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Grand Hotels of Egypt
In the Golden Age of Travel
Taschenbuch von Andrew Humphreys
Sprache: Englisch

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This book tells the stories of Egypt's historic hotels (including the Cecil, Shepheard's, the Mena House, Gezira Palace, Semiramis, Winter Palace, and Cataract) and some of the people who stayed in them, from Amelia Edwards, Lucie Duff Gordon and Florence Nightingale to Agatha Christie, Conan Doyle, Winston Churchill, and TE Lawrence.
This book tells the stories of Egypt's historic hotels (including the Cecil, Shepheard's, the Mena House, Gezira Palace, Semiramis, Winter Palace, and Cataract) and some of the people who stayed in them, from Amelia Edwards, Lucie Duff Gordon and Florence Nightingale to Agatha Christie, Conan Doyle, Winston Churchill, and TE Lawrence.
Über den Autor

Andrew Humphreys is the author of National Geographic Traveler Egypt ( AUC Press, 2009) and On the Nile in the Golden Age of Travel (AUC Press, 2015). He lives in London and visits Egypt frequently.

Gadi Farfour, the designer of this book, was born in Alexandria, Egypt, and now lives in London. She is the designer of On the Nile in the Golden Age of Travel (AUC Press, 2015).

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Discovering Egypt: Imperial ambitions pave the way for Nile travel and mass tourism
Arrival in Alexandria: First experiences of the clamor of Egypt
San Stefano: A taste of the Riviera among the dunes of Ramleh
Cecil: High society soire¿es and literary high notes
In Cairo: Meeting places of the Occident and Orient
Shepheard's: The most famous hotel in the world
Mena House: An English country home at the Pyramids
Continental-Savoy: The Napoleon of Egyptian hotels and his hospitality empire
Gezira Palace: A hotel fit for an Empress
Semiramis: The first Cairo hotel on the Nile
Windsor: The end of an era and a change in the hotel scene
The Town that Cook Built: The birth of Nile cruising and the growth of Luxor
Winter Palace: When Tutankhamun was king again
wintering on the Nile: Aswan, the Upper Egyptian alternative to Cannes and Nice
Cataract: The hotel whose legend was secured by murder
Epilogue
A Note on Luggage Labels
Select Bibliography & Sources
Index
Illustration Credits & Acknowledgments

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2015
Genre: Importe
Produktart: Reiseberichte
Region: Reiseerzählungen
Rubrik: Reisen
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9789774167195
ISBN-10: 9774167198
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Humphreys, Andrew
Hersteller: American University in Cairo Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 241 x 189 x 20 mm
Von/Mit: Andrew Humphreys
Erscheinungsdatum: 21.10.2015
Gewicht: 0,823 kg
Artikel-ID: 133588180
Über den Autor

Andrew Humphreys is the author of National Geographic Traveler Egypt ( AUC Press, 2009) and On the Nile in the Golden Age of Travel (AUC Press, 2015). He lives in London and visits Egypt frequently.

Gadi Farfour, the designer of this book, was born in Alexandria, Egypt, and now lives in London. She is the designer of On the Nile in the Golden Age of Travel (AUC Press, 2015).

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Discovering Egypt: Imperial ambitions pave the way for Nile travel and mass tourism
Arrival in Alexandria: First experiences of the clamor of Egypt
San Stefano: A taste of the Riviera among the dunes of Ramleh
Cecil: High society soire¿es and literary high notes
In Cairo: Meeting places of the Occident and Orient
Shepheard's: The most famous hotel in the world
Mena House: An English country home at the Pyramids
Continental-Savoy: The Napoleon of Egyptian hotels and his hospitality empire
Gezira Palace: A hotel fit for an Empress
Semiramis: The first Cairo hotel on the Nile
Windsor: The end of an era and a change in the hotel scene
The Town that Cook Built: The birth of Nile cruising and the growth of Luxor
Winter Palace: When Tutankhamun was king again
wintering on the Nile: Aswan, the Upper Egyptian alternative to Cannes and Nice
Cataract: The hotel whose legend was secured by murder
Epilogue
A Note on Luggage Labels
Select Bibliography & Sources
Index
Illustration Credits & Acknowledgments

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2015
Genre: Importe
Produktart: Reiseberichte
Region: Reiseerzählungen
Rubrik: Reisen
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9789774167195
ISBN-10: 9774167198
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Humphreys, Andrew
Hersteller: American University in Cairo Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 241 x 189 x 20 mm
Von/Mit: Andrew Humphreys
Erscheinungsdatum: 21.10.2015
Gewicht: 0,823 kg
Artikel-ID: 133588180
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