Introduction by Patricia Romero
I. Bet il Mtoni
II. Bet il Watoro
III. A Day at Bet il Sahel
IV. Our Life at Bet il Watoro and at Bet il Sahel
V. Removal to Bet il Tani
VI. Daily Life in Our House
VII. Our Meals
VIII. Birth and First Years of the Life of a Prince and Princess
IX. Schooling in the East
X. Yearly Outfit. Toilet and Fashion in Our Household
XI. A Plantation
XII. My Father’s Voyage
XIII. Death-news
XIV. Our Mourning
XV. About Some of My Brothers and Sisters
XVI. Woman’s Position in the East
XVII. Arab Matchmaking
XVIII. An Arab Lady’s Call
XIX. The Audience. Visits Between Gentlemen
XX. The Long Fast
XXI. The Little Festival
XXII. The Great Festival
XXIII. An Offering at the Spring Tshemshem
XXIV. Diseases and Medical Treatment. Possessed People
XXV. Slavery
XXVI. My Mother’s Death. A Palace Revolution
XXVII. Kisimbani and Bububu
XXVIII. My Last Residence in Zanzibar
XXIX. Great Changes
XXX. Sejid Bargash in London
XXXI. Re-Visiting My Home After Nineteen Years