books read for background : the egyptian campaign , 1882 to 1885 by charles royle a history of egypt by jason thompson indiana by william e wilson indiana , american guide series the chinese mafia by fenton bresler empires end by john keay china ; from the opium wars to the 1911 revolution by jean chesneaux , marianne bastid , marie-claire bergere china journal 1889-1900 by eva jane pierce australia by frank welsh a victorian scrapbook by cynthia hart , john grossman , priscilla dunhill victorian england by sally mitchell the boer war by eversley belfield diamonds , gold , and war by martin meredith the man who would be king by rudyard kipling .