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Letters from Egypt

Lucie Duff Gordon author Diane Robinson-Dunn author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Gorgias Press

Published:13th Jan '10

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Diagnosed with tuberculosis, Lady Lucie Duff Gordon left her family in London in 1862 to take up permanent residence in Upper Egypt or the Saeed. There she wrote Letters from Egypt (1865), which offers an intimate portrayal of the social life of the Saeed, connecting happenings there with international politics and issues around race, class, nation, and gender.

ISBN: 9781593339098

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Weight: unknown

435 pages