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With the Soudan reconquered and Khartoum itself fast reassuming that
civilizing influence amongst the tribes of the Upper Nile that General
Gordon sacrificed so much to accomplish, added interest has been taken
in Gordon relics of late. The accompanying photograph represents a book
that was printed for the General in Khartoum, and was highly treasured
by him on account of it being the first book ever printed there. The
relic is now in the safe keeping of the British Museum, where it is
open to public inspection. The text, by the way, is in Arabic.