This vintage book contains Stanley Lane Poole's 1901 historical account, "The Story of Cairo". The largest city in the middle-east and the second largest in Africa, Cairo has long been the centre of the region's political and cultural life. A vibrant city with a colourful and important history, the story of Cairo is one of great importance, outlined here in minute detail by a veritable authority on the subject; Stanley Lane Poole. This volume is highly recommended for those with an interest in the history of this amazing city, and it is not to be missed by fans and collectors of the author's work. Contents include: "The Two Cities", "The Town of the Tent", "The Faubourgs", "Misr", "Cairo", "Saladin's Castle", "The Dome Builders", "The City of the Arabian Nights", "Beys and Pashas", "Rulers and Monuments of Cairo", "Table for Converting Hijra Years into Anni Domini", etcetera. Stanley Edward Lane-Poole (1854 - 1931) was a British archaeologist and orientalist. Many antiquarian texts such as this, especially those dating back to the 1900s and before, are increasingly hard to come by and expensive, and it is with this in mind that we are republishing this book now in an affordable, modern, high quality edition. It comes complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author.