The Spell of Egypt: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Spell of Egypt, credited to Robert Smythe Hichens, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

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Librivox recording of The Spell of Egypt by Robert Smythe Hichens. Read by Sibella Denton The author, a British journalist and novelist, is interested in the feel of the places he visits. He describes at length a visit he has made to Egypt, with emphasis on the emotional response the places generate. (summary by Sibella Denton) For more free audiobooks, or to become a volunteer reader, please visit librivox.org.

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Spell of Egypt
• Author credits: Robert Smythe Hichens
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 23
• Listed recording duration: 4:03:38

Catalogue topics

• travel
• egypt
• pyramids
• sphinx
• Nile river
• Luxor
• Karnak
• Cairo

Track guide

1. 01 - Ch. I: The Pyramids — 9:58
2. 02 - Ch. II: The Sphinx — 9:07
3. 03 - Ch. III: Sakkara — 8:13
4. 04 - Ch. IV: Abydos — 7:41
5. 05 - Ch. V: The Nile — 5:19
6. 06 - Ch. VI: Denderah — 12:13
7. 07 - Ch. VII: Karnak, pt. 1 — 11:58
8. 08 - Ch. VII: Karnak, pt. 2 — 8:56
9. 09 - Ch. VIII: Luxor — 14:40
10. 10 - Ch. IX: Collosi of Memnon — 11:12
11. 11 - Ch. X: Medinet-Abu — 10:00
12. 12 - Ch. XI: The Ramesseum — 13:05
13. 13 - Ch. XII: Deir-el-Bahari — 15:32
14. 14 - Ch. XIII: The Tombs of the Kings — 6:02
15. 15 - Ch. XIV: Edfu, pt. 1 — 10:20
16. 16 - Ch. XIV: Edfu, pt. 2 — 9:24
17. 17 - Ch. XV: Kom Ombos — 12:31
18. 18 - Ch. XVI: Philae — 12:12
19. 19 - Ch. XVII: — 9:52
20. 20 - Ch. XVII: — 11:14
21. 21 - Ch. XVIII: Old Cairo, pt. 1 — 11:15
22. 22 - Ch. XVIII: Old Cairo, pt. 2 — 11:36
23. 23 - Ch. XVIII: Old Cairo, pt. 3 — 11:34

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