THE

DASH FOR KHARTOUM:

A TALE OF
THE NILE EXPEDITION.

BY

G. A. HENTY,

Author of "With Clive in India;" "True to the Old Flag;" "Bonnie Prince Charlie;""By Sheer Pluck;" "Facing Death;" "One of the 28th;" &c.

WITH TEN PAGE ILLUSTRATIONS BY JOSEPH NASH, R.I.
AND JOHN SCHÖNBERG.

LONDON:

BLACKIE & SON, Limited, 49 OLD BAILEY, E.C.
GLASGOW, EDINBURGH, AND DUBLIN.

MR. HENTY'S HISTORICAL TALES.

Crown 8vo, Cloth elegant, Olivine edges. Each Book is beautifullyIllustrated.

The Cat of Bubastes: A Story of Ancient Egypt. 5s.
The Young Carthaginian: A Story of the Times of Hannibal. 6s.
For the Temple: A Tale of the Fall of Jerusalem. 6s.
Beric the Briton: A Story of the Roman Invasion. 6s.
The Lion of St. Mark: A Story of Venice in the 14th Century. 6s.
The Lion of the North: A Tale of Gustavus Adolphus. 6s.
The Dragon and the Raven: Or, The Days of King Alfred. 5s.
In Freedom's Cause: A Story of Wallace and Bruce. 6s.
St. George for England: A Tale of Cressy and Poitiers. 5s.
By Pike and Dyke: A Tale of the Rise of the Dutch Republic. 6s.
Under Drake's Flag: A Tale of the Spanish Main. 6s.
Orange and Green: A Tale of the Boyne and Limerick. 5s.
Bonnie Prince Charlie: A Tale of Fontenoy and Culloden. 6s.
The Bravest of the Brave: Or, With Peterborough in Spain. 5s.
In the Reign of Terror: The French Revolution. 5s.
With Wolfe in Canada: Or, The Winning of a Continent. 6s.
With Clive in India: Or, The Beginnings of an Empire. 6s.
True to the Old Flag: The American War of Independence. 6s.
Held Fast for England: A Tale of the Siege of Gibraltar. 5s.
One of the 28th: A Story of Waterloo. 5s.
In Greek Waters: A Story of the Grecian War. 6s.
Through the Fray: A Story of the Luddite Riots. 6s.
By Sheer Pluck: A Tale of the Ashanti War. 5s.
For Name and Fame: Or, Through Afghan Passes. 5s.
With Lee in Virginia: A Story of the American Civil War. 6s.
The Dash for Khartoum: A Tale of the Nile Expedition. 6s.
Condemned as a Nihilist: A Story of Escape from Siberia. 5s.

London: BLACKIE & SON, Limited; Glasgow and Edinburgh.

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PREFACE.

My dear Lads,

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