A Romance of Ancient Egypt (Ebers)
Georg Ebers
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Description
Georg Ebers could read Egypt's old hieratic script, a rare skill he put to work in Uarda, subtitled A Romance of Ancient Egypt. Ebers set his novel in ancient Thebes under the pharaohs. At its center stands Uarda, whose story entangles court plots, priestly power, and a love that crosses ranks.
Real learning fills the grand scenes: temples, medicine, festivals, and daily crafts are rendered from Ebers's Egyptological research. For nineteenth-century readers, Uarda was a favorite window on pharaoh-era Egypt, offering scholarship disguised as romance. Modern readers can enjoy both the melodrama and a period picture of what Europe then knew about ancient Egypt.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Georg Ebers |
|---|---|
| COLLECTION | BOOKS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 1.0 MB |
| LICENSE | Project Gutenberg License |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | Project Gutenberg |