A one-eyed man with a stuffed crocodile upon his head paused before the steps of Cairo's gayest hotel and his expectant gaze ranged hopefully over the thronged verandas. It was afternoon tea time; the band was playing and the crowd was at its thickest and brightest. The little tables were surrounded ... more »

Si le lecteur veut bien nous suivre avec cette confiance que nous nous flattons de lui avoir inspirée, depuis vingt ainsi que nous lui servons de guide à travers les mille détours du labyrinthe historique que, dédale moderne, nous avons entrepris d'élever, nous allons l'introduire dans le jardin du Palais ... more »

Some twenty and odd years ago there stood a little cabin at the foot of a round hill, that very much resembled a cupola in shape, and which, from its position and height, commanded a prospect of singular beauty. This hill was one of a range that ran from north to southwest; but in consequence of its ... more »

Nous étions descendus à l'hôtel de la Victoire. Monsieur Martin Zir est le type du parfait hôtelier italien : homme de goût, homme d'esprit, antiquaire distingué, amateur de tableaux, convoiteur de chinoiseries, collectionneur d'autographes, monsieur Martin Zir est tout, excepté aubergiste. Cela ... more »

Le 26 octobre de l'an 1585, les barrières de la porte Saint- Antoine  se trouvaient encore, contre toutes les habitudes, fermées à dix heures et demie du matin. A dix heures trois quarts, une garde de vingt Suisses, qu'on reconnaissait à leur uniforme pour être des Suisses des petits cantons, c ... more »

A man enveloped in a handsome grey cloak groped through a dark alley which led into the fashionable district of the Rue de Béthisy. From time to time he paused, with a hand to his ear, as if listening. Satisfied that the alley was deserted save for his own presence, he would proceed, hugging the walls ... more »

Le 22 mars de l'an de grâce 1718, jour de la mi-carême, un jeune  seigneur de haute mine, âgé de vingt-six à vingt-huit ans, monté sur un beau cheval d'Espagne, se tenait, vers les huit heures du matin, à l'extrémité du pont Neuf qui aboutit au quai de l'Ecole. Il était si droit et si ferme en selle ... more »

In ancient Egypt during the magnificent eighteenth dynasty the Pharaoh Akhenaten and his queen, the strong and beautiful Nefertiti, are engaged in a dramatic battle against the wealthy, corrupt and dangerously powerful priests of Amun. Haunting and full of surprises, Akhenaten: Son of the Sun gives a ... more »

Ankhesenamun has never been safe in all her short life - not even with her beloved husband and half-brother, Tutankhamun. Daughter of the Pharaoh Akhenaten and the fabled Nefertiti, and married at one time to her father, Ankhesenamun is made to marry Tutankhamun by the powerful General Horemheb at a ... more »

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Allow me, my dear friend, to dedicate these pages to you. I present them to you at the close of a period of twenty years during which a warm and fast friendship has subsisted between us, unbroken by any disagreement. Four of my works have first seen the light under your care and have wandered all over ... more »

In the winter of 1873 I spent some weeks in one of the tombs of the Necropolis of Thebes in order to study the monuments of that solemn city of the dead; and during my long rides in the silent desert the germ was developed whence this book has since grown. The leisure of mind and body required to write ... more »