Excerpt from Pierre Noziere It was, I admit, with but qualified success that I endeavoured to follow the precise sequence of events. I used to get hopelessly lost in the wars of the Philistines and the Amalekites. What chiefly excited my wonder in these nations was their headgear. The variety of it still amazes me. There were helmets and crowns, bonnets and turbans of the most remarkable description. Never, so long as I live, shall I forget the head-dress which Joseph wore in Egypt. Call it a turban if you will - a turban it was, and a big one at that; but it was surmounted by a species of pointed bonnet whence issued an aigrette and a couple of ostrich feathers. It was unquestionably a formidable covering. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.