The World's Progress, Vol. 01 (of 10) With Illustrative texts from Masterpieces of Egyptian, Hebrew, Greek, Latin, Modern European and American Literature

CHAPTER XVI.

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Excavations in Egypt; Discoveries of W. M. Flinders Petrie 144

_Descriptions of Egypt._ Description of the Nile 153 Feast of Neith 155 Karnak 159 Memphis 161 Hymn to the God Ra 163

_Egyptian Literature._ An Old Kingdom Book of Proverbs 164 The Voyage of the Soul 168 The Adventures of the Exile Sanehat 171 The Song of the Harper 179

_Present Day Egypt._ Alexandria 181 Cairo 182 Egyptian Museum 185 Suez Canal 187

BABYLONIA AND ASSYRIA.

Prefatory Chapter 193