Lady Lucie Duff-Gordon's Books

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In 1862, Lucie Duff Gordon left her husband and three children in England and settled in Egypt, where she remained for the rest of her short life. Seeking respite from her tuberculosis in the dry air, she moved into a ramshackle house above a temple in Luxor, and soon became an indispensable member of the community. Setting up a hospital in her home, she welcomed all - from slaves to local leaders.

A nineteenth-century Englishwoman who lived in Egypt for seven years fighting consumption, describes in letters to her family the social conditions there

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Book's by Lady Lucie Duff-Gordon

Letters from the Cape

Letters from the Cape

Letters From Egypt, 1863-65 / by Lady Duff Gordon

Letters From Egypt, 1863-65 / by Lady Duff Gordon

Letters from Egypt

Letters from Egypt

Letters from Egypt

Letters from Egypt

Letters from the Cape

Letters from the Cape

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