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The Literary Corner is a place to discuss your favourite books and authors and to add your own poems and stories.
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by Connie Tindale » Sun Nov 06, 2005 8:55 pm
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Welcome to Luxor4u's newest forum section. This is the place to discuss your favourite books, poems and authors. We are blessed with talented people on the forum and this is the place for you all to...
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Well Shareen, if you're Psychic that must mean I'm Psychotic.
Wizard did you have anything to do with the casting of the Witch
Dearest Rev, I am still trying to understand why you have...
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Sun Feb 12, 2012 6:43 pm
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A few definitions
by HEPZIBAH » Tue Aug 21, 2007 6:47 pm
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A few definitions to help our creativity
Lyric
• noun 1 (also lyrics) the words of a song. 2 a lyric poem or verse.
• adjective 1 (of poetry) expressing the writer’s emotions, usually...
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Good definitions
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Last post by LovelyLadyLux
Mon Dec 05, 2011 1:04 am
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The book of Leaving Thebes by Tim
by FABlux » Fri Apr 04, 2008 6:05 pm
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Tim has very kindly agreed to publish his Leaving Thebes thread as a book, with profits to Luxor4care. :D
Many members have expressed an interest so if you also want to reserve a copy (or multiples...
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Now published!
See instructions for purchase on the sticky at the top of the 'Visiting Luxor' page.
Thanks,
Tim
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Last post by TIM
Sat Nov 15, 2008 9:48 am
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Giving Credit
by HEPZIBAH » Sun Jul 15, 2007 2:55 pm
Would contributers to the Literary Corner please give credit to the author, if known, of any work posted.
If a piece is liked, be it poetry or prose, if the authours name is there it is only...
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Sun Jul 15, 2007 2:55 pm
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Greatest Translator - Loeb of Harvard
by Hafiz » Mon Jan 13, 2020 3:41 am
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Loeb of Harvard is the greatest translator and publisher of the broadest range of written works of the classical period. Homer and Hesiod from the 7th or 8th century BC are the obvious but they have...
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Positive Initiatives
Alexandria is important and not for the reasons you might guess. Its humidity and pollution mean that parchment, papyrus and vellum won’t last. The water table and the salt in...
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Last post by Hafiz
Mon Jan 13, 2020 3:45 am
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The Worst of Capitalism and Colonialisn - and History Writing
by Hafiz » Sat Jan 11, 2020 5:42 am
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I wish I could say something better about this book on an important issue.
It’s the history of the British East India Company (India, starvations, opium and wars) and tries to draw a comparison...
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Many thanks Hafiz!
I’ve been looking for something meaty as kindle reading for my forthcoming trip to Egypt and this will do nicely. I’ve always found the 18th-19th century history of India...
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Last post by newcastle
Sat Jan 11, 2020 10:25 am
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Query re Pricing of books
by hatusu » Thu Sep 12, 2019 8:09 am
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Ive just had an email to advise me that one of my favourite authors, Kate Ellis has a new book out. Can anybody explain the reason why the Kindle edition is £5 more expensive than the paperback...
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E-books are subject to VAT, printed books are not. Odd but true.
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Tue Sep 24, 2019 6:50 am
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Trumped by Woodward or Wooded by Trump
by Hafiz » Wed Jul 31, 2019 8:21 am
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Trump Woodwatd.
Bob Woodward is the famous Washington journalist, who brought down that horror, Richard Nixon.
His book on Trump’s election and the running of the White House was published in...
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I bought the kindle version last September .
It’s not a comfortable read - for the reasons you state - but corroborates the other books written on Trump’s character. It’s frightening to...
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Last post by newcastle
Wed Jul 31, 2019 9:32 am
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One for Hepzi!
by Ruby Slippers » Thu Jul 04, 2019 11:36 am
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I've just finished reading 'My 1001 Nights' by Alice Morrison, and for anyone with an interest in Morocco, I would highly recommend it. Alice Morrison is a Scottish adventurer who visited Morocco,...
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I've remembered better what happened. I didn't comment on a post of hers. The series Morocco to Timbuctoo was being discussed in a Morocco group I belong. There were positive and negative points...
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Last post by HEPZIBAH
Mon Jul 08, 2019 8:37 pm
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Famous Travel Guide
by Hafiz » Wed May 15, 2019 3:50 pm
Famous Travel Guide.
Here is a big and positive post on tourism – sort of.
I assume that those who support Egyptian tourism know one thing. What is the tourist guide to an Egyptian city which is...
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Last post by Hafiz
Wed May 15, 2019 3:50 pm
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Egyptian Economic History After 1880.
by Hafiz » Fri Mar 01, 2019 2:42 pm
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Egypt – Capitalism and the State.
The economic history of Egypt is poorly understood – as is its general history except for the shiny coffins and big pyramids. The writing in Arabic or English by...
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Quite fascinating to digest, will take my laptop to bed to study in more detail.... 8)
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Quote: University of Pennsylvania, Hawass’s old university and the place that doesn’t ask the old windbag...
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Fri Mar 01, 2019 4:06 pm
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Zucked: Waking Up To The Facebook Catastrophe
by hatusu » Wed Feb 13, 2019 7:10 am
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Zucked: Waking Up to the Facebook Catastrophe
Written by Roger McNamee, an early investor in Facebook
Quote from the book
“This is a story about power. It describes how even the best of ideas , in...
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Whilst I am a regular user of Facebook, I have to agree with that quote. It can be a great medium for communication when used properly but, like all things, it can also be a deadly place when used...
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Wed Feb 13, 2019 3:13 pm
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Part 3 some Free Arabic Links.
by Hafiz » Thu Dec 13, 2018 3:52 pm
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The justifiable rules of the site regarding posting restrict links so I have had to post these useful links in a seperate post.
If you are interested in Arabic/regional poetry.
A well regarded...
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Yes basically we want to avoid having threads that are solelycomprised of just a link to a URL with little or no information to say what the link is all about, so a short precis lets members decide...
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Last post by Horus
Thu Dec 13, 2018 11:22 pm
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Part 2. Modern Arabic Poetry - Little But Some.
by Hafiz » Thu Dec 13, 2018 3:49 pm
Part 2 Contemporary Egyptian and Arabic Poetry.
I find it interesting that the Muslim world is so divided, albeit on borders designed by westerners, and has poor knowledge about the giants of their...
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Thu Dec 13, 2018 3:49 pm
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Part1. Cavafy - Egyptian Poet - Maybe Not - and Others
by Hafiz » Thu Dec 13, 2018 3:43 pm
Cavafy and Other Poets.
This post is mainly about the Greco-Egyptian poet Cavafy, some information on where Arabic poetry is at, and possibly useful names on writers still alive or recently dead who...
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Last post by Hafiz
Thu Dec 13, 2018 3:43 pm
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An interesting read..
by Who2 » Thu Dec 13, 2018 12:32 pm
Recently, I have been reading books all about Ancient Rome it's Empire and it's Legions.
It started me off big time when upon reading a book knowing well the character depicted therein.
Marching with...
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Last post by Who2
Thu Dec 13, 2018 12:32 pm
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Searching for the Lost Tombs of Egypt
by newcastle » Sat Oct 13, 2018 11:31 am
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A new book by Chris Naunton published October 2018 by Thames & Hudson
About £15 hardback. Not yet available as ebook.
I bought this with some misgivings as I've never found his documentaries on...
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My sister has bought this book for me as my Xmas gift - looking forward to it's arrival! Probably after Xmas - post can take up to 5 weeks to reach me, but hopefully before my departure to Luxor!
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Last post by Yildez
Mon Dec 10, 2018 10:42 am
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Mahfouz Museum - A Museum to Die For.
by Hafiz » Tue Oct 02, 2018 4:47 pm
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Mahfouz is revered as he has been for two lifetimes in Israel.
Meanwhile in Egypt nothing is done to mark his achievement – no museum, no University Chair, no literature prize or scholarship –...
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Very sad. Of all the Egyptians I know, none of them read for enjoyment, and only grudgingly for education. A few read newspapers.
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Tue Oct 02, 2018 10:12 pm
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Bernard Lewis – Middle East Historian – Dead.
by Hafiz » Tue Sep 04, 2018 4:25 pm
Bernard Lewis – Middle East Historian – Dead.
The greatest living historian of the Middle East/Islam is dead at 101 years.
He wrote 30 books, spoke a dozen languages, gave lectures at all of the...
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Last post by Hafiz
Tue Sep 04, 2018 4:25 pm
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Dervla Murphy Travel Writer.
by Hafiz » Mon Sep 03, 2018 4:18 pm
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At the other end of the travel writing spectrum is that old war horse travel writer Dervla Murphy. She’s unfashionable amongst the barely literate great unwashed because she focuses on the truth and...
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'On a lighter note:
A few months back.....
I met a 35 year old American Red Indian called Eric ? ( yeh! Eric, so what ? many indians are called Eric, 'shuttup.)
He even had a single eagle's feather...
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Mon Sep 03, 2018 5:54 pm
