{"product_id":"the-weavers-gilbert-parker","title":"The Weavers: A Tale of England and Egypt of Fifty Years Ago","description":"\u003ch2\u003eThe Weavers — Gilbert Parker\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eA complete novel of faith, ambition and personal loyalties, moving from an English Quaker village to Egypt and the Soudan. David Claridge’s convictions carry him into a world of political intrigue and difficult choices along the Nile.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAbout this digital edition\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComplete forty-two-chapter novel in English, with the author’s later retrospective introduction, author note and glossary.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReflowable EPUB with adjustable text, linked contents and a new Sudan-focused editorial introduction.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEight original illustrations by André Castaigne from the 1907 Harper \u0026amp; Brothers edition, presented in a separately credited gallery.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eModern cover artwork created for this Nile Book Store edition. EPUB only; no audiobook.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe complete text comes from Project Gutenberg ebook 6267. The text includes later introductory material, so this is not an exact facsimile or transcription of the 1907 first edition. Parker expressly said he did not intend a historical novel; the fictional characters should not be treated as identified historical figures. The story concerns England, Egypt and the Soudan, not Sudan alone, and is not a guide to Sudanese peoples or cultures.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe original text is freely available from \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.gutenberg.org\/cache\/epub\/6267\/pg6267-images.html\"\u003eProject Gutenberg\u003c\/a\u003e. This $0.99 edition adds a new introduction, cover, EPUB preparation and the historical illustration gallery.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eInside the illustrated edition\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFour representative plates below are genuine André Castaigne illustrations, not generated images or documentary photographs. All eight are included in the EPUB.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cfigure style=\"text-align:center;margin:1.5em auto;max-width:640px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0802\/4798\/0280\/files\/the-weavers-plate-01.png?v=1792038260\" alt=\"The unveiled dancers came and went — illustration by André Castaigne\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display:block;width:100%;max-width:640px;height:auto;margin:0 auto;\"\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003eThe unveiled dancers came and went — André Castaigne, 1907.\u003c\/figcaption\u003e\u003c\/figure\u003e\u003cfigure style=\"text-align:center;margin:1.5em auto;max-width:640px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0802\/4798\/0280\/files\/the-weavers-plate-03.png?v=1792038267\" alt=\"For this land—his life, and his love, and his faith — illustration by André Castaigne\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display:block;width:100%;max-width:640px;height:auto;margin:0 auto;\"\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003eFor this land—his life, and his love, and his faith — André Castaigne, 1907.\u003c\/figcaption\u003e\u003c\/figure\u003e\u003cfigure style=\"text-align:center;margin:1.5em auto;max-width:640px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0802\/4798\/0280\/files\/the-weavers-plate-04.png?v=1792038274\" alt=\"Dost thou think I did not know my danger, Eminence? — illustration by André Castaigne\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display:block;width:100%;max-width:640px;height:auto;margin:0 auto;\"\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003eDost thou think I did not know my danger, Eminence? — André Castaigne, 1907.\u003c\/figcaption\u003e\u003c\/figure\u003e\u003cfigure style=\"text-align:center;margin:1.5em auto;max-width:640px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0802\/4798\/0280\/files\/the-weavers-plate-08.png?v=1792038287\" alt=\"David looked out upon it all with emotions not yet wholly mastered — illustration by André Castaigne\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display:block;width:100%;max-width:640px;height:auto;margin:0 auto;\"\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003eDavid looked out upon it all with emotions not yet wholly mastered — André Castaigne, 1907.\u003c\/figcaption\u003e\u003c\/figure\u003e\u003cp\u003eIllustrations: \u003cem\u003eThe Weavers\u003c\/em\u003e, New York and London: Harper \u0026amp; Brothers, 1907. Digitized copy: Internet Archive weaverstaleofeng00park, via \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:The_weavers,_a_tale_of_England_and_Egypt_of_fifty_years_ago_(IA_weaverstaleofeng00park).pdf\"\u003eWikimedia Commons\u003c\/a\u003e. Reproduced as a separate gallery accompanying the complete Project Gutenberg text.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nile Book Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67680264257784,"sku":"EN-6267-WEAVERS","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0802\/4798\/0280\/files\/the-weavers-cover.png?v=1792038252","url":"https:\/\/nilebookstore.com\/ar\/products\/the-weavers-gilbert-parker","provider":"Nile Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}