Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from The Land of the Monuments: Notes of Egyptian Travel
The privilege of association with Mr. Pollard in studies bearing on the Bible has made me familiar with the growth, extent, and thoroughness of his Egyptian researches, and constitutes my chief qualification for writing this Introduction.
He has for many years employed the comparative leisure of a country gentleman in mastering the literature of the monuments; he has constructed an elaborate dictionary of the hieroglyphics for his own use; and his regular attendance at meetings of learned societies, and friendly intercourse with the members, has given him full opportunity of knowing all that is known of the latest discoveries.
His journey to Egypt was undertaken after thorough preparation. He was accompanied by an artist familiar with the East and its wealth of colour; and the illustrations that accompany the book are from the portfolio of one of his daughters.
The book produced under such favourable circumstances is one that has been long looked for, and it will be welcomed by many. It is written in good, simple English, with little show of learning, and with an absence of archaeological jargon.
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