Egypt: Land Of The Valley

by Robin Fedden

Narrates the experiences and reactions of a respectable bank functionary after his abrupt arrest on an undisclosed charge

160 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1939

About the author

Henry Robin Romilly Fedden, CBE (26 November 1908 – 20 March 1977) was an English writer, diplomat and mountaineer. He was the son of artist Romilly Fedden and novelist Katherine Waldo Douglas.

Fedden served as a diplomat in Athens and taught English literature at Cairo University. He was one of the Cairo poets, and co-edited the literary journal Personal Landscape with Lawrence Durrell and Bernard Spencer. After World War II, he worked for the National Trust, rising to the post of Deputy Director-General.

Reviews

[Thomas Land · Rating 4 out of 5]

4 Stars/
78%

I couldn't keep it a 3 star, had to move it to a 4! It is a wonderful and lyrical study of Egyptian history from the point of view of a European having lived out there. It is a verbal tour of the people and the landscape, and was quite remarkably researched - an unexpected delight.

A little dry in some places, with a point of view which is although advanced for 1977, the thoughts, opinions, and use of language is still in the past. But it is to be read in context, for what it is, as opposed to reading it through a modern lens.

A transporting and memorable book.