The Cat of Bubastes: A Tale of Ancient Egypt (Dover Children's Classics)

by G. A. Henty

Paperback, 2002

Status

Available

Call number

813

Publication

Dover Publications (2002), Edition: Dover Children's Classics, 320 pages

Description

Classic Literature. Fiction. Literature. Historical Fiction. HTML: Get swept away in this action-packed thriller set in ancient Egypt. The Cat of Bubastes follows the fortunes of the beleaguered young prince Amuba. Enslaved after an enemy invasion of his country, Amuba's fate is intertwined with that of a mystical cat-like creature. Will he ever find his freedom? This fast-paced book is the perfect addition to the library of young fans of Rick Riordan's work..

User reviews

LibraryThing member MrsLee

This book started out slowly. I was previewing it to see if it would be suitable for my son in his studies. It did have loads of information on ancient Egypt. Finally about halfway through, it took off and was hard to put down.
Henty put forth an interesting idea of how God revealed himself in

ancient times and how anyone, if they were seeking truth could find Him.

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LibraryThing member MommyWithLittles

We listened to an audio book of this tape. It was excellent. Tied in with Egypt, the Bible (during the time of Moses). Very interesting.

LibraryThing member mrsdanaalbasha

I read this book when I was really young and I loved it. The sacred cat of Bubastes has accidentally been slain; now young Chebron must pay for the offense with his own life, as this is the law of the Pagans in Egypt, 1250 BC. Chebron, the son of a high Egyptian priest, flees for his life, taking

his sister Mysa, one of the household slaves Amuba, and several companions with him. They escape through closely guarded Egyptian exits only to find themselves in unfamiliar and dangerous lands inhabited by a very different culture of people. Along the way, the roving band of refugees encounters and befriends a Hebrew girl, who exposes them to very strange ideas, including the worship of "one true God."

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LibraryThing member SGTCat

Pretty good book that lets you discover quite a bit about Ancient Egypt, if you can pull the fact from the fiction, and a generally nice story. The language makes reading this book a little tiring, but it was written quite a while ago so that's understandable. My only complaint is that I wish there

was more character development, especially towards the end, where a romance that's never discussed is just suddenly presented to you.

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LibraryThing member themulhern

It is easy to see why Henty's books were once so popular. This book was replete with exciting adventure. Many characters were noble and good, some were still fairly noble, but rather wicked, and others were trivial. Henty included a great deal of historical detail in all his books. In this book,

the protagonist and his friends take trips and go hunting mostly so that Henty can describe the daily lives of Egyptians. Henty was a Christian author; I quite enjoyed the protagonist's meeting with a troubled Moses, still an Egyptian nobleman, but fallen out of favor due to politics. Bring me more of this wholesome, yet interesting, young adult fare!

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