From Cyprus To Zanzibar By The Egyptian Delta

This passage tells the story of Edward Vizetelly, a war correspondent who covered events in Africa in the late 1800s. Vizetelly first covered the Franco-Prussian War, which was a conflict between France and Prussia. After the war, he moved to Cyprus and reported on the aftermath of the Turkish takeover of the island. In 1882, he moved to Egypt and covered the Arab unrest there, which led to the massacre of Europeans in Cairo and the bombardment of Alexandria by British warships. Vizetelly then returned to Europe and was commissioned by the owner of the New York Herald to find H. M. Stanley, who had been exploring the interior of Africa. Vizetelly's final chapter summarizes the events that followed Stanley's expedition.

Edward Vizetelly (1847-1903) was the son of the publisher Henry Vizetelly and a perceptive war correspondent. He began his career for the Daily News and New York Times, covering the Franco-Prussian War, where he narrowly escaped being shot as a spy. This work, published in 1901, recounts the next period of his career, with vivid descriptions of people and places. In 1878, Cyprus was ceded to Britain by Turkey, and Vizetelly, then in Athens, was sent to report on the Island, where he remained for four years. In 1882, he moved to Egypt, where Arab unrest led to the massacre of Europeans in Cairo and the bombardment of Alexandria by British warships. On his return to Europe in 1889, he was commissioned by the owner of the New York Herald to find H. M. Stanley, using Zanzibar as his base. He concludes with a brief summary of subsequent events in Africa.