Word: nile
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Tremont Theatre.- Frank Daniels in "A Wizard of the Nile...
...March from "Wizard of the Nile," Herbert...
...there are groups of straw huts. Above is the clear sky and the hot sun. Near the little village bushy headed men may be seen tilling the sandy soil and women carrying huge earthen water jars. There is little variety of scenery except on the shores of the Nile where there are dense forests. The Soudan is almost entirely surrounded by deserts which cut it off from the outside world...
...last moment Gordon hoped relief would be sent from England. He sent an expedition up the Blue Nile which terminated in disaster. The siege closed down. Not a word of relief came to Gordon. He prolonged the siege for 317 days. Then he sent his little steamers down the river to meet the relief column. On January 26, Khartoum fell and was put to fire and sword. Gordon was shot in the street making a last effort to defend the town...
...lectures in Sever 11 this afternoon at 4.30. His subject will be "Africa." The talk will be a general one, with remarks on the nature of the country, recent explorations, and particularly modern political divisions and the recent controversy of England and France regarding the basin of the Upper Nile...