An adventure story that will captivate anyone interested in traveling and especially those who see themselves as tourism professionals.

This is a story full of specifics of the prewar times and the particulars of traveling in Egypt and 'up the Nile' at the beginning of the 1900s. Around this we have

This book was amusing. The sensibilities are pre-world war one. The assurance of superiority of the British Empire is the underpinnings of the Story. I knew the author was a man and it was really puzzling as I read the over the top language that was almost as florid as Madeline in P. G. Wodehouse Wo

A spoilt American heiress travels to Egypt with her entourage of companions, protegées and friends, where she meets two British officers, one on special duty and disguised as an Egyptian Hadji, whom she finds irresistible, and the other an Irish peer on leave from the diplomatic service. Both these

We take a long pleasure cruise along the Nile to visit all of the most interesting historical and cultural spots in Egypt. There is much intrigue, clean romance, silliness, racism, desert camping with the rich and privileged, secrets, spying, danger, changing identities, and they even throw in tryin

Full review at a later date.

This book is roughly 70% travelogue, 20% mystery and 10% romance.(and the romance is split between four couples)

It felt almost as though the author kept a diary while on an extensive trip to Egypt and decided to use it as a base for a novel. The descriptions are vivid but I admit I got a little imp