ISBN: 1236157427

[EAN: 9781236157423], Libro nuovo, [SC: 4.5], [PU: RareBooksClub.com], CHARLES DICKENS,HISTORY,ANTHOLOGIES, This item is printed on demand. Paperback. 544 pages. Dimensions: 9.7in. x 7.4i… More...

[EAN: 9781236157423], Libro nuovo, [SC: 4.5], [PU: RareBooksClub.com], CHARLES DICKENS,HISTORY,ANTHOLOGIES, This item is printed on demand. Paperback. 544 pages. Dimensions: 9.7in. x 7.4in. x 1.1in.This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1885 Excerpt: . . . own cells were very dirty, vaulted dens, suited, says M. Sonnini, to the slothful and ignorant wretches by whom they are inhabited. He certainly was not favourably impressed by this religious brotherhood, whom he describes as sunk in vice and laziness. There were in all twenty-three persons in the monastery. Their dress was, to his eyes, as unpleasant as was their coarse food to his palate. It consisted only of a sort of robe, worn day and night over a long shirt of black linen, dirty and unwashed. Its dismal colour, and the dark complexion, short stature, and mean appearance of the wearers, were extremely repulsive. M. Sonnini describes these modern Coptic monks as the most filthy and disgusting of mankind. Nevertheless, in the pursuit of science, he lodged in this monastery for some time, sharing the coarse fare of the inmates, which consisted only of biscuit made of flour of lentils and rice boiled in salt and water, without any sort of seasoning, detestable cheese, and now and then a little honey, with no beverage save brackish a. id ill-tasting water. How he must have lmged to exchange this hateful food for a comfortable dinner in Paris, and how he must have sympathised with the Israelites, when, weary of desert-fare, they craved a reurn to the flesh-pots of Egypt! The monastic food-supplies were all voluntary contributions from the Coptic peasants, who from time to time come to the monasteries in the desert to worship and do penance. Further supplies are sent thrice a year by the wealthier Copts of Cairo, and the caravans which bring these offerings are invariably respected by the Arabs, who consider the monastery as, in a manner, their own storehouse, where they can always count on claiming food whenever they pass. . . This item ships from La Vergne,TN.<

ISBN: 1236157427

[EAN: 9781236157423], Neubuch, [PU: RareBooksClub], CHARLES DICKENS,HISTORY,ANTHOLOGIES, This item is printed on demand. Paperback. 544 pages. Dimensions: 9.7in. x 7.4in. x 1.1in.This his… More...

[EAN: 9781236157423], Neubuch, [PU: RareBooksClub], CHARLES DICKENS,HISTORY,ANTHOLOGIES, This item is printed on demand. Paperback. 544 pages. Dimensions: 9.7in. x 7.4in. x 1.1in.This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1885 Excerpt: . . . own cells were very dirty, vaulted dens, suited, says M. Sonnini, to the slothful and ignorant wretches by whom they are inhabited. He certainly was not favourably impressed by this religious brotherhood, whom he describes as sunk in vice and laziness. There were in all twenty-three persons in the monastery. Their dress was, to his eyes, as unpleasant as was their coarse food to his palate. It consisted only of a sort of robe, worn day and night over a long shirt of black linen, dirty and unwashed. Its dismal colour, and the dark complexion, short stature, and mean appearance of the wearers, were extremely repulsive. M. Sonnini describes these modern Coptic monks as the most filthy and disgusting of mankind. Nevertheless, in the pursuit of science, he lodged in this monastery for some time, sharing the coarse fare of the inmates, which consisted only of biscuit made of flour of lentils and rice boiled in salt and water, without any sort of seasoning, detestable cheese, and now and then a little honey, with no beverage save brackish a. id ill-tasting water. How he must have lmged to exchange this hateful food for a comfortable dinner in Paris, and how he must have sympathised with the Israelites, when, weary of desert-fare, they craved a reurn to the flesh-pots of Egypt! The monastic food-supplies were all voluntary contributions from the Coptic peasants, who from time to time come to the monasteries in the desert to worship and do penance. Further supplies are sent thrice a year by the wealthier Copts of Cairo, and the caravans which bring these offerings are invariably respected by the Arabs, who consider the monastery as, in a manner, their own storehouse, where they can always count on claiming food whenever they pass. . . This item ships from La Vergne,TN.<

2012, ISBN: 1236157427

[EAN: 9781236157423], Libro nuovo, [SC: 0.0], [PU: Not Avail, United States], Language: English Brand New Book ***** Print on Demand *****. This historic book may have numerous typos and … More...

[EAN: 9781236157423], Libro nuovo, [SC: 0.0], [PU: Not Avail, United States], Language: English Brand New Book ***** Print on Demand *****. This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1885 Excerpt: . own cells were very dirty, vaulted dens, suited, says M. Sonnini, to the slothful and ignorant wretches by whom they are inhabited. He certainly was not favourably impressed by this religious brotherhood, whom he describes as sunk in vice and laziness. There were in all twenty-three persons in the monastery. Their dress was, to his eyes, as unpleasant as was their coarse food to his palate. It consisted only of a sort of robe, worn day and night over a long shirt of black linen, dirty and unwashed. Its dismal colour, and the dark complexion, short stature, and mean appearance of the wearers, were extremely repulsive. M. Sonnini describes these modern Coptic monks as the most filthy and disgusting of mankind. Nevertheless, in the pursuit of science, he lodged in this monastery for some time, sharing the coarse fare of the inmates, which consisted only of biscuit made of flour of lentils and rice boiled in salt and water, without any sort of seasoning, detestable cheese, and now and then a little honey, with no beverage save brackish a.id ill-tasting water. How he must have lmged to exchange this hateful food for a comfortable dinner in Paris, and how he must have sympathised with the Israelites, when, weary of desert-fare, they craved a re urn to the flesh-pots of Egypt! The monastic food-supplies were all voluntary contributions from the Coptic peasants, who from time to time come to the monasteries in the desert to worship and do penance. Further supplies are sent thrice a year by the wealthier Copts of Cairo, and the caravans which bring these offerings are invariably respected by the Arabs, who consider the monastery as, in a manner, their own storehouse, where they can always count on claiming food whenever they pass.<

2012, ISBN: 1236157427

[EAN: 9781236157423], Neubuch, [PU: Not Avail, United States], Language: English Brand New Book ***** Print on Demand *****. This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. P… More...

[EAN: 9781236157423], Neubuch, [PU: Not Avail, United States], Language: English Brand New Book ***** Print on Demand *****. This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1885 Excerpt: . own cells were very dirty, vaulted dens, suited, says M. Sonnini, to the slothful and ignorant wretches by whom they are inhabited. He certainly was not favourably impressed by this religious brotherhood, whom he describes as sunk in vice and laziness. There were in all twenty-three persons in the monastery. Their dress was, to his eyes, as unpleasant as was their coarse food to his palate. It consisted only of a sort of robe, worn day and night over a long shirt of black linen, dirty and unwashed. Its dismal colour, and the dark complexion, short stature, and mean appearance of the wearers, were extremely repulsive. M. Sonnini describes these modern Coptic monks as the most filthy and disgusting of mankind. Nevertheless, in the pursuit of science, he lodged in this monastery for some time, sharing the coarse fare of the inmates, which consisted only of biscuit made of flour of lentils and rice boiled in salt and water, without any sort of seasoning, detestable cheese, and now and then a little honey, with no beverage save brackish a.id ill-tasting water. How he must have lmged to exchange this hateful food for a comfortable dinner in Paris, and how he must have sympathised with the Israelites, when, weary of desert-fare, they craved a re urn to the flesh-pots of Egypt! The monastic food-supplies were all voluntary contributions from the Coptic peasants, who from time to time come to the monasteries in the desert to worship and do penance. Further supplies are sent thrice a year by the wealthier Copts of Cairo, and the caravans which bring these offerings are invariably respected by the Arabs, who consider the monastery as, in a manner, their own storehouse, where they can always count on claiming food whenever they pass.<

2012, ISBN: 1236157427

[EAN: 9781236157423], Neubuch, [PU: Not Avail, United States], Language: English Brand New Book ***** Print on Demand *****.This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Pu… More...

[EAN: 9781236157423], Neubuch, [PU: Not Avail, United States], Language: English Brand New Book ***** Print on Demand *****.This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1885 Excerpt: . own cells were very dirty, vaulted dens, suited, says M. Sonnini, to the slothful and ignorant wretches by whom they are inhabited. He certainly was not favourably impressed by this religious brotherhood, whom he describes as sunk in vice and laziness. There were in all twenty-three persons in the monastery. Their dress was, to his eyes, as unpleasant as was their coarse food to his palate. It consisted only of a sort of robe, worn day and night over a long shirt of black linen, dirty and unwashed. Its dismal colour, and the dark complexion, short stature, and mean appearance of the wearers, were extremely repulsive. M. Sonnini describes these modern Coptic monks as the most filthy and disgusting of mankind. Nevertheless, in the pursuit of science, he lodged in this monastery for some time, sharing the coarse fare of the inmates, which consisted only of biscuit made of flour of lentils and rice boiled in salt and water, without any sort of seasoning, detestable cheese, and now and then a little honey, with no beverage save brackish a.id ill-tasting water. How he must have lmged to exchange this hateful food for a comfortable dinner in Paris, and how he must have sympathised with the Israelites, when, weary of desert-fare, they craved a re urn to the flesh-pots of Egypt! The monastic food-supplies were all voluntary contributions from the Coptic peasants, who from time to time come to the monasteries in the desert to worship and do penance. Further supplies are sent thrice a year by the wealthier Copts of Cairo, and the caravans which bring these offerings are invariably respected by the Arabs, who consider the monastery as, in a manner, their own storehouse, where they can always count on claiming food whenever they pass.<