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Excerpt from Egypt: Handbook for TravellersEver Since the attention of the civilized world was re directed to Egypt at the beginning of the 19th century, the scientific investigation of its innumerable monuments has pointed with ever - growing certainty to the valley of the Nile as the cradle of history and of human culture. At the same time Egypt, like other Eastern countries, possesses high nat ural attractions, in the peculiar charms of its Oriental cli mate, the singularly clear atmosphere, the wonderful colour ing and eifects of light and shade, the exuberant fertility of the cultivated districts contrasted with the solemn, awe inspiring desert, and the manners customs, and appearance of a most interesting and most diversified population.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.