The Garden Ran Down to the Nile

by Christina Harris

When Thomas Cook opened restrictions to the Nile Valley in 1860, only a handful of travellers had previously ventured into Egypt, a country of unseen landscapes en route to India. Egypt soon became an essential stop in the itinerary of the Grand Tour, often preserved in history by the literary archaeology of Victorian travellers. It was easy to imagine them sitting comfortably in the reading saloons of the fashionable hotels, or reclining in wicker...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0988903040
• ISBN13: 9780988903043
• Release Date: January 2015
• Publisher: Red Kestrel Small Press
• Length: 302 Pages
• Weight: 0.89 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"