Pro-British Egyptian fiction granted Fawzï legitimacy via proximity to Gordon

Evidence

In this novel in which any supporter of Uräbï appears foolishly naive if not treacherous to Egypt, and in which the British are romanticized, Fawzï Pasha is portrayed as sorrowfully describing the deprivations of the inhabitants of Khartoum and the lost hopes of the besieged for any sight of their delayed English rescuers. Zaydan has Gordon listening respectfully to Fawzï's speech, which is interrupted only by the attack of the dervishes! Although Zaydan had no sympathy for the Uräbï rebels, he accorded to Fawzï that crucial authenticity that proximity to Gordon bestowed, allowing Fawzï to be the last person talking with Gordon before the English hero’s death. — Eve M. Troutt Powell, A Different Shade of Colonialism_…, 541

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Fawzï simultaneously depended on Gordon yet resented British occupation; Fawzï’s book title framed the Sudan between Gordon and Kitchener; Gordon’s death and martyrdom elevated Fawzï’s prestige in Egypt (+2 more)
• yield-rescued: below the book’s yield-target cutoff, included anyway for connecting to: Fawzï simultaneously depended on Gordon yet resented British occupation; Fawzï’s book title framed the Sudan between Gordon and Kitchener; Gordon’s death and martyrdom elevated Fawzï’s prestige in Egypt (+2 more)