Egypt (La Mort de Philae)

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Egypt (La Mort de Philae)

by Pierre Loti

EN·~5 hours·21 chapters

Chapters

21 total
1

by Pierre Loti

0:03
2

CHAPTER I - A WINTER MIDNIGHT BEFORE THE GREAT SPHINX

13:41
3

CHAPTER II - THE PASSING OF CAIRO

14:23
4

CHAPTER III - THE MOSQUES OF CAIRO

12:34
5

CHAPTER IV - THE HALL OF THE MUMMIES

21:14
6

CHAPTER V - A CENTRE OF ISLAM

17:05
7

CHAPTER VI - IN THE TOMBS OF THE APIS

16:52
8

CHAPTER VII - THE OUTSKIRTS OF CAIRO

12:52
9

CHAPTER VIII - ARCHAIC CHRISTIANITY

14:04
10

CHAPTER IX - THE RACE OF BRONZE

11:09

Description

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.

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Language

en

Duration

~5 hours (312K characters)

Release date

2006-04-13

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Pierre Loti

Pierre Loti

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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