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... Cornhill to Grand Cairo by William Makepeace Thackeray is a publica- tion of the Pennsylvania State University. This Portable Document file is furni... ...ity. This Portable Document file is furnished free and without any charge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in a... ...itor, Hazleton, PA 18201-1291 is a Portable Document File produced as part of an ongoing student publication project to bring classical works of liter... ...e Autumn of 1844. Most faithfully yours, My dear Lewis, W. M. Thackeray. London:December 24, 1845. PREFACE ON THE 20TH OF AUGUST, 1844, the writer o... ...ople, Jerusalem, Cairo were to be visited, and everybody was to be back in London by Lord Mayor’s Day. The idea of beholding these famous places infla... ...mbling, shining, purple waves:and there we beheld, for the first time, the Royal red and yellow standard of Spain floating on its own ground, under th... ...Bundy 8 Notes on a Journey from Cornhill to Grand Cairo and Her Majesty’s Royal mail embarked with much majesty; and in the twinkling of an eye, the ... ...d the chaise in which I drove) were brought suddenly up to a gate with the Royal arms over it; and here we were introduced to as queer an exhibition a... ... and unloading, and a huge noise and bustle on the shore. Numerous villas, parks, and country-houses had be- gun to decorate the Cairo bank of the str...