• Cover of A Prisoner of the Khaleefa by Charles Neufeld, showing the Nile at Omdurman
  • Original 1899 route map from A Prisoner of the Khaleefa
  • Original photograph of Omdurman fortifications from the 1899 edition
  • Original historical group portrait from A Prisoner of the Khaleefa
  • Original plan of Gordon's house from the 1899 edition
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Charles Neufeld

A Prisoner of the Khaleefa: Twelve Years Captivity at Omdurman

A Prisoner of the Khaleefa: Twelve Years Captivity at Omdurman

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“Before leaving Assouan for Cairo, I had made an agreement with Hassib el Gabou, of the Dar Hamad section of the Kabbabish tribe, and Ali el Amin, from Wadi el Kab, to act as guides for us as far as Gebel Ain, where we hoped to find Sheikh Saleh.”

“Our party was to consist of Hogal, Hassib el Gabou, Ali el Amin, my Arabic clerk Elias, my female servant Hasseena, myself, and four men whom Hogal was to engage.”

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A firsthand account of twelve years in captivity at Omdurman during one of the most turbulent periods in Sudanese history.

Charles Neufeld entered the desert in 1887 on a journey toward Kordofan. Betrayed by his guides and captured by Mahdist forces, he was taken to Omdurman, where he remained a prisoner until 1898. Written immediately after his release, this substantial 1899 memoir records the journey, the people he encountered, the conditions of imprisonment and daily life in the Mahdist capital.

The book is an important historical primary source, but it also reflects the colonial attitudes and vocabulary of its time. Nile Book Store preserves the original text for study while presenting it in a clean, navigable digital edition.

Inside this edition

  • The complete 1899 English text
  • Thirty-five original portraits, photographs, maps and plans
  • Linked contents and chapter navigation
  • Original notes and index
  • A reflowable EPUB for phones, tablets and e-readers

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Format: Illustrated EPUB
Language: English
Original publication: 1899
Author: Charles Neufeld (1856–1918)

Public-domain text and illustrations in the United States. Digital edition published by Nile Book Store.

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