Sand and Canvas

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Excerpt from Sand and Canvas: A Narrative of Adventures in Egypt, With a Sojourn Among the Artists in RomeAs the writer had not been attracted either to Egypt or Italy, by any of the usual inducements which in¿uence the generality of travellers, but had been suddenly transplanted, by a somewhat singular chain of circumstances, from the yellow fogs of the great Metropolls, 'to the bracing air and cloudless skies of the Desert, it was suggested that a rela tion of his experiences, might possibly present something new, even upon those countries, without encroaching upon themes already exhausted by able and experienced tra vellers. He has not therefore, carried the reader into. The midst of scenes with which he is already well acquainted.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.