Letters from Egypt [Paperback]

Lucie Duff Gordon (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: Virago Pr (1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0860684555
• ISBN-13: 978-0860684558
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 4.9 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.9 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,283,602 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Noor ala Noor, March 10, 2003

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Lucy T. Jones (Pittsburgh, PA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Letters from Egypt (Paperback)

Lady Duff Gordon's account of her time in Egypt tells the at times heartbreaking, at times exhilerating story of an Englishwoman's immersion into Egyptian culture during the 1860s--the first of its kind, and arguably the last. The impact her Letters had on future travellers and the understanding of Egypt imparted was perhaps, regrettably, not as wide or as deep as one would wish, considering the future of the Europeans in Egypt. Still today, her admirable open-mindedness and perspective is enlightening and humbling. She was a remarkable woman and her Letters are no less than a representation of that loveliness and dignity.