{"product_id":"letters-from-egypt","title":"Lucie Duff Gordon: Letters From Egypt [1997] paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The fearless nineteenth century English Lady who lived on top of an Egyptian temple' TOBY WILKINSON, \u003ci\u003eTELEGRAPH \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A lyrical, sharply observed, often humorous' KATHERINE FRANK \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1862, Lucie Duff Gordon, cousin of Harriet Martineau and friend of Caroline Norton, Meredith and Thackeray, embarked on a solo trip to Egypt in an effort to rid herself of consumption.  The next seven years were spent in a ruined house above a temple in Luxor on the Nile.  Feeling at home in this most foreign of lands, Lucie Duff Gordon integrated herself quickly in the locale, setting up a hospital from her home and welcoming the people of Luxor, be they officials or slaves into her house. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe absorbing story told through her letters offers a wonderfully penetrating and sympathetic view of mid-nineteenth century Egypt as well as the personal story of this brave and generous woman.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gordon, Lucie Duff \u0026 Frank, Katherine","offers":[{"title":"Good","offer_id":48913162535251,"sku":"XG80860684558","price":5.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/gordon-lucie-duff-frank-katherine-letters-from-egypt-xg80860684558-56889832735059.jpg?v=1727034077","url":"https:\/\/keatsandchapman.info\/products\/letters-from-egypt","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}