A Cairo Anthology: Two Hundred Years of Travel Writing

by E.L. Butcher and Annie Quibell

Book Overview

Cairo has long been recognized as one of the great cities of the world, and many travelers have recorded their descriptions of it over the centuries--from the early eye-witness account of Herodotus to the reflections of Sir Richard Burton, Florence Nightingale, and Mark Twain. A Cairo Anthology gathers together the impressions of many of these writers: with them we experience the excitement of exploring the great city, through its crowded streets...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9774166124
• ISBN13: 9789774166129
• Release Date: November 2013
• Publisher: American University in Cairo Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 4.9" x 6.6"