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			<h2>Notes from Egypt</h2>
			<p>Explore letters from 19th century Egypt<br/> that tell a private story about<br/>
				daily life amidst Ancient Egyptian monuments.</p>
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				<p>In the 19th century a growing number of Europeans and Americans travelled to
					Egypt. Some came here as early tourists, others for various reasons stayed a
					longer period of time in the country. Often enough they kept contact with
					familiy and friends back in Europe and America by writing letters. Some of those
					letters are well known and popular like those by Florence Nightingale. This
					website is devoted to the lesser known examples.</p>
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					<a href="./show_collection.html?collection=lucie_duff_gordon&amp;item=1.xml">Lucie Duff Gordon</a>
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				<p>Lucie, Lady Duff-Gordon (1821–1869) was an English author and translator who
					wrote under the name Lucie Gordon. She is best known for her Letters from Egypt,
					1863–1865 (1865) and Last Letters from Egypt (1875). In Egypt, she settled in
					Luxor, where she learned Arabic and wrote many letters to her husband and her
					mother about her observations of Egyptian culture, religion and customs.</p>
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				<p>William Arnold Bromfield (1801–1851), was an English botanist. In September 1850
					he embarked for the East, and spent some time in Egypt, penetrating as far as
					Khartoum; he returned to Cairo in the following June, after an absence of seven
					months. His letters were published in 1856, five years after his death in
					Damascus.</p>
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