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Ten Years’ Captivity in the Mahdi’s Camp

by Josef Ohrwalder

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  1. 1Preface
  2. 2Introduction
  3. 3Chapter I — The Mahdi and His Rise to Power
  4. 4Chapter II — Father Ohrwalder and His Companions Taken Captive
  5. 5Chapter III — The Missionaries and the Mahdi
  6. 6Chapter IV — The Siege of El Obeid
  7. 7Chapter V — The Mahdi’s Victory Over Hicks Pasha
  8. 8Chapter VI — The Mahdi’s Triumphal Entry Into el Obeid
  9. 9Chapter VII — Father Ohrwalder’s Views of Gordon’s Mission
  10. 10Chapter VIII — The Siege and Fall of Khartum
  11. 11Chapter IX — The Mahdi’s Last Days
  12. 12Chapter X — The Escape of Father Bonomi
  13. 13Chapter XI — Revolt Against the Dervishes
  14. 14Chapter XII — Ohrwalder’s Impressions of Omdurman
  15. 15Chapter XIII — The Khalifa Decides to Conquer Abyssinia
  16. 16Chapter XIV — King John of Abyssinia Killed in Battle
  17. 17Chapter XV — Defeat of Nejumi at Toski, and of Osman Digna at Tokar
  18. 18Chapter XVI — The Famine at Omdurman — 1888-1889
  19. 19Chapter XVII — The Khalifa and His Government
  20. 20Chapter XVIII — A Chapter of Horrors
  21. 21Chapter XIX — Social Life at Omdurman
  22. 22Chapter XX — The Khalifa’s Treatment of the White Captives
  23. 23Chapter XXI — Lupton Bey and the Ammunition
  24. 24Chapter XXII — Agriculture and Commerce in the Mahdi’s Kingdom
  25. 25Chapter XXIII — The Baggara Masters of the Sudan
  26. 26Chapter XXIV — Preparations for the Flight
  27. 27Chapter XXV — On Camels Across the Great Nubian Desert
  28. 28Chapter XXVI — The Present Khalifa’s Despotism in the Sudan

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