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Excerpt from Queen of the Dawn: A Love Tale of Old Egypt
There was war in Egypt and Egypt was rent in two. At Memphis in the north, at Tanis, and in all the rich lands of the Delta where by many mouths the Nile ?ows down to the sea, a usurping race held power, whose forefathers, generations before, had descended upon Egypt like a ?ood, destroyed its temples and deposed its gods, possessing themselves of the wealth of the land. At Thebes in the south the descendants of the ancient Pharaohs still ruled precariously, again and again attempting to drive out the fierce Semitic or Bedouin kings, named the Shepherds, whose banners ?ew from the walls of all the northern cities.
They failed because they were too weak, indeed the hour of their final Victory was yet far away and of it our tale does not tell.
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There was war in Egypt and Egypt was rent in two. At Memphis in the north, at Tanis, and in all the rich lands of the Delta where by many mouths the Nile ?ows down to the sea, a usurping race held power, whose forefathers, generations before, had descended upon Egypt like a ?ood, destroyed its temples and deposed its gods, possessing themselves of the wealth of the land. At Thebes in the south the descendants of the ancient Pharaohs still ruled precariously, again and again attempting to drive out the fierce Semitic or Bedouin kings, named the Shepherds, whose banners ?ew from the walls of all the northern cities.
They failed because they were too weak, indeed the hour of their final Victory was yet far away and of it our tale does not tell.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
Hardback
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Author
H. Rider Haggard
Published Date -
ISBN - 9780666953865
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.6 cm
Page Count - 289
Paperback
Contributors
Author
H. Rider Haggard
Published Date -
ISBN - 9781330381045
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.6 cm
Page Count - 291
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