Lane-Poole's passion for cross-cultural interactions and his dedication to historical accuracy shine through in this seminal work.

Cairo is in the fullest sense a medieval city.

Stanley Lane-Poole, historian and Egyptologist, writes an account of how the expatriation of the Spanish Moors at the end of the 15th Century led to their making new settlements in North Africa and elevating their skills of piracy to a fine ...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.