A Thousand Miles up the Nile
A Thousand Miles up the Nile
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GBPAmelia Edwards (1831–1892) was an English novelist, journalist and travel writer. In the winter of 1873–1874 she and her companion visited Egypt, travelling up the Nile from Cairo to Abu Simbel and back. Edwards became fascinated with ancient Egypt as a result of this visit, founding the Egypt Exploration Fund in 1882 and devoting the rest of her life to Egyptology and the protection of Egypt's ancient monuments. This volume, first published in 1876, contains Edwards' engaging description of her life-changing visit to Egypt. She vividly describes ancient sites and monuments which have since been damaged or destroyed, and provides sharp observations and descriptions of contemporary Egyptian society and culture. Her animated and witty stories of her experiences, combined with over sixty illustrations created during her journey, ensured the immense popularity of this volume, which remains a charming and fascinating description of nineteenth-century Egypt.
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September 2010Paperback
9781108020909
802 pages
244 × 170 × 40 mm
1.25kg
80 b/w illus. 1 colour illus. 2 maps
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Table of Contents
- Preface
- 1. Cairo and the Great Pyramid
- 2. Cairo and the Mecca pilgrimage
- 3. Cairo to Bedreshayn
- 4. Sakkarah and Memphis
- 5. Bedreshayn to Minieh
- 6. Minieh to Siout
- 7. Siout to Denderah
- 8. Thebes and Karnak
- 9. Thebes to Assouan
- 10. Assouan and Elephantine
- 11. The Cataract and the desert
- 12. Philae
- 13. Philae to Korosko
- 14. Korosko to Aboo Simbel
- 15. Rameses the Great
- 16. Aboo Simbel
- 17. The Second Cataract
- 18. Discoveries at Aboo Simbel
- 19. Back through Nubia
- 20. Silsilis and Edfoo
- 21. Thebes
- 22. Abydus and Cairo
- Appendix.
