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The Nile offers a way home—but in a country in revolt, the road can also become a trap.
In Under the Rebel's Reign, Charles Neufeld follows a young adventurer through Egypt's uprising. The task is simple to name and hard to carry out: survive hostile country and find the way home. Loyalty, courage and betrayal shape an escape story set against political unrest.
The Nile shapes every choice. It carries travellers and goods between the Delta and the south, with towns gathered along its banks. But this is Egypt in an age of upheaval, where anger at foreign influence and rulers who serve outsiders forms the troubled setting for a struggle to survive.
What you’ll discover
- A dangerous way home Follow a young adventurer whose journey through hostile country makes survival the first concern.
- The Nile's double promise Discover a river that serves as both a route through Egypt and a possible trap.
- Loyalty under pressure Explore how loyalty and betrayal drive an adventure where finding home is never simple.
- A land in revolt Enter an Egyptian setting shaped by unrest, foreign influence and anger at those in power.
- Knowledge behind the adventure Read a tale by Charles Neufeld, whose writing draws on direct knowledge of the Nile region.
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You will enjoy this if you like adventure with escapes, pursuits and loyal friendships, or if you are curious about Egypt in 1882 and want history told through the eyes of one brave young man.
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- A duel sends three friends running
- Trouble on the river and a betrayal
- Alone in Cairo and a night raid
- Escape down the Nile into riot
- A trap at Port Said
- Guns on the hill and a patrol gone wrong
- Prisoner, a priest and a prison fire
- Arabi, captivity and torture in Cairo
- What the story is about and how it is told
Who’s who
- George HelmarA seventeen-year-old medical student, skilled with a sword and brave under fire, who leaves Germany after a duel and seeks his fortune in Egypt.
- Charlie OsterbergHelmar's loyal, good-natured friend, a former theology student who works in banks and later joins the British Engineers.
- Mark ArdenA clever, selfish schemer who steals Helmar's money and later works for Arabi, hunting his former friend with cold hatred.
- Naoum AbagiA wealthy Syrian merchant who hides Helmar, helps him again and again and plans to save Cairo from fire.
- Mariam AbagiNaoum's tall, stern mother who nurses Helmar back to health and treats him like a second son.
- BelbeisAn Egyptian boatman forced into Arabi's service who proves faithful to Naoum and guides Helmar across the desert.
- Dr. Frank DixonA kindly English army surgeon who helps both young men find work in Constantinople and Port Said.
- AbduA small, cruel rebel officer who hates Helmar and takes pleasure in tormenting his prisoner.
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Sotto il dominio dei ribelli
A young German student flees his past for Egypt, only to find a rebellion and a traitor.
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One slap in a student club changes a young life for good. Under the Rebel's Reign is an adventure novel by Charles Neufeld.
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A duel sends three friends running
George Helmar, a quiet seventeen-year-old medical student, slaps a bully named Landauer across the face. Helmar grew up in the country, where he rode, ran, shot and fenced.
He lets Landauer tire himself out and wins with one cut. Landauer falls badly wounded, and Helmar feels no pride at all. The law does not blame him, yet he calls himself a murderer in his own eyes.
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What is Under the Rebel's Reign about?
It follows a young German medical student, George Helmar, who leaves university after a duel and travels to Egypt. There he is caught up in Arabi Pasha's uprising of 1882.
Who is Mark Arden in Under the Rebel's Reign?
Mark is a former university companion of Helmar and Osterberg. He steals Helmar's money at Varna and later joins Arabi's rebels, where he uses his influence to hunt Helmar down again and again.
Is Under the Rebel's Reign based on a true story?
The story is fiction, but it is set against real events of 1882. These include the Alexandria riot, the British bombardment, the battle of Tel-el-Kebir and the occupation of Cairo.
The author
Charles Neufeld
1856–1918 · German merchant and memoirist
German merchant; prisoner within the Sudan.
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