Amelia Edwards' English translation of the Manual of Egyptian Archaeology by the renowned French Egyptologist Gaston Camille Charles Maspero (1846 1916) was originally published in 1887. The fifth edition reissued here appeared in 1902, ten years after Edwards' death, under the auspices of Maspero. Edwards' translation was important for generating public interest in Egyptology in Britain. It is a classic work of popular Egyptology that has served for years as an indispensable guide for students, amateur enthusiasts and professionals, and was long relied upon by British tourists visiting Egypt's ancient sites. The book contains chapters on civil and military architecture, religious architecture, ancient tombs, Egyptian painting and sculpture, and industrial art. There are detailed sections on the various materials used including stone, clay, glass, wood, ivory, leather, textile fabrics, iron, lead, and bronze. The volume is beautifully illustrated with over 300 engravings.

The tales of ancient Egypt have for centuries delighted and spurred the imagination of anyone who loves a good story, yet sadly, many of these tales have fallen into obscurity over the years. Now these stories have been brought back to life for a new generation of readers.
When first published in 1882, the folktales collected in Popular Stories of Ancient Egypt comprised the first anthology of ancient Egyptian narratives ever to be compiled into book form. The culmination of a life's work by Gaston Maspero, a towering figure of nineteenth-century Egyptology, it presented a wealth of information on Egyptian culture, language, history, and society. Since its publication, additional texts have been discovered, deciphered, or translated into modern languages. The present collection is made up of twenty-four tales gleaned from countless ancient written sources, and from a variety of historical periods. It contains some of the most ancient folktales in existence, such as The Tale of the Two Brothers, thought to be the oldest in the world. Other stories include King Khufui and the Magicians, The Lamentations of the Fellah, The Shipwrecked Sailor, TheAdventure of Satni-Khamois with the Mummies, The Doomed Prince, and The Story of Rhampsinitus. This edition contains a new Foreword that introduces Maspero and describes his work, and provides for the first time extensive identifications of the ancient stories in terms of international tale-types and motifs.
Certain to be of interest to folklorists, this classic collection will also amuse parents, students, storytellers, and anyone who enjoys authentic folk wisdom.

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

This will not be an unbroken history of the ancient Oriental dynasties and nations: the order of events, the lines of the kings, the movements and invasions of the peoples may be found fully related in the author's "Ancient History." Maspero only wishes to give the readers of this book some impression of the life under its various phases amongst the two most civilized nations which flourished upon our earth before the Greeks. Illustrated. Contents: Egypt: Thebes and the popular life; The market; Pharaoh; Amen, the Great God of Thebes; Recruitment of the army; Life in the castle; Illness and death; Funeral and the tomb; The Journey and battle; Assyria: A royal residence; Private life of an Assyrian; Death and the funeral; Royal chase; Royal audience, preparing for war; Assurbanipal's library; Science of presages; The War; Fleet and the siege of a city; The triumph.

Includes both volumes 1 and 2. This work is a translation of the classic work by the celebrated French scholar, recapturing the fervor of Egyptology and Assyriology in their early years. For all those who have dipped or plunged into study of these ancient civilizations, this classic study of Egypt and Chaldea will hold fascination. Contents: The Nile and Egypt; Gods of Egypt; Legendary History of Egypt; Political Constitution of Egypt; Memphite Empire; First Theban Empire; Ancient Chaldea; Temples and the Gods of Chaldea; Chaldean Civilization. Handsomely illustrated.

This book represents the third volume Professor Maspero penned on the history of the ancient East. Contents: Assyrian Revival and the Struggle for Syria; Tiglath-Pileser III and the Organization of the Assyrian Empire From 745 to 722 BC; Sargon of Assyria and Sennacherib (722-681 BC); Power of Assyria at Its Zenith, Esarhaddon and Assur-Bani-Pal; Medes and the Second Chaldean Empire; Iranian Conquest; Last Days of the Old Eastern World. With maps and numerous illustrations.

Here is a picture of Egyptian moral and society found in seventeen stories and six fragments. These stories present Egyptian life, culture and thought and give the reader a first hand account of Egyptian times. Contents: Story of the Two Brothers; King Khufui and the Magicians; Lamentations of the Fellah; Memoirs of Sinuhit; Shipwrecked Sailor; How Thutiyi Took the City of Joppa; Cycle of Satni-Khamois; Cycle of Ramses II; Doomed Prince; Story of Rhampsinitus; Voyage of Unamunu to the Coasts of Syria; Cycle of Petubatis; Fragments.

In writing this book, the author desired to familiarize the general public with some of the fine pieces of Egyptian sculpture and goldsmiths' work, and to point out how to approach them in order to appreciate their worth.