Nile Gentlemen: Stories of Stalwart Men of Egypt

<p>Following her Egypt Guidebook and Nile Ladies her useful little volume relating the stories of the women who contributed so much to the history of Egypt this time Ellen Grady narrates the tales of the great men who played their part in the history of this unique country. These interesting thumbnail biographies begin with a divinity an architect and a saint and continue with kings legendary commanders explorers archaeologists a philologist and a writer. Not all of these stalwart heroes were Egyptian there were also several Frenchmen a Macedonian a Kurd an Italian a few British and an Albanian. They were the pillars of Egypt's long civilization. Purposeful unwavering and strong.</p>