{"product_id":"letters-from-egypt-4","title":"Letters From Egypt","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":"Little, Brown Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54252911067480,"sku":"9780860684558","price":18.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780860684558.jpg?v=1780389040","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/letters-from-egypt-4","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}