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Ellen Grady is a globe trotter, history buff, bird watcher, and seasoned guidebook writer. After a long career as a journalist, tour guide and tour leader, she lives on the slopes of Mt Etna in Sicily, writing and translating.Read More...


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Nile Gentlemen

Books by Ellen Grady

Following her Egypt Guidebook and Nile Ladies, her useful little volume relating the stories of the women who contributed so much to the history of Egypt, this time Ellen Grady narrates the tales of the great men who played their part in the history of this unique country. These interesting thumbnail biographies begin with a divinity, an architect and a saint, and continue with kings, legendary commanders, explorers, archaeologists, a philologist and a writer.

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Nile Ladies

Books by Ellen Grady

In this companion volume to her Egypt Guidebook, Ellen Grady focuses on some of the remarkable female
protagonists of the Egypt chronicle, and tells us their stories.

Who are the Nile Ladies?

Quite a surprising assortment of women, including a goddess, several queens, a few saints, a philosopher mathematician/astronomer, four unconventional Englishwomen (one of whom was probably Irish), a feminist, a pop singer and a determined little Parisia

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Egypt Guidebook - Volume 2

Books by Ellen Grady

For the curious visitor, Egypt is a land of mystery and magic. So much to admire and so much to awaken our curiosity, as its history unfolds through an endless series of pyramids, tombs, temples, mosques, souks and museums. How to make the most of this immense patrimony in the limited time available during a visit to the country? A good guidebook is indispensable, and here it is at last, and it makes fascinating reading. Ellen Grady lays out before us the shim

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Egypt Guidebook - Volume 1

Books by Ellen Grady

For the curious visitor, Egypt is a land of mystery and magic. So much to admire and so much to awaken our curiosity, as its history unfolds through an endless series of pyramids, tombs, temples, mosques, souks and museums. How to make the most of this immense patrimony in the limited time available during a visit to the country? A good guidebook is indispensable, and here it is at last, and it makes fascinating reading. Ellen Grady lays out before us the shim

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