The Stories from Ancient Egypt - 10 Novels in One Volume (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. 10 Historical Classics by Egyptologist Georg EbersBy Georg Ebers
Length180h 44m
About this audiobook
The Stories from Ancient Egypt gathers ten of Georg Ebers's historical novels into a single panorama of Pharaonic, Ptolemaic, and early Christian worlds. Combining romance, political intrigue, religious conflict, and archaeological reconstruction, these narratives translate nineteenth-century Egyptology into vivid fiction. Ebers's style is richly descriptive, earnest, and antiquarian, shaped by the historical novel after Scott yet distinguished by its documentary ambition and fascination with ritual, architecture, medicine, and daily life. Georg Ebers (1837–1898) was not merely a novelist but a pioneering German Egyptologist, best known for acquiring the medical papyrus that bears his name. His scholarly training, travels in Egypt, and academic career gave his fiction unusual authority for its age. He wrote at a moment when European readers were newly captivated by ancient Egypt, and his novels sought to animate the past without severing it from philological and historical research. This volume is recommended to readers who enjoy expansive historical fiction grounded in serious scholarship. Though marked by Victorian-era sensibilities, Ebers's works remain compelling for their imaginative reconstruction of vanished civilizations and their insight into how modern Egyptology first entered popular literature.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A comprehensive Introduction outlines these selected works' unifying features, themes, or stylistic evolutions.
- A Historical Context section situates the works in their broader era—social currents, cultural trends, and key events that underpin their creation.
- A concise Synopsis (Selection) offers an accessible overview of the included texts, helping readers navigate plotlines and main ideas without revealing critical twists.
- A unified Analysis examines recurring motifs and stylistic hallmarks across the collection, tying the stories together while spotlighting the different work's strengths.
- Reflection questions inspire deeper contemplation of the author's overarching message, inviting readers to draw connections among different texts and relate them to modern contexts.
- Lastly, our hand‐picked Memorable Quotes distill pivotal lines and turning points, serving as touchstones for the collection's central themes.
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★ 4.4 (16)
Includes Amazon
GenreHistorical Fiction, Romance
Length180 hrs 44 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateNov 19, 2020
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The Emperor (Annotated)
26CHAPTER VIII.
2Introduction
27CHAPTER IX.
3Historical Context
28CHAPTER X.
4Synopsis (Selection)
29CHAPTER XI.
5An Egyptian Princess
30CHAPTER XII.
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6PREFACE
31CHAPTER XIII.
7BOOK 1. (pt. 1)
32CHAPTER XIV.
8BOOK 1. (pt. 2)
33CHAPTER XV.
9BOOK 1. (pt. 3)
34CHAPTER XVI.
10BOOK 1. (pt. 4)
35CHAPTER XVII.
11BOOK 2. (pt. 1)
36CHAPTER XVIII.
12BOOK 2. (pt. 2)
37CHAPTER XIX.
13BOOK 2. (pt. 3)
38CHAPTER XX.
14BOOK 2. (pt. 4)
39CHAPTER XXI.
15BOOK 2. (pt. 5)
40CHAPTER XXII.
16Uarda
41CHAPTER XXIII.
17PREFACE.
42CHAPTER XXIV.
18PREFACE TO THE FIFTH GERMAN EDITION.
43CHAPTER XXV.
19CHAPTER 1.
44CHAPTER XXVI.
20CHAPTER II.
45CHAPTER XXVII.
21CHAPTER III.
46CHAPTER XXVIII.
22CHAPTER IV.
47CHAPTER XXIX.
23CHAPTER V.
48CHAPTER XXX.
24CHAPTER VI.
49CHAPTER XXXI.
25CHAPTER VII.
50CHAPTER XXXII.
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