Ancient Egypt

by Arthur Gilman Gilman, George Rawlinson (Contributor)

Ancient Egypt is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1886. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.

Genres: History, Egypt, Nonfiction, Ebooks, Ancient History

436 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 1881

Reviews

[Bettie]

The cover is off this exposing a sepia coloured 'Boys comic spine, used to cover the binding - neat!

So, to the content: dusty and dry as saharan sand and just so out of date; as there are no human asides to lighten and moisten this stiff history, I can find no reason for anyone to venture into this given the fantastic up do date info on the net.

Summer 2013 Egyptian Encounters:

Cleopatra (1963) Film Only
CR The Mummy Curse
2* Alexandria: The Last Nights of Cleopatra
4* The Complete Valley of the Kings
1* Revisit: Ancient Egypt by George Rawlinson

[Richard Seltzer]

Read in preparation for trip to Egypt

[Truly]

Perkenalan pertama saya terkait dengan Mesir dan sejenisnya adalah melalui buku Tintin: Cerutu Sang Faraoh-Cerutu Sang Firaun versi penerbit G. Sejak itu saya tertarik untuk mengetahui segala hal terkait Mesir.

Ketika buku ini muncul, langsung membeli.
Namun membuka halaman awal, saya agak merasa kecewa, kualiats cetgaknya mirip buku bajakan. Hal ini dikarenakan foto/ilustrasi yang ada di halaman pembuka seakan-akan adalah cetakan bajakan, mutunya kurang bagus. Kemudian ada beberapa cetakan yang posisinya miring. Ini di buku yang saya terima lho, entah di buku yang lain.

Menuju halaman sekian, semua baru membaik.
Dalam 27 bab, berbagai informasi disampaikan oleh penulis. Mulai tentang tanah dan masyarakat Mesir, ratu dan raja yang menjadi pemimpin, aneka kepercayaan yang dianut, hingga ketika Persia menaklukan Mesir.

Yang perlu diingat, bahwa buku ini dutulis pada tahun 1881, hingga beberapa narasi yang disampaikan bisa saja mengalami perubahans eiring dengan aneka temuan arkeologi.

[F S]

An outstanding brilliantly written book! Enjoyable and informative!

[Sam]

Part of a larger series detailing the history of the nations the world over this is a very enlightening work, written before the discovery of King Tut in 1922. While it is readable and interesting but really shows the prejudices and deep rooted faith that was prevelant in the late 19th Century. A very insightful read, especially once you get past the particular prejudices of the era.

[Kristen (belles_bookshelves)]

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I feel like a lot of things were glossed over that should have been given more detail about - since the book is entitled "Ancient Egypt," after all. The graphics are absolutely stunning. And the information that was presented was interesting to learn about.

[Alessandra]

It surely was a good book when it was published. Nowadays it is outdated even for someone like me who knows Egypt history superficially. I thought it the language used was interesting, a dive in the 19th century prejudices. A story in the story.

[Mel]

Interesting perspective from another era.

[Paul Sutton]

it was ok, best avoided if your not in to either history or egypy. The author also assumes you have prior knowledge of the area as he mentions things but does not give any background to them.

[Doreen Petersen]

Interesting read but would have preferred more info on everyday Egyptian life.

[James M Carmichael]

Unfortunately the approach is very dated - and dominated by a rather unpleasant attitude that would not pass muster in contemporary writing. Not recommended.