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Lucie Duff-Gordon

Born

in London, England

June 24, 1821

Died

July 14, 1869

Genre

Travel

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Lucie, Lady Duff Gordon was an English writer. She is best known for her Letters from Egypt and Letters from the Cape. She suffered from tuberculosis and in 1851 went to South Africa for the 'climate' which she hoped would help her health, living near the Cape of Good Hope for several years before travelling to Egypt in 1862.

In Egypt, she settled in Luxor where she learned Arabic and wrote many letters to her husband and her mother about her observation of Egyptian culture, religion and customs. Many critics regard her as being 'progressive' and tolerant, although she also held problematic views of various racial groups. Her letters home are celebrated for their humor, her outrage at the ruling Ottomans, and many personal stories gleaned fr ...more

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Average rating: 3.65 · 393 ratings · 76 reviews · 41 distinct works • Similar authors

	رسائل من مصر by Lucie Duff-Gordon (Writer ), إبراهيم عبد المجيد (Translator ), Sarah Austin (Preface) 3.77 avg rating — 188 ratings — published 1865 — 171 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cuentos de brujas de escritoras victorianas (1839-1920) by Peter Haining (Editor), Daniel de la Rubia Ortí (Translator), Eliza Lynn Linton 3.20 avg rating — 204 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Amber Witch 3.32 avg rating — 150 ratings — published 1843 — 145 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Women Travelers on the Nile: An Anthology of Travel Writing through the Centuries by Deborah Manley (Editor), M.L.M. Carey, Eliza Fay 3.93 avg rating — 55 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Cairo Anthology: Two Hundred Years of Travel Writing by Deborah Manley (Editor), Annie Abernethie Pirie Quibell, E.L. Butcher 3.63 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Letters from the Cape 3.82 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2012 — 60 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Last Letters from Egypt. to Which Are Added Letters from the Cape by Lucie Duff-Gordon, Janet Duff-Gordon Ross really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2007 — 49 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Works of Lucie Lady Duff-Gordon 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Letters from Egypt 1863-1865 1865 [Leather Bound] 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Letters from Egypt : Lady Duff Gordon'S Letters from Egypt 1902 [Leather Bound] 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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