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Uarda : a Romance of Ancient Egypt - Complete

Georg Ebers

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Book Excerpt: 
. . .en with rows of well-tended trees and trellised vines, clumps of shrubs, flowers, and beds of vegetables. Palms, sycamores, and acacia-trees, figs, pomegranates, and jasmine throve here particularly well—for Paaker's mother, Setchem, superintended the labors of the gardeners; and in the large tank in the midst there was never any lack of water for watering the beds and the roots of the trees, as it was always supplied by two canals, into which wheels turned by oxen poured water day and night from the Nile-stream.

On the right side of this plot of ground rose the one-storied dwelling house, its length stretching into distant perspective, as it consisted of a single row of living and bedrooms. Almost every room had its own door, that opened into a veranda supported by colored wooden columns, and which extended the whole length of the garden side of the house. This building was joined at a right angle by a row of store-rooms, in which the garden-produce in f. . . Read More

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4.00
- Rohit - Aug 16, 2013

i am reading it so no comments yet

4.00
- Lea - Mar 26, 2021

Kui mind esialgu häiris, et süžee on liiga naiivne ja romantiline (lõppeb kolme õnneliku paariga!), siis tegelikult aitas see mul nautida egüptoloog Ebersi Vana-Egiptuse elu ja rituaalide kirjeldusi. Kui arvestada, et Ebers kirjutas Uarda 1877 ja see oli tol ajal hitt, siis on see ajale väga hästi v

3.00
- Devina - Aug 17, 2011

This is a historian's love story. There is a great history of Egypt in the time of Moses, down to the social details. Great descriptions of places and traditions, gods and people. However, it's not the best love story; the story is predictable. The adventure is written better, but you'd expect that

4.00
- Alexandr - Jul 05, 2016

Well written novel with interesting insights on the life in Ancient Egypt.

4.00
- Mary - Oct 03, 2016

Книга о том, что любовь побеждает любые преграды, о том, что власть должна идти рука об руку с мудростью, о том, что жертвенность есть великая благодать.

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