Alexandria: A History and Guide: And Pharos and Pharillon (Abinger Editions)

Alexandria: A History and Guide: And Pharos and Pharillon (Abinger Editions)
by E.M. Forster

Alexandria: A History and Guide: And Pharos and Pharillon (Abinger Editions)
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Author: E.M. Forster
Edition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2004-01-01
ISBN: 9774248503
Number of pages: 448
Publisher: Andre Deutsch

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Book Review: The Complete Guide to Alexandria
Summary: 5 Stars

This final volume of the Abinger Edition for the first time ever brings together two books written by E. M. Forster during the four years he spent in Alexandria. The first of them is a history and a guide to the city - a book which justly enjoyed a reputation for rarity as its first edition was largely destroyed (well, you have to look into the book to know the whole story) and which has since its publication (more likely since its republication in 1938) enjoyed the reputation of one of the more authoritative histories of Alexandria. The second of them is a collection of literary and historical essays which elaborate on various Alexandrian subjects - from Alexander the Great and the Ptolemys to Cavafy.
The first book is serious work of scholarship although the personal touch of EMF is hard to miss anyway. The second is much lighter in tone, much more fanciful but serves as a perfect addition to the first one. Together they combine to offer a marvelous introduction to the fascinating city of Alexandria. If you happen to be heading in this direction you can ask for no better guide that E. M. Forster.

Summary of Alexandria: A History and Guide: And Pharos and Pharillon (Abinger Editions)

The aim of the Abinger Editions is to provide a new, properly edited library of the literary works of E.M. Forster that does justice to his literary genius. The latest in the series is Alexandria, written while Forster was in Egypt during the First World War. This edition collates and compares all the existing editions of the work to provide the definitive version of the text. It also contains the subsequent work by Forster, Pharos and Pharillon.

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