All I know is that where any advantage is to be gained for the Queen, she does not shrink even from doubtful means, and also that the hours speed swiftly for any one in her society. Yes, Iras, Iras—I like to utter the name.

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This collection (in English translation) includes: In the Blue Pike, A Question, The Elixir, The Greylock, and The Nuts. According to Wikipedia: Georg Moritz Ebers (Berlin, March 1, 1837 – Tutzing, Bavaria, August 7, 1898), German Egyptologist and novelist, discovered the Egyptian medical papyrus, of ca 1550 BCE, named for him (see Ebers papyrus) at Luxor (Thebes) in the winter of 1873–74. Now in the library of the University of Leipzig, the Ebers papyrus is among the most important ancient Egyptian medical papyri. It is one of two of the oldest preserved medical documents anywhere, the other main source being the Edwin Smith papyrus (c. 1600 BCE). At Göttingen he studied jurisprudence, and at Berlin Oriental languages and archaeology. Having made a special study of Egyptology, he became in 1865 Dozent in Egyptian language and antiquities at Jena, and in 1870 he was appointed professor in these subjects at Leipzig. He had made two scientific journeys to Egypt, and his first work of importance, Ägypten und die Bücher Moses, appeared in 1867–1868. In 1874 he edited the celebrated medical papyrus (Papyrus Ebers) which he had discovered in Thebes (translation by H. Joachim, 1890). Ebers early conceived the idea of popularizing Egyptian lore by means of historical romances. Eine ägyptische Königstochter was published in 1864 and obtained great success. His subsequent works of the same kind—Uarda (1877), Homo sum (1878), Die Schwestern (1880), Der Kaiser (1881), of which the scene is laid in Egypt at the time of Hadrian, Serapis (1885), Die Nilbraut (1887), and Kleopatra (1894), were also well received, and did much to make the public familiar with the discoveries of Egyptologists. Ebers also turned his attention to other fields of historical fiction—especially the 16th century (Die Frau Bürgermeisterin, 1882; Die Gred, 1887)—without, however, attaining the success of his Egyptian novels. His other writings include a descriptive work on Egypt (Aegypten in Wort und Bild, 2nd ed., 1880), a guide to Egypt (1886) and a life (1885) of his old teacher, the Egyptologist Karl Richard Lepsius. The state of his health led him in 1889 to retire from his chair at Leipzig on a pension."

The waters of the Nile had begun to rise again. Two months had passed away since Phanes' disappearance, and much had happened.The very day on which he left Egypt, Sappho had given birth to a girl, and had so far regained strength since then under the care of her grandmother, as to be able to join in an excursion up the Nile, which Croesus had suggested should take place on the festival of the goddess Neith. Since the departure of Phanes.

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Product Description: Translated from the German by Mary J. Safford.Notice: This Book is published by Historical Books Limited (www.publicdomain.org.uk) as a Public Domain Book, if you have any inquiries, requests or need any help you can just send an email to publications@publicdomain...read more

Nineteenth century novel from the German Egyptologist and novelist who discovered the Egyptian medical papyrus at Luxor. Ebers early conceived the idea of popularizing Egyptian lore by means of historical romances. His first novel, An Egyptian Princess was published in 1864 and obtained great success. His subsequent works of the same kind Uarda (1877), Homo sum (1878) - of which the scene is laid in Egypt at the time of Hadrian - Serapis (1885) and Cleopatra (1894), were also well received, and did much to make the public familiar with the discoveries of Egyptologists. Ebers also turned his attention to other fields of historical fiction-especially the 16th century (The Burgomaster's Wife, 1882) without, however, attaining the success of his Egyptian novels.

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Excerpt: ...natures, he could not bear to discover anything mean or vulgar in a man to whom he had always looked up as to a strong exceptional character. As an artist Hadrian ought not to have vilified beauty, as a man he ought not to have insulted unprotected innocence. In the soul of the architect, who had hitherto been one of the Emperor's warmest admirers, a slight aversion began to dawn, and he was glad, when, at last, Hadrian decided to withdraw to rest. The Emperor found in his room every requisite he was accustomed to use, and while his slave undressed him, lighted his night-lamp and adjusted his pillows, he said: "This is the best evening I have enjoyed for years. Is Antinous comfortably in bed?" "As much so as in Rome." "And the big dog?" "I will lay his rug in the passage at your door." "Has he had any food?" "Bones, bread and water." "I hope you have had something to eat this evening." "I was not hungry, and there was plenty of bread and wine." "To-morrow we shall be better supplied. Now, good-night. Weigh your words for fear you should betray me. A few days here undisturbed would be delightful!" With these words the Emperor turned over on his couch and was soon asleep. Mastor, too, lay down to rest after he had spread a rug for the dog in the corridor outside the Emperor's sleeping-room. His head rested on a curved shield of stout cowhide under which lay his short sword; the bed was but a hard one, but Mastor had for years been used to rest on nothing better, and still had enjoyed the dreamless slumbers of a child; but to- night sleep avoided him, and from time to time he pressed his hand on his wearily open eyes to wipe away the salt dew which rose to them again and again. For a long time he had restrained these tears bravely enough, for the Emperor liked to see none but cheerful faces among his servants; nay, he had once said that it was in consequence of his bright eyes that he had entrusted to him the care of his person. Poor, cheerful Mastor!...

Product Description: Georg Ebers was one of the 19th century's most famous Egyptologists, and his knowledge of Ancient Egypt helped him write popular historical novels which were full of the mysterious intrigue that people attached to the Egyptians at the time.

Product Description: Georg Ebers was one of the 19th century's most famous Egyptologists, and his knowledge of Ancient Egypt helped him write popular historical novels which were full of the mysterious intrigue that people attached to the Egyptians at the time.

Product Description: Georg Ebers was one of the 19th century's most famous Egyptologists, and his knowledge of Ancient Egypt helped him write popular historical novels which were full of the mysterious intrigue that people attached to the Egyptians at the time.

"[...] CHAPTER I. I, MARGERY SCHOPPER, was born in the year of our Lord 1404, on the Tuesday after Palm Sunday. My uncle Christan Pfinzing of the Burg, a widower whose wife had been a Schopper, held me at the font. My father, God have his soul, was Franz Schopper, known as Franz the Singer. He died in the night of the Monday after Laetare Sunday in 1404, and his wife my mother, God rest her, whose name was Christine, was born a Behaim; she had brought him my two brothers Herdegen and Kunz, and she died on the eve of Saint Catharine's day [...]".

Product Description: Georg Ebers was one of the 19th century's most famous Egyptologists, and his knowledge of Ancient Egypt helped him write popular historical novels which were full of the mysterious intrigue that people attached to the Egyptians at the time.

Product Description: Georg Ebers was one of the 19th century's most famous Egyptologists, and his knowledge of Ancient Egypt helped him write popular historical novels which were full of the mysterious intrigue that people attached to the Egyptians at the time.

Product Description: Serapis. Historischer roman by Georg Ebers. Georg Moritz Ebers (Berlin, March 1, 1837 – Tutzing, Bavaria, August 7, 1898), German Egyptologist and novelist, discovered the Egyptian medical papyrus, of ca. 1550 BCE, named for him (see Ebers Papyrus) at Luxor (Thebes) in the winter of 1873–74...read more

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Then a woodpigeon answered the boys laugh, and a jay, startled by the clapping, spread his brown wings with their blue tips and fluttered across from one pine-top to the next. Spring had smiled on the Black Forest but a few weeks since, and May was scarcely past, and yet it was as sultry as midsummer, and the clouds were gathering and packing in the sky. The sun was no longer high in the heavens, and the valley was so narrow that he was lost to sight long before he made his glorious exit through the gates of night. Even when he sunk to rest in a cloudless sky only the very tops of the firtrees on the crest of the high western ridge caught the golden rays; and to-day the sun was hidden, and the rare and broken piping of the birds was more appropriate to the sultry gloom and heavy clouds than the lads mirth had been. Every living creahire seemed to breathe with difficulty, but Ulrich laughed lou Stonce more, and then, while he held a bundle of brushwood fagots against his bare knee, he called out: Give me that withe, Ruth, to tie them up with. How dry the stuff is, and how it splits and cracks! A word! Fancy sitting dav after day over books only for a stupid word; why it is folly !- But all words are not alike, argued the girl. Bah for Boh, and Boh to a goose! laughed Ulrich. The fagots, as you can hear, when I break them say crack, and again crack; and crack is as good a word as another. Master Kaspar smagpie can say a score. And yet my father said so, replied Ruth, as she laid the dry fagots together. It is to find a word that he works till he is tired, and not for money or profit.(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest techn

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