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| Editor’s Preface | v |
| Introduction by the Editor | ix |
| General Gordon’s Position at Kartoum. By Sir Henry W. Gordon, K.C.B. | lv |
| The Mission of Colonel Sir Charles Wilson, R.E. By Sir Henry W. Gordon, K.C.B. | lxi |
| Description of the Journal. By Sir Henry W. Gordon, K.C.B. | lxiv |
| Position of the Steamers, Dec. 14, 1884 | lxvi |
| Journal, Book I.—Sept. 10 to Sept. 23, 1884 | 3 |
| Journal, Book II.—Sept. 23 to Sept. 30, 1884 | 83 |
| Journal, Book III.—Oct. 1 to Oct. 12, 1884 | 121 |
| Journal, Book IV.—Oct. 12 to Oct. 20, 1884 | 183 |
| Journal, Book V.—Oct. 20 to Nov. 5, 1884 | 213 |
| Journal, Book VI.—Nov. 5 to Dec. 14, 1884 | 279 |
Appendices:—
Book I.
| APPENDIX | ||
| A. | Letter from Abdel Kader Ibrahim to General Gordon, and General Gordon’s reply | 399 |
| A². | Letters from Abderrahman en Najoomi and Abdullah en Noor to General Gordon, and his reply | 404 |
| B. | Letter from George Calamatino to General Gordon, and his reply | 409 |
| D. | Letter from the Ulema of Kartoum to the Mahdi | 410 |
| E. | Letter from Faki Mustapha to Cassim el Moos | 420 |
| E¹. | Upon the Slave Convention | 425 |
| F. | Memorandum upon the defeat of Hicks’s army | 426 |
| G. | Letter from General Gordon to Ibrahim Abdel Kader | 428 |
| K. | Letter from Abdel Kader to General Gordon | 430 |
| L. | Letters from Abderrahhman en Najoomi and Abdullah en Noor to General Gordon | 432 |
| M. | Letter from General Gordon to Sheikh Abderrahhman en Najoomi, with his reply | 438 |
| N. | Letters from Colonel Stewart and M. Herbin to General Gordon | 442 |
Book IV.
| P. | Letter from Abou Gugliz to General Gordon | 447 |
| Q. | Letters from Fakirs, and from Faki Mustapha, to the Commandant of Omdurman Fort | 447 |
| R. | Two letters from Slatin Bey to General Gordon | 452 |
| S. | Letter from Slatin Bey to the Austrian Consul | 455 |
| The Insurrection of the False Prophet, 1881-83 | 456 |
Book V.
| Q. | Letters from Saleh Ibrahim of Galabat and Greek Consul at Adowa to General Gordon and Greek Consul at Kartoum | 511 |
| T. | Letter from the Mudir at Sennaar to General Gordon | 520 |
| U. | Letter from the Mahdi to General Gordon with two enclosures, with General Gordon’s answer; and letters from General Gordon to the Mudir of Dongola | 522 |
| V. | Manifesto of the Mahdi to the inhabitants of Kartoum | 539 |
| X. | Letter from Major Kitchener to General Gordon, enclosing one from Herr Roth, and a telegram | 546 |
Book VI.
| Y. | Towfik’s Firman, and notice by General Gordon | 550 |
| AB. | Letter from Khalifa Abdullah Mahomed to General Gordon | 553 |
| CD. | Petition of the Ulema at Kartoum to the Khedive | 556 |
| EF. | Organisation of the Soudan under Zubair | 557 |