The Hawk of Egypt is a 1922 adventure novel by Joan Conquest, set in Egypt. It hints at desert romance and peril, as when a girl trembles before a tent in the frontispiece. The story weaves mystery and atmosphere.
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Opening of the book
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[Frontispiece: Trembling from head to foot the girl stood before the tent which no foot but his had trod.]
[Transcriber's note: the frontispiece page was too badly damaged to produce a usable image.]
THE HAWK OF EGYPT
By
JOAN CONQUEST
Author of "Desert Love", "Leonie of the Jungle." FRONTISPIECE BY G. W. GAGE NEW YORK THE MACAULAY COMPANY Copyright, 1922, By The Macaulay Company Printed in the United States of America
"IN LOVE AND GRATITUDE TO THE
DEAREST OF WOMEN 'MIVES' MY
MOTHER"
THE HAWK OF EGYPT
Author's Note: All names in this book are fictitious.
[Transcriber's note: A number of words in this book are Arabic, using characters that require Unicode to render properly. Refer to the transcriber's note at the end of this book for more information.]