A cruise on the Nile : or the fabulous story of the steam ship Sudan /
"This book is an invitation to take a timeless cruise aboard the Steam ship Sudan. The last steamship still operating in Upper egypt, it was designed by Sir Thomas Cook at the beginning of the twentieth century. she was saved from oblivion by two Frenchmen in love with travel and beauty, and st...
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| Language: | English |
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Paris :
Éditions Albin Michel,
[2022]
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| Summary: | "This book is an invitation to take a timeless cruise aboard the Steam ship Sudan. The last steamship still operating in Upper egypt, it was designed by Sir Thomas Cook at the beginning of the twentieth century. she was saved from oblivion by two Frenchmen in love with travel and beauty, and still plies the waters of the Nile, linking legendary cities and sites of antiquity. Her opulent cabins and teak decks are pervaded by the essence of the Belle Epoque, an era when the vessel, now a century old, carried archaeologists, diplomats, artists and writers (it was on board that Agatha christie was inspired to write death on the Nile). To explore the ship's fabulous story is to peer through a porthole onto the tremendous civilisation of Egypt and the wealth of its culture." --Provided by publisher. |
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| Physical Description: | 260 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 30 cm |
| ISBN: | 9782226488084 2226488081 |