Wilkinson, Toby

Aristocrats and Archaeologists

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ISBN 13:: 9789774168451
author:: Wilkinson, Toby
format:: HardBack
publisher:: American University in Cairo Press
language:: English
Publication Year:: 2017
Pages:: 192
Dimensions:: 22.35 x 16.26 x 1.78 centimetres
Genre:: Travel, Travel Writing, History,
Condition:: New
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A vivid first-hand account of early twentieth-century travel in Egypt is revealed through a collection of letters passed down through three generations of a London family. These letters, like a time capsule, bring to life a lost world of Edwardian travel and social mores, as well as the great figures of Egyptology. In 1907/08, Ferdinand Platt traveled to Egypt as personal physician to the 8th Duke of Devonshire, recounting his adventure in letters to his young wife in England. The journey offers a unique insight into the sights of the country, the people he met along the way, and the private thoughts of a formal and stratified society on the brink of change. Introduced by Egyptologist Toby Wilkinson and Ferdy's great-nephew Julian Platt, these letters open an intriguing window onto travel in Egypt during the Belle Epoque and the golden age of Egyptology.

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