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British Cyprus, scan 12

Book·1879·English

British Cyprus

William Hepworth Dixon

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Contents

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  1. CHAPTERI
  2. PASSING TO THE QUEEN PAGEI
  3. CHAPTERII
  4. CYPRUSp. 9
  5. CHAPTERIII
  6. THE CYPRIOTESp. 19
  7. CHAPTERIV
  8. VILLAGE REPUBLICSp. 26
  9. CHAPTERV
  10. PASHA AND PRIMATEp. 33
  11. CHAPTERVI
  12. OUR ARRIVALp. 44
  13. viii CONTENTS CHAPTERVII
  14. TAKEN OVERp. 54
  15. CHAPTERp. VIII
  16. THE NEW RULEp. 64
  17. CHAPTERp. IX
  18. A DAY'S DOINGSp. 79
  19. CHAPTERp. X
  20. MY COUNTRY HOUSEp. 91
  21. CHAPTERXI
  22. OUR VILLAGEp. 103
  23. CHAPTERXII
  24. ON WHEELSp. 111
  25. CHAPTERXIII
  26. IN CAMPp. 123
  27. CHAPTERXIV
  28. OUR RIGHT IN CYPRUSp. 132
  29. CONTENTSp. ix
  30. CHAPTERXV
  31. NICOSIAp. 140
  32. CHAPTERXVI
  33. NICOSIANSp. 151
  34. CHAPTERXVII
  35. HIS BEATITUDEp. 161
  36. CHAPTERXVIII
  37. BRITISH RULEp. 171
  38. CHAPTERXIX
  39. PUBLIC JUSTICEp. 182
  40. CHAPTERXX
  41. THE KONAKp. 194
  42. CHAPTERXXI
  43. HAREM LIFEp. 205
  44. CHAPTERXXII
  45. THE CRESCENTp. 217
  46. x CHAPTERXXIII
  47. CHURCH AND MOSQUEp. 229
  48. CHAPTERXXIV
  49. ST. NICOLAS OF THE ENGLISHp. 241
  50. CHAPTERXXV
  51. RAIN AND RIVERSp. 251
  52. CHAPTERXXVI
  53. A VILLAGE PRIESTp. 259
  54. CHAPTERXXVII
  55. RUSTICSp. 268
  56. CHAPTERXXVIII
  57. FAMAGOSTAp. 279
  58. CHAPTERXXIX
  59. THE FAMAGOSTANSp. 290
  60. CHAPTERXXX
  61. CERINIAp. 301
  62. x CHAPTERXXXI
  63. PAPHOp. 312
  64. CHAPTERXXXII
  65. LIMASOLp. 324
  66. CHAPTERXXXIII
  67. A REFORMERp. 335
  68. CHAPTERXXXIV
  69. CHARNEL HOUSE!p. 348
  70. CHAPTERXXXV
  71. WATCH AND WARDp. 358

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  2. scan 13
  3. p. 31

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