A History of Ancient Egypt

by George Rawlinson

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Genres: History, Egypt, Nonfiction, Ebooks, Ancient History

408 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 1881

About the author

Canon George Rawlinson (23 November 1812 – 7 October 1902) was a 19th century English scholar, historian, and Christian theologian. He was born at Chadlington, Oxfordshire, and was the younger brother of Sir Henry Rawlinson.

Reviews

[Bettie · Rating 1 out of 5]

The cover is off this exposing a sepia coloured 'Boys comic spine, used to cover the binding - neat!

So, to the content: dusty and dry as saharan sand and just so out of date; as there are no human asides to lighten and moisten this stiff history, I can find no reason for anyone to venture into this given the fantastic up do date info on the net.

Summer 2013 Egyptian Encounters:

Cleopatra (1963) Film Only
CR The Mummy Curse
2* Alexandria: The Last Nights of Cleopatra
4* The Complete Valley of the Kings
1* Revisit: Ancient Egypt by George Rawlinson

[Richard Seltzer · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read in preparation for trip to Egypt

[Truly · Rating 3 out of 5]

Perkenalan pertama saya terkait dengan Mesir dan sejenisnya adalah melalui buku Tintin: Cerutu Sang Faraoh-Cerutu Sang Firaun versi penerbit G. Sejak itu saya tertarik untuk mengetahui segala hal terkait Mesir.

Ketika buku ini muncul, langsung membeli.
Namun membuka halaman awal, saya agak merasa kecewa, kualiats cetgaknya mirip buku bajakan. Hal ini dikarenakan foto/ilustrasi yang ada di halaman pembuka seakan-akan adalah cetakan bajakan, mutunya kurang bagus. Kemudian ada beberapa cetakan yang posisinya miring. Ini di buku yang saya terima lho, entah di buku yang lain.

Menuju halaman sekian, semua baru membaik.
Dalam 27 bab, berbagai informasi disampaikan oleh penulis. Mulai tentang tanah dan masyarakat Mesir, ratu dan raja yang menjadi pemimpin, aneka kepercayaan yang dianut, hingga ketika Persia menaklukan Mesir.

Yang perlu diingat, bahwa buku ini dutulis pada tahun 1881, hingga beberapa narasi yang disampaikan bisa saja mengalami perubahans eiring dengan aneka temuan arkeologi.

[F S · Rating 5 out of 5]

An outstanding brilliantly written book! Enjoyable and informative!

[Sam · Rating 3 out of 5]

Part of a larger series detailing the history of the nations the world over this is a very enlightening work, written before the discovery of King Tut in 1922. While it is readable and interesting but really shows the prejudices and deep rooted faith that was prevelant in the late 19th Century. A very insightful read, especially once you get past the particular prejudices of the era.

[Kristen (belles_bookshelves) · Rating 2 out of 5]

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I feel like a lot of things were glossed over that should have been given more detail about - since the book is entitled "Ancient Egypt," after all. The graphics are absolutely stunning. And the information that was presented was interesting to learn about.

[Alessandra · Rating 3 out of 5]

It surely was a good book when it was published. Nowadays it is outdated even for someone like me who knows Egypt history superficially. I thought it the language used was interesting, a dive in the 19th century prejudices. A story in the story.

[Mel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting perspective from another era.

[Paul Sutton · Rating 3 out of 5]

it was ok, best avoided if your not in to either history or egypy. The author also assumes you have prior knowledge of the area as he mentions things but does not give any background to them.

[Doreen Petersen · Rating 2 out of 5]

Interesting read but would have preferred more info on everyday Egyptian life.

[James M Carmichael]

Unfortunately the approach is very dated - and dominated by a rather unpleasant attitude that would not pass muster in contemporary writing. Not recommended.