Mirage
by:
Nina Burleigh (author)
Format: ebook
ISBN:
9780061193149 (0061193143)
Publish date: November 27th 2007
Publisher: HarperCollins
Pages no: 320
Edition language: English
A great introduction to the French "occupation" of Egypt, I just wish Burleigh had gone more in depth. In the end the sum feels very shallow, like she just barely scraped the surface. My interest was very much captured; wish there was more.
Interesting non-fiction book about Napoleon's expedition in Egypt. It really lowered my opinion of Napoleon, but I found the lives of the scientists interesting. And to think that I always believed that the Rosetta stone was discovered by the British...