Its Suggestions

- The Mysterious Arab In A New Suit

- The Toy Of The Transit Manager

- A Visit To The Springs Of Moses

- The Various Routes To Mount Sinai

- The Conference On The Promenade

- The Ancient Kingdoms Of The World

- View Of Mount Sinai In The Distance

- Some Account Of Mohammed The Prophet

- The Rise And Progress Of Islamism

- The Agent Of The Parsee Merchants

- The Suspicious White Steamer At Aden

- An Almost Miraculous Conversion