The International Library of Famous Literature, Vol. 1 of 20

Book excerpt: Excerpt from The International Library of Famous Literature, Vol. 1 of 20: Selections From the World's Great Writers Ancient, Medieval, and Modern, With Biographical and Explanatory Notes and Critical Essays by Many Eminent Writers Manners and Customs of the Egyptians Charles Rollin The Mirage in Egypt Theodore watts-danton The Oldest Story in the World. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This 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.