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The Cat of Bubastes :
A Tale of Ancient Egypt
Total listening time: 11 hrs, 34 minutes
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Setting: AD 1250 B.C. – Egypt.
Story: This book covers the oldest time period of any of the Henty novels. In it, young readers will learn much about the domestic life, customs, religion, and military system of ancient Egypt. Amuba, a prince of the Rebu nation on the shores of the Caspian Sea, with his charioteer Jethro, is carried into slavery after losing a battle with the Egyptians. They become servants of the house of Ameres, an Egyptian high priest, and are qutie happy there, until the priest’s son accidentally kills the sacred cat of Bubastes. The locals rise up in rage and kill Ameres, and Jethro and Amuba must escape with the high priest’s son and daughter. After crossing the desert to the Red Sea, they eventually make their way back to freedom.
CHAPTER |
TIME (min:) |
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1: |
The King of the Rebu | 33:17 |
2: |
The Siege of the City | 31:55 |
3: |
Captive | 34:30 |
4: |
An Easy Servitude | 34:47 |
5: |
In Lower Egypt | 38:40 |
6: |
Fowling and Fishing | 34:52 |
7: |
Hippopotamus and Crocodile | 37:33 |
8: |
The Conspiracy in the Temple | 31:34 |
9: |
A Startling Event | 36:42 |
10: |
The Cat of Bubastes | 40:02 |
11: |
Dangers Thicken | 33:41 |
12: |
The Death of Ameres | 39:08 |
13: |
The Search for Mysa | 34:47 |
14: |
A Prince of Egypt | 35:22 |
15: |
Ameres is Revenged | 42:37 |
16: |
Up the Nile | 38:02 |
17: |
Out of Egypt | 35:55 |
18: |
The Desert Journey | 28:04 |
19: |
Home at Last | 33:35 |
20: |
The King of the Rebu | 19:19 |
Total Time: 11 hrs, 34 minutes |
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