Part 2 — CHAPTER XXIV.--Page 439 THE RIVALRY OF THE RUSSIANS AND ENGLISH IN CENTRAL ASIA.
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CHAPTER XXIV.--Page 439 THE RIVALRY OF THE RUSSIANS AND ENGLISH IN CENTRAL ASIA.
Attitude of Russia and England towards Central Asia
Progress of Russia on the Jaxartes.
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LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
Dervishes at BokharaFrontispiece
Reception by Turkoman Chief on the Caspian Shore45
Intruding upon the Haunts of the Wild Boar72
Wild Man in the Desert108
Receiving Payment for Human Heads--Khiva140
The Ferry across the Oxus149
Tebbad--Sand Storm in the Desert161
Entry of the Emir into Samarcand216
'I swear you are an Englishman!'278
Tent in Central Asia316
Tartar Horse Race--Pursuit of a Bride (Kokburi)323
Market on Horseback--Amongst the Özbegs345
Map of Central Asia, showing Author's RouteAt the end
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