CHAPTER XXIV.--Page 439

THE RIVALRY OF THE RUSSIANS AND ENGLISH IN CENTRAL ASIA.

Attitude of Russia and England towards Central Asia Progress of Russia on the Jaxartes.

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LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

Dervishes at Bokhara--Frontispiece

Reception by Turkoman Chief on the Caspian Shore--45

Intruding upon the Haunts of the Wild Boar--72

Wild Man in the Desert--108

Receiving Payment for Human Heads--Khiva--140

The Ferry across the Oxus--149

Tebbad--Sand Storm in the Desert--161

Entry of the Emir into Samarcand--216

'I swear you are an Englishman!'--278

Tent in Central Asia--316

Tartar Horse Race--Pursuit of a Bride (Kokburi)--323

Market on Horseback--Amongst the Özbegs--345

Map of Central Asia, showing Author's Route--At the end

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TRAVELS IN CENTRAL ASIA