Author: Elbert E. Farman

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2015-06-25

Total Pages: 421

ISBN-13: 9781331128519

Excerpt from Egypt and Its Betrayal: An Account of the Country During the Periods of Ismaîl and Tewfik Pashas, and of How England Acquired a New Empire Egypt has been, through all historic periods, a fruitful subject for writers. Interest in this small country, from the time of the "father of history" to the present day, seems never to have waned. Recently, a large amount of very incorrect information has been given to the public concerning its people and Government. This has been to a large extent for political reasons; in the interest of and by the inspiration of a Government whose ideal policy is the extension of its sway over all countries from which substantial revenues can be derived. With a powerful press and a great number of able writers at its command, constantly waging a campaign as studied and often as unjust as any of our Presidential contests, with no counter campaign working against it, only success could be expected. Articles thus inspired and published form the basis for others often written by conscientious but misled authors. Having held a diplomatic position in Egypt during its modem crucial period, I was in a position to learn the real facts. It is thought necessary by those in power to excuse or in some manner justify the imposition upon this people of the grossly unjust burdens they are compelled by military force to sustain. The old story of carrying the Bible under the left arm and the sword in the right hand to Christianize heathen people would not fit the case. The impression of service rendered in some other manner must be given. 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.