Project Gutenberg 2004-11-18 Public domain in the USA. 72 Parker, Gilbert 1862 1932 Parker, Horatio Gilbert Parker, Gilbert, Sir, bart. Donovan Pasha, and Some People of Egypt — Complete Reading ease score: 79.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. While the lamp holds out to burn -- The price of the grindstone and the drum -- The desertion of Mohammed Selim -- On the reef of Norman's woe -- Fielding had an orderly -- The eye of the needle -- A treaty of peace -- At the mercy of Tiberius -- All the world's mad -- The man at the wheel -- A tyrant and a lady -- A young lion of Dedan -- He would not be denied -- The flower of the flock -- The light of other days. Produced by David Widger "Donovan Pasha and Some People of Egypt — Complete" by Gilbert Parker is a collection of fictional tales set in colonial Egypt, written during the early 20th century. The work explores themes of cultural interaction, the complexities of colonial administration, and the human experiences of both British officials and the local Egyptian populace. Among the central characters are Dicky Donovan, an English official with a kind heart, and Fielding Bey, another Englishman who navigates the challenges of governance and moral dilemmas tied to their roles in Egypt. The opening of the narrative introduces the character of Fielding Bey, who is reluctant to inspect the town of Hasha, indicating a foreboding atmosphere surrounding the locality. His feelings are contrasted by the more carefree Dicky Donovan, who appears to take interest in the situation, albeit with an air of innocence. As they travel along the Nile aboard the Amenhotep, an inspection of Hasha looms ahead, while hints of underlying tension regarding the community's lawfulness and relationships between the British and the locals emerge. Dicky Donovan's interactions with other officials reveal a blend of humor, camaraderie, and the complexities of their duties in a foreign land, setting the stage for deeper narratives about the individuals they encounter. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Short stories Egypt -- Fiction PS Text Egypt Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Travel & Geography Browsing: Fiction 565658 565659 2024-10-03T08:30:22.500959 2023-10-03T07:53:05.350997 text/html text/html 593010 2021-01-28T09:45:16 text/html; charset=utf-8 196520 2021-01-28T09:45:16 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 285608 2024-10-03T08:30:32.320902 application/epub+zip 295317 2024-10-03T08:30:26.312969 application/epub+zip 272455 2024-10-03T08:30:24.873944 application/epub+zip 549153 2024-10-03T08:30:36.972906 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 523162 2024-10-03T08:30:31.465920 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 484118 2022-09-03T11:00:44.077528 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 482051 482044 2024-10-03T08:30:21.261988 2023-10-03T07:53:04.360962 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 491595 2020-12-29T13:41:00 text/plain; charset=utf-8 187367 2020-12-29T13:41:00 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 481904 2020-12-29T13:41:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 186211 2020-12-29T13:41:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22544 2024-10-03T08:30:37.123883 application/rdf+xml 18051 2024-10-03T08:30:25.470941 image/jpeg 3949 2024-10-03T08:30:25.153955 image/jpeg 281670 2024-10-03T08:30:22.547984 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia