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Letters from Egypt by Lucie Duff-Gordon (1821 - 1869)

Letters from Egypt by Lucie Duff-Gordon (1821 - 1869)

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 As a girl, Lady Duff-Gordon was noted both for her beauty and intelligence. As an author, she is most famous for this collection of letters from Egypt. Lady Duff-Gordon had tuberculosis, and went to Egypt for her health. This collection of her personal letters to her mother and her husband. By all accounts everyone loved her, and the letters are very personal in style and content. The letters are as much an introduction to her person as a record of her life on the Upper Nile.Copyright ciesse Art
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  • 113 - October 21, 1867: Sir Alexander Duff Gordon

    113 - October 21, 1867: Sir Alexander Duff Gordon
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  • 115 - December 20, 1867: Sir Alexander Duff Gordon

    115 - December 20, 1867: Sir Alexander Duff Gordon
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  • 110 - August 8, 1867: Mrs. Austin

    110 - August 8, 1867: Mrs. Austin
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