Sisters Of Sinai: How Two Lady Adventurers Found the Hidden Gospels - Couverture souple

Soskice, Janet

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ISBN 10 : 009954654X ISBN 13 : 9780099546542

Editeur : Vintage, 2010

Synopsis

Sisters of Sinai is the story of how Scottish twin sisters made one of the most important manuscript finds of the nineteenth century - an early copy of the gospels which lay hidden in the Sinai desert. We trace the footsteps of the intrepid pair from the Ayrshire of their childhood, as they voyage to Egypt, Sinai and beyond, coping with camels, unscrupulous dragomen, and unpredictable welcomes, not least from the academics of their adopted home in Cambridge. Fast-paced, informative and written with dry wit, this is a story of two remarkable women, undeterred in their spirit of adventure, who overcame insuperable odds to claim a place in history.

A propos du livre

Quatrième de couverture :

'Marvellous...a fine, fascinating account' LA Times

Sisters of Sinai tells an extraordinary tale of nineteenth-century exploration; of how two Scottish sisters made one of the most important ancient discoveries of the age when they came across an early copy of the Gospels which lay hidden in the Sinai desert. We trace the footsteps of the intrepid pair from the Ayreshire of their childhood, as they voyage to Egypt, Sinai and beyond, coping with camels, unscrupulous dragomen, and unpredictable welcomes. This is the story of two remarkable women who were undeterred in their spirit of adventure and who overcame insuperable odds to claim a place in history.

'[A] luminous new study... Sisters of Sinai is by turns a rattling adventure yarn - thick with roving Bedouin and ancient tombs - and a testament to the power of perseverance' Washington Post

'This pacy tale involves not only an Indiana Jones-like quest, but camel rides across the Sinai desert, trips up the Nile, bickerings, misunderstandings and confusions... a cracking tale of two irresistible characters' Glasgow Herald

'The hunt for early Bible manuscripts was among the most romantic of all the 19th century's grand quests...At the heart of this lively, inspiring double biography is the story of how a pair of spirited Presbyterian women made their own extraordinary discovery' Sunday Times

Revue de presse :

"The hunt for early Bible manuscripts was among the most romantic of all the 19th century's grand quests... At the heart of this lively, inspiring double biography is the story of how a pair of spirited Presbyterian women made their own extraordinary discovery" (Sunday Times)

"A bracing and moving book...a reminder of the ardour, hardship and energy invested in the pursuit of knowledge and that endlessly inquiring and industrious Victorian age" (New York Times)

"This pacy tale involves not only an Indiana Jones-like quest, but camel rides across the Sinai desert, trips up the Nile, bickerings, misunderstandings and confusions... A cracking tale of two irresistible characters" (Herald)

"[A] luminous new study... Sisters of Sinai is by turns a rattling adventure yarn - thick with roving Bedouin and ancient tombs - and a testament to the power of perseverance" (Washington Post)

"Marvellous... A fine, fascinating account" (Los Angeles Times)

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Vintage
• Date d'édition: 2010
• ISBN 10: 009954654X
• ISBN 13: 9780099546542
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 352