Letters from Egypt

Lucie Duff-Gordon (1821 - 1869)

As a girl, Lady Duff-Gordon was noted both for her beauty and intelligence. As an author, she is most famous for this collection of letters from Egypt. Lady Duff-Gordon had tuberculosis, and went to Egypt for her health. This collection of her personal letters to her mother and her husband. By all accounts everyone loved her, and the letters are very personal in style and content. The letters are as much an introduction to her person as a record of her life on the Upper Nile.

Genre(s): *Non-fiction, Travel & Geography, Letters

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 01 001 - Introduction Sibella Denton
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Play 02 002 - Memoir Sibella Denton
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Play 03 003 - November 11, 1862: Mrs. Austin Sibella Denton
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Play 04 004 - November 21, 1862: Sir Alexander Duff Gordon Sibella Denton
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Play 05 005 - November 30, 1862: Mrs. Austin Sibella Denton
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Play 06 006 - December 20, 1862: Sir Alexander Duff Gordon Sibella Denton
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Play 07 007 - February 11, 1863: Sir Alexander Duff Gordon Sibella Denton
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Play 08 008 - March 7, 1863: Mrs. Austin Sibella Denton
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Play 09 009 - March 10, 1863: Sir Alexander Duff Gordon Sibella Denton
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Play 10 010 - April 9, 1863: Mrs. Austin Sibella Denton
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Play 11 011 - April 13, 1863: Sir Alexander Duff Gordon Sibella Denton
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Play 12 012 - April 18, 1863: Mr. Tom Taylor Sibella Denton
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Play 13 013 - May 12, 1863: Mrs. Austin Sibella Denton
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Play 14 014 - May 12, 1863: Sir Alexander Duff Gordon Sibella Denton
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Play 15 015 - May 21, 1863: Mrs. Austin Sibella Denton
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Play 16 016 - May 25, 1863: Sir Alexander Duff Gordon Sibella Denton
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Play 17 017 - October 19, 1863: Sir Alexander Duff Gordon Sibella Denton
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Play 18 018 - October 26, 1863: Sir Alexander Duff Gordon Sibella Denton
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Play 19 019 - October 31, 1863: Sir Alexander Duff Gordon Sibella Denton
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Play 20 020 - November 14, 1863: Sir Alexander Duff Gordon Sibella Denton
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Play 21 021 - November 21, 1863: Mrs. Austin Sibella Denton
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Play 22 022 - December 1, 1863: Mrs. Ross Sibella Denton
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Play 23 023 - December 2, 1863: Sir Alexander Duff Gordon Sibella Denton
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Play 24 024 - December 17, 1863: Sir Alexander Duff Gordon Sibella Denton
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Play 25 025 - December 27, 1863: Mrs. Austin Sibella Denton
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Play 26 026 - January 3, 1864: Sir Alexander Duff Gordon Sibella Denton
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Play 27 027 - January 5, 1864: Sir Alexander Duff Gordon Sibella Denton
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Play 28 028 - January 20, 1864: Sir Alexander Duff Gordon Sibella Denton
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Play 29 029 - February 7, 1864: Mrs. Austin Sibella Denton
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Play 30 030 - February 8, 1864: Mrs. Ross Sibella Denton
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Play 31 031 - February 12, 1864: Sir Alexander Duff Gordon Sibella Denton
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Play 32 032 - February 19, 1864: Mrs. Austin Sibella Denton
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Play 33 033 - February 26, 1864: Sir Alexander Duff Gordon Sibella Denton
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Play 34 034 - March 1, 1864: Mrs. Austin Sibella Denton
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Play 35 035 - March 7, 1864: Sir Alexander Duff Gordon Sibella Denton
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Play 36 036 - March 16, 1864: Mr. Tom Taylor Sibella Denton
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Play 37 037 - March 22, 1864: Sir Alexander Duff Gordon Sibella Denton
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Play 38 038 - April 6, 1864: Sir Alexander Duff Gordon Sibella Denton
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Play 39 039 - April 7, 1864: Mrs. Ross Sibella Denton
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Play 40 040 - April 14, 1864: Sir Alexander Duff Gordon Sibella Denton
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Play 41 041 - May 15, 1864: Sir Alexander Duff Gordon Sibella Denton
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Play 42 042 - May 23, 1864: Mrs. Austin Sibella Denton
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Play 43 043 - June 12, 1864: Sir Alexander Duff Gordon Sibella Denton
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Play 44 044 - June 26, 1864: Sir Alexander Duff Gordon Sibella Denton
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Play 45 045 - August 13, 1864: Sir Alexander Duff Gordon Sibella Denton
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Play 46 046 - October 9, 1864: Sir Alexander Duff Gordon Sibella Denton
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Play 47 047 - October 21, 1864: Mrs. Austin Sibella Denton
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Play 48 048 - December 23, 1864: Mrs. Austin Sibella Denton
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Play 49 049 - January 2, 1865: Mrs. Austin Sibella Denton
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Play 50 050 - January 8, 1865: Dowager Lady Duff Gordon Sibella Denton
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Play 51 051 - January 9, 1865: Mrs. Austin Sibella Denton
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Play 52 052 - February 7, 1865: Miss Austin Sibella Denton
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Play 53 053 - February 7, 1867: Sir Alexander Duff Gordon Sibella Denton
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Play 54 054 - February 7, 1865: Mrs. Ross Sibella Denton
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Play 55 055 - March 13, 1865: Mrs. Austin Sibella Denton
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Play 56 056 - March 25, 1865: Mrs. Ross Sibella Denton
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Play 57 057 - March 30, 1865: Sir Alexander Duff Gordon Sibella Denton
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Play 58 058 - April 3, 1865: Mrs. Austin Sibella Denton
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Play 59 059 - April 3, 1865: Mrs. Ross Sibella Denton
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Play 60 060 - April, 1865: Sir Alexander Duff Gordon Sibella Denton
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Play 61 061 - April 29, 1865: Mrs. Austin Sibella Denton
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Play 62 062 - May, 1865: Sir Alexander Duff Gordon Sibella Denton
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Play 63 063 - June 16, 1865: Sir Alexander Duff Gordon Sibella Denton
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Play 64 064 - October 28, 1865: Mrs. Austin Sibella Denton
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Play 65 065 - November 2, 1865: Mrs. Austin Sibella Denton
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Play 66 066 - November 27, 1865: Mrs. Austin Sibella Denton
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Play 67 067 - December 5, 1865: Mrs. Austin Sibella Denton
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Play 68 068 - December 25, 1865: Sir Alexander Duff Gordon Sibella Denton
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Play 69 069 - January 3, 1866: Maurice Duff Gordon Sibella Denton
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Play 70 070 - January 15, 1866: Sir Alexander Duff Gordon Sibella Denton
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Play 71 071 - February 7, 1886: Mrs. Austin Sibella Denton
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Play 72 072 - February 15, 1866: Mrs. Austin Sibella Denton
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Play 73 073 - February 22, 1866: Mrs. Ross Sibella Denton
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Play 74 074 - February 22, 1866: Sir Alexander Duff Gordon Sibella Denton
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Play 75 075 - March 6, 1866: Sir Alexander Duff Gordon Sibella Denton
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Play 76 076 - March 17, 1866: Sir Alexander Duff Gordon Sibella Denton
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Play 77 077 - March 31, 1866: Sir Alexander Duff Gordon Sibella Denton
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Play 78 078 -April, 1866: Mrs. Ross Sibella Denton
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Play 79 079 - April, 1866: Mrs. Austin Sibella Denton
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Play 80 080 - May 10, 1866: Sir Alexander Duff Gordon Sibella Denton
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Play 81 081 - June 22, 1866: Maurice Duff Gordon Sibella Denton
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Play 82 082 - July 10, 1866: Mrs. Austin Sibella Denton
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Play 83 083 - July 17, 1866: Sir Alexander Duff Gordon Sibella Denton
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Play 84 084 - August 20, 1866: Sir Alexander Duff Gordon Sibella Denton
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Play 85 085 - August 27, 1866: Sir Alexander Duff Gordon Sibella Denton
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Play 86 086 - September 21, 1866: Sir Alexander Duff Gordon Sibella Denton
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Play 87 087 - September 21, 1866: Mrs. Austin Sibella Denton
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Play 88 088 - October 15, 1866: Sir Alexander Duff Gordon Sibella Denton
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Play 89 089 - October 19, 1866: Sir Alexander Duff Gordon Sibella Denton
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Play 90 090 - October 25, 1866: Mrs. Austin Sibella Denton
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Play 91 091 - November 21, 1866: Sir Alexander Duff Gordon Sibella Denton
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Play 92 092 - December 5, 1866: Mrs. Ross Sibella Denton
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Play 93 093 - December 31, 1886: Sir Alexander Duff Gordon Sibella Denton
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Play 94 094 - January 12, 1867: Sir Alexander Duff Gordon Sibella Denton
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Play 95 095 - January 14, 1867: Mrs. Austin Sibella Denton
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Play 96 096 - January 22, 1867: Sir Alexander Duff Gordon Sibella Denton
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Play 97 097 - January 26, 1867: Mrs. Austin Sibella Denton
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Play 98 098 - February 3, 1867: Sir Alexander Duff Gordon Sibella Denton
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Play 99 099 - March 6, 1867: Mrs. Austin Sibella Denton
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Play 100 100 - March 7, 1867: Sir Alexander Duff Gordon Sibella Denton
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Play 101 101 - April 12, 1867: Mrs. Austin Sibella Denton
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Play 102 102 - April 19, 1867: Sir Alexander Duff Gordon Sibella Denton
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Play 103 103 - May 15, 1867: Sir Alexander Duff Gordon Sibella Denton
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Play 104 104 - May 23, 1867: Mrs. Austin Sibella Denton
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Play 105 105 - June 30, 1867: Sir Alexander Duff Gordon Sibella Denton
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Play 106 106 - July 8, 1867: Sir Alexander Duff Gordon Sibella Denton
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Play 107 107 - July 28, 1867: Mrs. Austin Sibella Denton
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Play 108 108 - July 28, 1867: Mrs. Austin Sibella Denton
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Play 109 109 - August 7, 1867: Sir Alexander Duff Gordon Sibella Denton
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Play 110 110 - August 8, 1867: Mrs. Austin Sibella Denton
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Play 111 111 - September 7, 1867: Sir Alexander Duff Gordon Sibella Denton
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Play 112 112 - October 17, 1867: Sir Alexander Duff Gordon Sibella Denton
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Play 113 113 - October 21, 1867: Sir Alexander Duff Gordon Sibella Denton
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Play 114 114 - November 3, 1867: Mrs. Ross Sibella Denton
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Play 115 115 - December 20, 1867: Sir Alexander Duff Gordon Sibella Denton
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Play 116 116 - January, 1868: Sir Alexander Duff Gordon Sibella Denton
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Play 117 117 - April, 1868: Sir Alexander Duff Gordon Sibella Denton
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Play 118 118 - May, 1868: Sir Alexander Duff Gordon Sibella Denton
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Play 119 119 - June 14, 1868: Sir Alexander Duff Gordon Sibella Denton
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Play 120 120 - October 22, 1868: Sir Alexander Duff Gordon Sibella Denton
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Play 121 121 - November 6, 1868: Sir Alexander Duff Gordon Sibella Denton
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Play 122 122 - January 25, 1869: Sir Alexander Duff Gordon Sibella Denton
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Play 123 123 - June 15, 1869: Sir Alexander Duff Gordon Sibella Denton
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Play 124 124 - July 9, 1869: Sir Alexander Duff Gordon Sibella Denton
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