From its monastic founding and establishment at the port of Dumyat and then its eventual move to Cairo, Khoury provides a complete history of the Maronite Mission in Egypt from the mid-18th into the beginning of the 20th century, including chapters on the important figures connected with the mission and other historical events, even Napoleon’s time in Egypt. A full table of contents at the end of the book makes it easy to locate information on particular subjects and periods. Several photographs are also included. Readers concerned with the Maronite Church, Catholicism in the east, and the history of Egypt will find this volume of interest.