EGYPT AND ITS MONUMENTS [Illustration: THE SPHINX] EGYPT AND ITS MONUMENTS BY ROBERT HICHENS ILLUSTRATED BY JULES GUÉRIN AND WITH PHOTOGRAPHS [Illustration] NEW YORK THE CENTURY CO. 1923 Copyright, 1908, by THE CENTURY CO. _Published October, 1908_ _Printed in U. S. A._ CONTENTS I PAGE THE PYRAMIDS 5 II THE SPHINX 18 III SAKKARA 28 IV ABYDOS 37 V THE NILE 46 VI DENDERAH 52 VII KARNAK 66 VIII LUXOR 88 IX COLOSSI OF MEMNON 107 X MEDINET-ABU 120 XI THE RAMESSEUM 132 XII DEIR-EL-BAHARI 148 XIII THE TOMBS OF THE KINGS 166 XIV EDFU 174 XV KOM OMBOS 196 XVI PHILÆ 212 XVII “PHARAOH’S BED” 228 XVIII OLD CAIRO 252 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE The Sphinx _Frontispiece_ Painted by Jules Guérin. The Pyramids of Ghizeh 4 From a Photograph. From the summit of the Great Pyramid 7 From a Photograph. Looking down the main passage of the Great Pyramid 11 From a Photograph. The Pyramids of Ghizeh 16 Painted by Jules Guérin. The Sphinx 20 From a Photograph.