Egyptian Tales, Translated from the Papyri

by William Matthew Flinders Petrie and Illustrated by Tristram Ellis Petrie, W.M. Flinders

Book Overview

It is strange that while literature occupies so much attention as at present, and while fiction is the largest division of our book-work, the oldest literature and fiction of the world should yet have remained unpresented to English readers. The tales of ancient Egypt have appeared collectively only in French, in the charming volume of Maspero's "Contes Populaires"; while some have been translated into English at scattered times in volumes of the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1639238913
• ISBN13: 9781639238910
• Release Date: May 2023
• Publisher: Lushena Books
• Length: 138 Pages
• Weight: 0.37 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"