The Pyramids of Egypt: Monuments to Victorian Desire

Authors

  • Judith Johnston

Keywords:

pyramids, Egypt, Victorian period, symbolism, Notes of a Journey from Cornhill to Grand Cairo, "An Unprotected Female at the Pyramids", Thackeray, Punch

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Published

2020-06-11

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Johnston, J. (2020). The Pyramids of Egypt: Monuments to Victorian Desire. Australasian Journal of Victorian Studies, 7(1), 71-88. https://openjournals.library.sydney.edu.au/AJVS/article/view/13834