Table of Contents

1. Introductory; Part I. Ismail Pasha 1863–1879: 2. The Goschen mission, November 1876; 3. The commission of inquiry, November 1876–April 1878; 4. The Nubar-Wilson ministry, April 1878–November 1878; 5. The fall of Nubar Pasha, November 1878–February 1879; 6. The coup d'état, April 1879; 7. The report of the commission, April 1879; 8. The fall of Ismail Pasha, April–June 1879; Part II. The Arábi Revolt, August 1879–August 1883: 9. The inauguration of Tewfik, August–November 1879; 10. The dual control, November 1879–December 1880; 11. The mutiny of the Egyptian army, January–September 1881; 12. The Chérif ministry, September–December 1881; 13. The joint note, January 1882; 14. The effects of the joint note, January–February 1882; 15. The Aráb ministry, February–May 1882; 16. The bombardment of Alexandria, May–July 1882; 17. Tel-el-Kebir, July–September 1882; 18. The Dufferin ministry, September 1882–August 1883; Part III. The Soudan, 1882–1907: 19. The Hicks expedition, January–November 1883; 20. The abandonment of the Soudan, November 1883–January 1884; 21. The rebellion in the Eastern Soudan, August 1883–March 1884; 22. The Gordon mission, December 1883–January 1884; 23. Gordon at Cairo, January 24–26, 1884; 24. Gordon's journey to Khartoum, January 26–February 18, 1884; 25. Zobeir Pasha, February 18–March 16, 1884; 26. The proposed dash to Berber, March 16–April 21, 1884; 27. The relief expedition, April 21–October 5, 1884; 28. The fall of Khartoum, October 5, 1884–January 26, 1885; 29. The evacuation of the Soudan, January 26, 1885–December 30, 1886; 30. The débris of the Soudan; 31. The defence of Egypt; 32. The reconquest of Khartoum, October 1895–September 1898; 33. The new Soudan; Part IV. The Egyptian Puzzle: 34. The dwellers in Egypt; 35. The Moslems; 36. The Christians; 37. The Europeanised Egyptians; 38. The Europeans; 39. The machinery of government; 40. The British officials; 41. The international administration; 42. The judicial system; 43. The workers of the machine; Part V. British Policy in Egypt: 44. The struggle for a policy, 1882–1883; 45. The Northbrook mission, September–November 1884; 46. The Wolff convention, August 1885–October 1887; 47. The neutralisation of the Suez Canal; 48. The Anglo-French agreement of 1904; Part VI. The Reforms: 49. The Courbash; 50. The Corvée; 51. Corruption; 52. European privilege; 53. Finance; 54. Irrigation; 55. The army; 56. The interior; 57. Sub-departments of the interior; 58. Justice; 59. Education; 60. The Soudan; 61. Conclusion; Part VII. The Future of Egypt: 62. The future of Egypt; Appendix; Index.

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Published in 1910, this classic of imperialist writing by the former Consul General explains and justifies British involvement in Egypt.