Letters from Egypt, 1863-65

by Lucie Duff-Gordon, Lucie Gordon, Lady Lucie Duff Gordon

Book Overview

Lucie Duff Gordon (1821-1869) was a translator and travel writer. Forced to leave England in 1851 due to tuberculosis, she went first to South Africa and then to Egypt. Her letters home were published, with considerable success. She writes with great feeling about the ordinary life of the Egyptians: her interest in and sympathy with them is clear, and her great affection for them led to criticism of the derogatory way in which many western visitors...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1108026737
• ISBN13: 9781108026734
• Release Date: December 2010
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 388 Pages
• Weight: 1.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.5"