Excerpt from History of the Egyptian Revolution, Vol. 1: From the Period of the Mamelukes to the Death of Mohammed Ali; From Arab and European Memoirs, Oral Tradition, and Local Research The motive of the present re-issue is to meet a wish that I should give some account of Damascus and Aleppo, corresponding to that of Cairo, at the close of this history. This additional matter is not a description of the modernized Damascus and Aleppo, but is strictly subordinate to the objects of the book, as it comprises matter chiefly illustrative of the age and generation of Mohammed Ali. The notes that furnished the German edition of my "Modern Syrians," are the basis of the additions. This enables me to offer, in an English dress, matter which I had considered "too heavy" for the English circulating libraries, but which more than one judge has considered curious in its way. Whether this new matter be good or bad, it is from native sources, as I have, generally speaking, avoided the too common practice of piracy from European predecessors and contemporaries. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.