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Click to enlargeThe Cat of Bubastes: A Tale of Ancient Egypt

G. A. Henty
Our Price$6.95
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Format: Book
Grade Level: 4 - 7 (ages 9 - 12)
ISBN: 0486423638
Page Count: 320
Dimensions: 5 3/16 x 8 1/4
A young Egyptian accidentally kills a sacred cat and must flee from an angry mob. Set in 1250 B.C., the time of Moses, this thrilling adventure also features fascinating details about Egyptian religion and geography, the methods by which the Nile was used for irrigation, and how the Egyptians were prepared for burial.
Unabridged republication of the edition originally published by Blackie & Son, London, 1888.

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