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ME M O IR S OF A N AR AB I A N P R I N CE S S . O M E M O I R S F A N A R A B I A N P R I N C E S S é b A A i n u lO O g ra/ C B Y E M I LY R U ETE N é P i f Om d Z ib r e r ncess o a n a n a nz a W N E Y O R K D A P P LE T O N A N D C O M P A N Y . 888 1 r i f M m ir f A ra bia ve s on o e o s o an n P ri i ’ ’ l G rma i w/ ’ / ‘ n cess s rcn aeifea z z e e n n z z e i , la a w rk a ar d pp ng u g e o e e . /M l P R E F A CE . N I N y e ar s I m a d e u p m y m i n d t o wri t e d o wn E ag o s o m e s ke t c h e s o f m y l i fe fo r m c h i l d r en w h o a t y , t h at t i m e k n e w li ttl e m or e ab o u t m y o r i gi n t h a n t h at I w a s A r a b i a n a n d a n a tiv e o f Z an z i b a r T i r e d - an . o u t i n b o dy a n d i n m i n d I d i d n o t th e n e x p e c t t o , l i v e t o b e ab l e t o t e l l th e m wh e n t h ey h a d g r o wn u p , , o f t h e m a ny ch an g e s i n m y l ife a n d o f t h e ll r e co ec , t i o n s of m y y o u t h I th e r efor e r e s o l v e d t o wr i t e m y . m e m o ir s fo r t h e m an d t h i s I h a v e d o n e fo r l ov e a n d , m d ev o t i o n t o c h i l dr en wh o s e a ffe c t i o n h a s b e e n m y y , o n l y s ol a c e fo r m an y l on g a n d an xi o u s y e ar s an d , h o s e t e n d e r sym p at h y h a s k e p t m e fr o m d e s p a i r i n W m h e av i e s t t r o u b l e s y . O r ig in al l y t h e r e fo r e m y m e m oi r s w e r e n o t i n t en d e d , , fo r t h e g e n er al p u b l i c b u t fo r m y d e ar c h i l d e n a l on e r , , t o w h o m I d e s ir e d t o b th t h e s am e i n t o k e n o f egu ea , ‘ a fo n d m o th e r ’ s l o v e an d I o n l y y i e l d e d t o th e r e , t dl e xp r e s s e d w i sh e s o f m an y fr ie n d s i n h av i n g p e a e y th e m p ub l i sh e d w n o . PR E FAC E i v . — T h e s e p a ge s we r e c on c l u d e d y e ar s ago wi th t h e e x c e p ti n o f t h e l a s t ch ap t e r wh i c h w a s a dd e d o r e , t l a ft e r a v oy a ge I w p e rm it t e d t o u n de r t ak e ce n y as , , wi t h m y c h i ld re n t o my o l d h o m e Z an z ib ar i n th e , , , c o u rs e o f l a s t y e ar . M ay th i s b o ok t h e n g o o u t i n t o th e wor l d a n d ga i n , , a s m any fri e n d s a s i t h a s al w ay s b e en m g o o d fo rtu e y n t o m ak e fo r my s el f ! C O N T E N T S . P CHA . M I I B E T I L T ON . A W I I B E T I L TO RO . A L I I I A DA Y A T B E T I L S H E . L I F A A L W I V OU R E A T B E T I L T ORO A N D A T B E T I L S H E . V M V AL A N I RE O T O B E T 1L T . AI L Y L F V I D I E I N OUR H OUS E . M A L V I I OUR E S . VIII B I FI Y A L IF I N C RT H A N D RS T E RS OF THE E OF A P R E . I C A N D P R N E S S C L I N G A I X S H O O I N T H E E S T . X Y A L Y FI I L FA I E R OUT T T O E T A N D S H ON I N OUR H OUS E . . L H O D L A A I A P N T T ON M Y FA V YA G ’ x11 T HE R S O E . X II I A W DE TH -NE S . ' XI V OUR M OUR N I N G . AB M M Y B I XV OUT S O E OF ROTH E R S A N D S S TE RS . M A I N A W ’ x vr O N S P O S I TI ON TH E E S T . ON T E N T S C . CR AP . X VI I A AB M A C M A K I N G R T H . X VI II A N A AB L A Y C A L L ’ R D S . I A I N C I N C B N G L M W xrx T I E UD E E TE R OURS E E T E E E NT E E N . . L N G FA xx T H E O S T . L L F IVAL xxI TH E I TT E E S T . G A F IVAL xxn T H E RE T E S T . A N FF I G I G m xx O E R N A T TH E S P R N T S C B E MS CH E M . XI V I A M I C A L R A M N X D S E S E S A N D E D T E T E T P O S S E S S E D . . P L E OP E L V Y XXV S A E R . X XVI M Y M A P L A C V L I ’ OTH E R S D E T H A A E RE O UT ON . . X XVI I K I M B A N I B B I S A N D U UB U ‘ . XV III M Y L A I N C A N IBA X S T R E S D E E I N Z Z R . X X IX G A C H A N G RE T E S . XX X L N S E J I D B A R GA S CH I N O D ON . XX X I VI I I N G M Y M F I N Y A I K E - S T H O E A TE R N N E TE E E R S . C HAP T E R I . M T O N I B E T I L . I B e t il M t o n i t h e o l d e s t o f o u r p al a c e s i th e N n , i s l an d o f Z a n z i b ar I w a s b o r n a n d t h e r e I l i ve d u n t i l , , t h e a g e o f s e ve n . B e t il M t on i d i s t an t ab o u t fi v e m i l e s fr o m t h e c ity , o f Z an z i b a r l i e s o n t h e s e a c o a s t s u r r o u n d e d b y m o s t , , b e a u t i ful s c e e ry a n d qu it e h i d d e n i n a gr ov e o f p al m n , d m an g o t re e s a n d o th er g i g an t i c s p e c i m e s o f an n , t r o p i c al v e g e t at i on T h e h o u s e o f m y b i r t h i s c al l e d . ” , Mt on i h o u s e a ft e r t h e l i t tl e r i v e r Mt on i wh i c h , r i s e s o nl y a fe w m i l e s in l a n d r u n s t h r o gh t h e w h o l e u , p al a c e i n t o n u m e r o u s fo u n t a i n s a n d fl o ws d ir e c t l y , w b e h i n d t h e p al a c e al l s i n t o t h e s p l e n d i d an d a n i m a t e d i nl e t wh i c h s ev e r s t h e i s l an d fr o m t h e A fri c a n n c o n t i n t e . m O nl y o n e l ar g e s i z e d c o u r t a r d d ivi d e s t h e n u r ou s y e - b u il din g s o f B et il M t o n i w h i c h o n a c c o u n t o f t h e i r , , h e t e r o g en e o u s tyl e s i n ve n t e d a s o c c a s i o n r e qu ir e d s , , wit h t h e ir n u m b e r l e s s a n d p u z z l i n g p a s s a ge s m u s t , ' iO b e c al l e d o n t h e wh ol e gl y t l t h a n b e au ti ful u ra r , , . m I d o n o t d i s ti n c t l y r e m e b e r n o w t h e arr an g e m e n t o f t h e v a s t n u m b e r o f r o o m s t h e s e b u ild in g s c o n t ain e d , b u t I c a n w e ll r e c a l l t o m y m in d t h e l ar g e b at h i n g

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I was - an Arabian and a native of Zanzibar. Tired out in body and in mind, I did not then expect to live to be able to tell them, when they had grown up,.
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