{"product_id":"egypt-and-its-monuments-robert-hichens-60-original-illustrations","title":"Egypt and Its Monuments — Robert Hichens | 60 Original Illustrations","description":"\u003ch3\u003eIllustrated opening preview — The Pyramids\u003c\/h3\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\/hichens-pyramids-opening-preview.jpg?v=1792103818\" alt=\"The Pyramids of Ghizeh — historical photograph\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display:block;width:100%;max-width:640px;height:auto;margin:0 auto;\"\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003eThe Pyramids of Ghizeh. From a Photograph. Original opening illustration.\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\/hichens-pyramids-guerin-preview.jpg?v=1792117797\" alt=\"The Pyramids of Ghizeh — original painting by Jules Guérin\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display:block;width:100%;max-width:640px;height:auto;margin:0 auto;\"\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003eThe Pyramids of Ghizeh — original painting by Jules Guérin.\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\/hichens-great-pyramid-summit-preview.jpg?v=1792117803\" alt=\"From the summit of the Great Pyramid — original historical photograph\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display:block;width:100%;max-width:640px;height:auto;margin:0 auto;\"\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003eFrom the summit of the Great Pyramid — original historical photograph.\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\/hichens-sakkara-guerin-preview.jpg?v=1792117809\" alt=\"The Step Pyramid of Sakkara — original painting by Jules Guérin\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display:block;width:100%;max-width:640px;height:auto;margin:0 auto;\"\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003eThe Step Pyramid of Sakkara — original painting by Jules Guérin.\u003c\/figcaption\u003e\u003c\/figure\u003e\u003cblockquote style=\"display:block;column-count:1;\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy do you come to Egypt? Do you come to gain a dream, or to regain lost dreams of old; to gild your life with the drowsy gold of romance, to lose a creeping sorrow, to forget that too many of your hours are sullen, gray, bereft? What do you wish of Egypt?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJourney from the Pyramids and the Sphinx to the temples of the Nile and Old Cairo with Robert Hichens. His evocative account of Egypt’s monuments is accompanied by Jules Guérin’s color paintings and historical photographs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComplete English text in 18 chapters\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAll 60 original illustrations: 20 paintings, including the frontispiece, and 40 photographs, with original captions and credits\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReflowable EPUB with adjustable text, clickable contents and a linked list of illustrations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOriginal-art cover featuring Guérin’s painting \u003cem\u003eThe Sphinx\u003c\/em\u003e; historical cover and title-page images retained inside\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBased on the illustrated 1923 edition of The Century Co., New York; first published October 1908\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e— From Chapter I, “The Pyramids.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEdition note:\u003c\/strong\u003e This is a reflowable reading edition, not a first-edition facsimile. The work was also issued as \u003cem\u003eThe Spell of Egypt\u003c\/em\u003e. The author’s period language, colonial attitudes and archaeological interpretations are retained as historical material.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e English. \u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e EPUB download; no physical book or audiobook. Suitable for EPUB reading apps including Apple Books, Kobo and Calibre.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrepared from \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.gutenberg.org\/ebooks\/63737\"\u003eProject Gutenberg ebook 63737\u003c\/a\u003e, where the source is freely available. The source identifies the historical content as public domain in the United States; status elsewhere may differ. No exclusive copyright claim is made over the original text or illustrations.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nile Book Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67690217177336,"sku":"EN-63737","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0802\/4798\/0280\/files\/egypt-and-its-monuments-hichens-cover.jpg?v=1792103738","url":"https:\/\/nilebookstore.com\/products\/egypt-and-its-monuments-robert-hichens-60-original-illustrations","provider":"Nile Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}