A Thousand Miles up the Nile


Lu par Sibella Denton

(4.7 stars; 38 reviews)

Amelia B. Edwards wrote this historical, egyptological, and cultural study in in 1877, and it became an immediate best-seller, reprinted in 1888 at home in England and abroad. She travelled throughout Egypt at a time when most women didn't leave home. One of the pioneering Egyptologists of the age, she established the Edwards Chair of Egyptology, occupied first by the great Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie.

This book is in a sense a seminal work, known to have influenced the modern writings of Elizabeth Peters in her Amelia Peabody Emerson murder-mystery series. (Summary by Sibella Denton) (16 hr 46 min)

Chapitres

Preface to the First and Second Editions 16:39 Lu par Sibella Denton
Ch. I: Cairo and the Great Pyramid, pt. 1 11:57 Lu par Sibella Denton
Ch. I: Cairo and the Great Pyramid, pt. 2 11:11 Lu par Sibella Denton
Ch. I: Cairo and the Great Pyramid, pt. 3 10:49 Lu par Sibella Denton
Ch. II: Cairo and the Mecca Pilgrimage, pt. 1 13:25 Lu par Sibella Denton
Ch. II: Cairo and the Mecca Pilgrimage, pt. 2 13:02 Lu par Sibella Denton
Ch. II: Cairo and the Mecca Pilgrimage, pt. 3 13:25 Lu par Sibella Denton
Ch. III: Cairo to Bedreshayn, pt. 1 8:28 Lu par Sibella Denton
Ch. III: Cairo to Bedreshayn, pt. 2 9:02 Lu par Sibella Denton
Ch. III: Cairo to Bedreshayn, pt. 3 9:05 Lu par Sibella Denton
Ch. IV: Sakkârah and Memphis, pt. 1 18:01 Lu par Sibella Denton
Ch. IV: Sakkârah and Memphis, pt. 2 16:49 Lu par Sibella Denton
Ch. IV: Sakkârah and Memphis, pt. 3 17:10 Lu par Sibella Denton
Ch. V: Bedreshayn to Minieh, pt. 1 14:07 Lu par Sibella Denton
Ch. V: Bedreshayn to Minieh, pt. 2 14:34 Lu par Sibella Denton
Ch. V: Bedreshayn to Minieh, pt. 3 13:53 Lu par Sibella Denton
Ch. VI: Minieh to Siût, pt. 1 12:41 Lu par Sibella Denton
Ch. VI: Minieh to Siût, pt. 2 13:48 Lu par Sibella Denton
Ch. VI: Minieh to Siût, pt. 3 14:04 Lu par Sibella Denton
Ch. VII: Siût to Denderah, pt. 1 16:09 Lu par Sibella Denton
Ch. VII: Siût to Denderah, pt. 2 17:20 Lu par Sibella Denton
Ch. VII: Siût to Denderah, pt. 3 19:24 Lu par Sibella Denton
Ch. VIII: Thebes and Karnak, pt. 1 14:03 Lu par Sibella Denton
Ch. VIII: Thebes and Karnak, pt. 2 16:42 Lu par Sibella Denton
Ch. VIII: Thebes and Karnak, pt. 3 16:00 Lu par Sibella Denton
Ch. IX: Thebes to Assûan, pt. 1 14:23 Lu par Sibella Denton
Ch. IX: Thebes to Assûan, pt. 2 12:25 Lu par Sibella Denton
Ch. IX: Thebes to Assûan, pt. 3 14:36 Lu par Sibella Denton
Ch. X: Assûan and Elephantine, pt. 1 14:35 Lu par Sibella Denton
Ch. X: Assûan and Elephantine, pt. 2 15:46 Lu par Sibella Denton
Ch. X: Assûan and Elephantine, pt. 3 14:37 Lu par Sibella Denton
Ch. XI: The Cataract and the Desert, pt. 1 8:36 Lu par Sibella Denton
Ch. XI: The Cataract and the Desert, pt. 2 8:20 Lu par Sibella Denton
Ch. XI: The Cataract and the Desert, pt. 3 9:29 Lu par Sibella Denton
Ch. XII: Philæ, pt. 1 14:27 Lu par Sibella Denton
Ch. XII: Philæ, pt. 2 13:45 Lu par Sibella Denton
Ch. XII: Philæ, pt. 3 14:21 Lu par Sibella Denton
Ch. XIII: Philæ to Korosko, pt. 1 7:15 Lu par Sibella Denton
Ch. XIII: Philæ to Korosko, pt. 2 6:49 Lu par Sibella Denton
Ch. XIII: Philæ to Korosko, pt. 3 7:41 Lu par Sibella Denton
Ch. XIV: Korosko to Abou Simbel, pt. 1 12:56 Lu par Sibella Denton
Ch. XIV: Korosko to Abou Simbel, pt. 2 12:47 Lu par Sibella Denton
Ch. XIV: Korosko to Abou Simbel, pt. 3 11:33 Lu par Sibella Denton
Ch. XV: Rameses the Great, pt. 1 12:06 Lu par Sibella Denton
Ch. XV: Rameses the Great, pt. 2 12:09 Lu par Sibella Denton
Ch. XV: Rameses the Great, pt. 3 12:40 Lu par Sibella Denton
Ch. XVI: Abou Simbel, pt. 1 17:58 Lu par Sibella Denton
Ch. XVI: Abou Simbel, pt. 2 17:25 Lu par Sibella Denton
Ch. XVI: Abou Simbel, pt. 3 16:18 Lu par Sibella Denton
Ch. XVII: The Second Cataract, pt. 1 8:47 Lu par Sibella Denton
Ch. XVII: The Second Cataract, pt. 2 9:33 Lu par Sibella Denton
Ch. XVII: The Second Cataract, pt. 3 8:22 Lu par Sibella Denton
Ch. XVIII: Discoveries at Abou Simbel, pt. 1 16:08 Lu par Sibella Denton
Ch. XVIII: Discoveries at Abou Simbel, pt. 2 19:45 Lu par Sibella Denton
Ch. XVIII: Discoveries at Abou Simbel, pt. 3 19:41 Lu par Sibella Denton
Ch. XIX: Back Through Nubia, pt. 1 20:24 Lu par Sibella Denton
Ch. XIX: Back Through Nubia, pt. 2 23:13 Lu par Sibella Denton
Ch. XIX: Back Through Nubia, pt. 3 19:36 Lu par Sibella Denton
Ch. XX: Silsilis and Edfu, pt. 1 12:37 Lu par Sibella Denton
Ch. XX: Silsilis and Edfu, pt. 2 13:22 Lu par Sibella Denton
Ch. XX: Silsilis and Edfu, pt. 3 13:42 Lu par Sibella Denton
Ch. XXI: Thebes, pt. 1 16:23 Lu par Sibella Denton
Ch. XXI: Thebes, pt. 2 17:43 Lu par Sibella Denton
Ch. XXI: Thebes, pt. 3 19:24 Lu par Sibella Denton
Ch. XXI: Thebes, pt. 4 18:10 Lu par Sibella Denton
Ch. XXI: Thebes, pt. 5 15:59 Lu par Sibella Denton
Ch. XXI: Thebes, pt. 6 15:50 Lu par Sibella Denton
Ch. XXII: Abydus and Cairo, pt 1 17:32 Lu par Sibella Denton
Ch. XXII: Abydus and Cairo, pt 2 15:38 Lu par Sibella Denton
Ch. XXII: Abydus and Cairo, pt 3 17:05 Lu par Sibella Denton
Appendix 1 2:29 Lu par Sibella Denton
Appendix 2 8:12 Lu par Sibella Denton
Appendix 3 10:09 Lu par Sibella Denton
Appendix 4 3:51 Lu par Sibella Denton
Appendix 5 2:24 Lu par Sibella Denton

Critiques

Egyptian history revisited


(5 stars)

Clear rendition of the text by the reader. Eloquent use of the language to recreate, paint and reproduce the image of the Egyptian history dating back to five millennia.

The real Amelia Peabody


(5 stars)

An excellent book in either audio or print! If you've enjoyed Elizabeth Peters' mystery series, visit an inspiration here.

Interesting


(4 stars)

This is a well written account of the author's journey to Egypt. I enjoyed the history and adventure. The reader is top notch.


(5 stars)

Very interesting book! The reader has a very pleasant voice 😊

Are these people sociopaths?


(5 stars)

Seriously, the way these people behave toward the Arabs is just amazing...the bit where the baby is shot demonstrates just extraordinary lack of empathy. A great book about Victorian tourists in Egypt. Their cluelessness is shocking. *)