
by Pierre Loti
CHAPTER I - A WINTER MIDNIGHT BEFORE THE GREAT SPHINX
CHAPTER II - THE PASSING OF CAIRO
CHAPTER III - THE MOSQUES OF CAIRO
CHAPTER IV - THE HALL OF THE MUMMIES
CHAPTER V - A CENTRE OF ISLAM
CHAPTER VI - IN THE TOMBS OF THE APIS
CHAPTER VII - THE OUTSKIRTS OF CAIRO
CHAPTER VIII - ARCHAIC CHRISTIANITY
CHAPTER IX - THE RACE OF BRONZE
A silver moon hangs over a dream‑like desert, bathing the Sphinx and pyramids in an impossible rose‑colored glow. The narrator’s voice drifts through the midnight air, describing the quiet hush of sand, the ghostly silhouettes of ancient stone, and the thin mist that clings to the hills like a translucent veil. Every detail feels vivid—the fixed stare of the great monuments, the soft rustle of cloaked figures moving like moths, the distant echo of an unfamiliar tongue—creating a world that feels both timeless and oddly intimate.
As the night deepens, the travel‑writer wanders among these timeless guardians, noting how the cool, mist‑laden breeze hints at a changing Egypt. He reflects on the endless flow of visitors, the layered histories buried beneath the dunes, and the lingering sense that the desert holds secrets yet to be spoken. Listeners are invited to share his quiet reverence for a landscape where myth and reality brush shoulders beneath the moon’s cold light.
Language
en
Duration
~5 hours (312K characters)
Release date
2006-04-13
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1850–1923
A French naval officer who turned his voyages into vivid, dreamlike fiction, he became one of the best-known travel-inspired novelists of his era. Writing as Pierre Loti, he brought distant ports, romances, and homesickness to life in a simple, haunting style.
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