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La mort de Philæ

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A lyrical travel account that opens with a moonlit portrayal of the Sphinx and pyramids rendered in an uncanny rose light, blending vivid sensory detail—color, cold, desert fog—with contemplative observation. The prose juxtaposes timeless stone and ritual silence with modern intrusions: travelers, guides, roads and hotels that encroach on the ancient landscape. Through close description and reflective asides, the text evokes changing climate and customs, the uneasy coexistence of past and present, and a mood of loss, reverence, and quiet astonishment.

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I. —MINUIT D'HIVER EN FACE DU GRAND SPHINX 1
II. —LA MORT DU CAIRE 15
III. —MOSQUÉES DU CAIRE 31
IV. —LE CÉNACLE DES MOMIES 45
V. —UN CENTRE D'ISLAM 67
VI. —CHEZ LES APIS 85
VII. —BANLIEUES DU CAIRE, LA NUIT 103
VIII. —CHRÉTIENS ARCHAÏQUES 119
IX. —LA RACE DE BRONZE 135
X. —LE TOUT GRACIEUX LUNCHEON 149
XI. —LA DÉCHÉANCE DU NIL 171
XII. —CHEZ LA DÉESSE DE L'AMOUR ET DE LA JOIE 189
XIII. —LOUXOR MODERNISÉ 207
XIV. —SOIR DE VINGTIÈME SIÈCLE A THÈBES 227
XV. —A THÈBES, LA NUIT 243
XVI. —THÈBES AU SOLEIL 261
XVII. —UNE AUDIENCE D'AMÉNOPHIS II 277
XVIII. —A THÈBES CHEZ L'OGRESSE 305
XIX. —LA VILLE PROMPTEMENT EMBELLIE 323
XX. —LA MORT DE PHILÆ 339

IMP. HENRY MAILLET, 3, RUE DE CHATILLON, PARIS.

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