Excerpt from Egypt of the Egyptians Some of these delights have now departed, though many will remain, for Protected States elsewhere have taught us that even this particular form of regularised administrative machinery has its own eccentricities, not to mention those which are essential parts of Egypt. Much has been gained, however, if only potentially, and there are dreamers who hope for great things from The Oldest Country in the World. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.