My Winter On The Nile, Charles Dudley Warner, c. 1876, 1904

My Winter On The Nile, Charles Dudley Warner, c. 1876, 1904.

I found this gem at a small discount book store in Portland, Oregon, for $6.00.  

 "Old style" book; the original. Real heft. 496 pages.

How I would love to mention it in passing to Colleen. Long story. And we move on.

Thirty-eight chapters.

Preface, as it were:

I've read the first several chapters, then got side-tracked and moved to something else. This book is absolutely chock full of Muslim / Mideast trivia. 

Chapter 38: Ismailia. Beautiful. M. de Lesseps. The lotus, seems to have disappeared from Egypt along with the papyrus. 

Lotus.

Lethean properties, p. 472. 

"Lethean" properties vary significantly by context but generally relate to forgetfulness, memory loss, or oblivion. This can manifest as the river Lethe in Greek mythology causing forgetfulness, the Star Trek species' fatal telepathic attacks that can cause amnesia, or even a digital currency designed for untraceable and private transactions.

Erymanthe, page 476. 

"Erymanthe" is likely referring to the Erymanthian boar, a mythical creature from Greek mythology that Heracles had to capture as his second labor. The name also appears in the title of a woodcut by Carlègle depicting this boar as part of the "Works of Hercules" series. 

I actually became a bit tearful at the end of the book. This book was a passion of love for Charles Dudley Warner.