From Cyprus to Zanzibar by the Egyptian Delta

The journalist Edward Vizetelly (1847–1903) was sent to report on Britain's newest possession, Cyprus in 1878. From 1882 to 1889 he was in Egypt, narrowly missing an interview with Gordon before the latter's death. His adventures continued with a quest to find the missing H. M. Stanley in southern Africa.

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Edward Vizetelly (1847–1903) was the son of the publisher Henry Vizetelly and a perceptive war correspondent. He began his career for the Daily News and New York Times, covering the Franco-Prussian War, where he narrowly escaped being shot as a spy. This work, published in 1901, recounts the next period of his career, with vivid descriptions of people and places. In 1878, Cyprus was ceded to Britain by Turkey, and Vizetelly, then in Athens, was sent to report on the Island, where he remained for four years. In 1882, he moved to Egypt, where Arab unrest led to the massacre of Europeans in Cairo and the bombardment of Alexandria by British warships. On his return to Europe in 1889, he was commissioned by the owner of the New York Herald to find H. M. Stanley, using Zanzibar as his base. He concludes with a brief summary of subsequent events in Africa.