Ride in Egypt From Sioot to Luxor in 1879 - With Notes on Present State Ancient History of Nile Valley, Some

Klappentext In the second half of the nineteenth century, accounts of the journey down the Nile became increasingly common. This narrative by William John Loftie (1839-1911), who wrote prolifically on travel, art, architecture and history, was published in 1879. (His A Century of Bibles is also reissued in the Cambridge Library Collection.) Loftie spent in total about 15 months in the Nile valley over several seasons, and justifies his book by the rate of archaeological discoveries: 'books published even three years ago are already behind the times'. He gives details of his journeys to and from Egypt, and of visits to the famous sites, but, unusually, he takes notice of the current political and economic state of Egypt, and is trenchant in some of his criticisms. He also goes off the beaten tourist track, hiring donkeys to make excursions away from the river, rather than travelling only by boat. Zusammenfassung In this 1879 book! Loftie gives details of visits to the famous sites! but! unusually! takes notice of the political state of Egypt! and is trenchant in some of his criticisms. He also goes off the beaten track! making excursions away from the river! rather than travelling only by boat. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; 1. On the voyage; 2. The prophet on the platform; 3. The fellah; 4. Dervishes; 5. The Boolak museum; 6. The pyramids and the sphinx; 7. Babylon; 8. Education in Egypt; 9. The journey to Sioot; 10. Sioot; 11. The Greek shop at Soohag; 12. The donkeys; 13. The ancient this; 14. The table of Abood; 15. The famine; 16. Dendera; 17. Gypt; 18. Amen; 19. Luxor; 20. Floating down; Appendix; Index.

Product details

• Authors: William John Loftie, LOFTIE WILLIAM JOHN
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2018
• EAN: 9781108082310
• ISBN: 978-1-108-08231-0
• No. of pages: 426
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Travel, Middle East and Asia Minor; Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Travel, Middle East and Asia Minor
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Pre and early history; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Non-fiction book > History > Pre and early history, antiquity; Egypt, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Adventurers & Explorers, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, c 1800 to c 1900, Geographical discovery & exploration, Later 19th century c 1850 to c 1899, Archaeology by period / region, Geographical discovery and exploration, Classic Travel Writing, Ancient Egypt, Egyptian Archaeology / Egyptology, Nile River, Nile Valley and Delta