Born at Burgundy--Becomes a king’s page--Secretary to the Neapolitan Embassy--His character and physiognomy--Studies the art of design--Adopts the principles of the revolution--Embarks with Napoleon for Egypt--Arrives at Alexandria--Impressions on entering a new city--Rosetta--Pursued by the Arabs--Desaix--Visits the Pyramids--Population of Cairo--Revolt against the French--Danger of Denon--Massacre of four _savans_--Dissects the mummy of Ibis--Serpent-charmers--Departs for Upper Egypt--Murad Bey--Battle with the Mamelukes--Horrible anecdote--Anecdote of a youthful robber--A shower of rain--Ruins of Oxyrinchus--Gloomy opinions--Ruins of Hermopolis--Dangerous mode of travelling--Ruins of Denderah--Anger of General Desaix--Anecdote of a French officer--Comes in sight of the ruins of Thebes--The whole army halt and clap their hands--Statues of Ossymandyas--Island of Phile--Khamsyn wind--Journey to Cosseir--Returns to the Nile--Sails for France--Is made superintendent of museums by Napoleon--Directs the casting of the triumphal column in the Place Vendôme--Dies 345 REGINALD HEBER. Born 1783.--Died 1826. Born at Malpas, in the county of Chester--Early piety--Studies at Oxford--Poem of “Palestine”--Recites his work in public--Becomes a volunteer--Loses his father--Travels in Northern Europe--Sweden--Norway--Russia--Ladies of Moscow--Traverses the Ukraine--Romantic view at Nakitchivan--Tcherkask--Inhabitants of the banks of the Kuban--Traverses the Crimea--Returns to England--Obtains the living of Hodnet--Purity and romance of his opinions--Marries--Excellence as a parish priest--Contributes to the Quarterly Review--Publishes his poems--Observance of Sunday--Delivers the Bampton Lectures--Loses his only child--Illness--Appointed Bishop of Calcutta--Friendship of the honourable Watkins Williams Wynn--Is exceedingly esteemed and regretted--Sails with his family for India--Pious conduct on board--Arrives in the Ganges--Colour of the Hindoos--Reaches Calcutta--Laborious situation--Departs from Calcutta on his visitation to the Upper Provinces--Scenery of Bengal--Arrives at Dacca--Visits the Nawâb--Loses his chaplain--Continues his voyage up the Ganges--Sultan Sujah’s palace--Rosefields of Ghazeepoor--Attar of roses--Reaches Benares--Lucknow--First view of the Himalaya--Contrasted with view of Mont Blanc--Approaches the Himalaya--Almorah--Returns towards the south--Delhi--Is presented to the emperor--Agra--The Taj-mahal--Sir David Ochterlony--Traverses Rajpootana--Bombay--Mr. Elphinstone--Ceylon--Calcutta--Madras--Death 356 THE LIVES OF CELEBRATED TRAVELLERS. MUNGO PARK. Born 1771.--Died 1806.