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A humane, open-minded voice shines across the centuries through these letters - witty, life-affirming, joyous, self-deprecating and utterly enchanted by Gordon's Arab neighbours in Egypt.

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Her cultural tolerance and curiosity made her one of her era's most interesting Western commentators -- Toby Wilkinson * Telegraph *
A lyrical, sharply observed, often humorous, politically aware account of nineteenth-century Egypt -- Katherine Frank
Her depictions show that even during this early period certain basic values existed that in a general way still guide behavior today in Egypt -- Andrea Rugh * Shepherd *
A lyrical, sharply observed, often humorous, politically aware account of nineteenth-century Egypt * KATHERINE FRANK *

Letters From Egypt

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    A Paperback by Lucie Duff Gordon, Katherine Frank

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      Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 12/4/1997 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780860684558, 978-0860684558
      ISBN10: 0860684555
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A humane, open-minded voice shines across the centuries through these letters - witty, life-affirming, joyous, self-deprecating and utterly enchanted by Gordon's Arab neighbours in Egypt.

      Trade Review
      Her cultural tolerance and curiosity made her one of her era's most interesting Western commentators -- Toby Wilkinson * Telegraph *
      A lyrical, sharply observed, often humorous, politically aware account of nineteenth-century Egypt -- Katherine Frank
      Her depictions show that even during this early period certain basic values existed that in a general way still guide behavior today in Egypt -- Andrea Rugh * Shepherd *
      A lyrical, sharply observed, often humorous, politically aware account of nineteenth-century Egypt * KATHERINE FRANK *

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