Project Gutenberg 2011-09-21 Public domain in the USA. 139 Couperus, Louis 1863 1923 Couperus, Louis Marie Anne Teixeira de Mattos, Alexander 1865 1921 Mattos, Alexander Teixeira de De Mattos, Alexander Teixeira Mattos, Alexander Teixera de Mattos, Alexander Teixeria de Mattos, Alexander Louis Teixeira de 20010054 The Tour: A Story of Ancient Egypt Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net/ for Project Gutenberg (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Tour: A Story of Ancient Egypt" by Louis Couperus is a historical novel written in the early 20th century." The narrative follows Publius Lucius Sabinus, a young and wealthy Roman noble, as he embarks on a journey to Egypt, wrestling with immense grief over the disappearance of his beloved slave, Ilia. As Lucius navigates this exotic land filled with splendor and mystery, he grapples with his emotions, seeking solace and distraction amid the vibrant culture and rich history of Alexandria. "The opening of the novel sets a hauntingly beautiful scene aboard a ship gliding through the night, where Lucius listens to the melancholic songs of rowers and sailors." As he reflects on his sorrow, the narrative introduces his loyal tutor, Thrasyllus, who attempts to comfort him over Ilia's mysterious disappearance, believed to be at the hands of pirates. Despite the chatter of his companions, Lucius is consumed by despair, culminating in a desperate cry for Ilia. The melancholy atmosphere foreshadows the inner turmoil Lucius will face as he ventures through Egypt, intermingling themes of love, loss, and the pursuit of wisdom against an opulent backdrop. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/37497/37497-h/images/frontcover.jpg en Egypt -- Fiction PT Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 380259 380239 2024-09-15T17:03:17.125710 2023-09-16T10:05:15.189663 text/html text/html 381200 2011-09-21T10:22:00 text/html; charset=us-ascii 196942 2013-03-17T07:27:18 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 213033 2024-09-15T17:03:25.056646 application/epub+zip 217445 2024-09-15T17:03:19.188698 application/epub+zip 205882 2024-09-15T17:03:18.151679 application/epub+zip 379422 2024-09-15T17:03:29.577648 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 276429 2024-09-15T17:03:23.846646 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 276677 2022-09-17T07:57:14.090930 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 309734 309497 2024-09-15T17:03:15.864705 2023-09-16T10:05:14.021628 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 309489 2011-09-21T10:22:00 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 116547 2011-09-21T10:22:18 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 309535 2011-09-21T10:22:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 116499 2011-09-21T10:22:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21773 2024-09-15T17:03:29.740612 application/rdf+xml 13601 2024-09-15T17:03:18.277673 image/jpeg 2428 2024-09-15T17:03:18.221671 image/jpeg 196818 2024-09-15T17:03:17.171704 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog nl.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia