The Cat of Bubastes (Summarized Edition)
Enriched edition. Captive princes, sacred animals, and a high priest's plot in Ancient Egypt—an escape adventure of conspiracy, conquest, and cultural insightBy G. A. Henty
Length3h 12m
About this audiobook
Set in New Kingdom Egypt, The Cat of Bubastes follows Amuba, a Rebu prince enslaved in the Nile valley, whose friendship with Chebron, son of a high priest, triggers crisis when a sacred cat is slain. What begins as domestic training and temple routine unfurls into flight, conspiracy, and survival across river, marsh, and desert. Henty couples brisk incident with exposition, weaving religion, craft, warfare, and law into a narrative that reflects Victorian Egyptology; the central sacrilege becomes a lens on piety, civic order, and priestly power. A journalist and war correspondent before turning to historical fiction for the young, G. A. Henty (1832–1902) wrote with a reporter's economy and a schoolmaster's pedagogy. He mined contemporary Egyptology and travel literature to furnish convincing material culture, while channeling Victorian ideals of duty, resourcefulness, and Protestant fortitude through adolescent protagonists. His outsider's curiosity about ancient institutions, joined to a taste for tactical problem-solving, shapes the book's blend of ethnography and escape. Readers of historical adventure, students of Ancient Egypt, and educators seeking discussable fiction will find this a lively, instructive tale. Read it for pace and period detail, and also for the ethical questions it poses.
Quickie Classics summarizes timeless works with precision, preserving the author's voice and keeping the prose clear, fast, and readable—distilled, never diluted. Enriched Edition extras: Introduction · Synopsis · Historical Context · Brief Analysis · 4 Reflection Q&As · Editorial Footnotes.
Audiobook details
GenreChildren's Literature
Length3 hrs 12 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJan 10, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
5The Cat of Bubastes (pt. 1)
2Introduction
6The Cat of Bubastes (pt. 2)
3Synopsis
7Analysis
4Historical Context
8Reflection
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