Download or read book Women Travelers in Egypt written by Deborah Manley and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2012 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Women's accounts of their travels began to appear more frequently in the early 19th century, and Egypt was a popular destination. From Eliza Fay.s description of arriving in Egypt in 1779 to Rosemary Mahoney.s daring trip down the Nile in a rowboat in 2006, this lively collection presents writing by over 40 women travellers.