From Herodotus's day to the present political upheavals, the steady flow of the Nile has been Egypt's heartbeat. It has shaped its geography, controlled its eco

A pictorial journey capturing people and places along the Nile River, from the great monuments of Egypt to the decorated tribes of Sudan

As enthralling as any work of fiction, A Thousand Miles up the Nile is the quintessential Victorian travel book. In 1873, Amelia B. Edwards, an upper-class Vict

A collection of letters written during a journey to Egypt describing the author's views on the country and its history and people