Project Gutenberg 2004-12-20 Public domain in the USA. 102 Anonymous Anonyme Anonymous, Anonymous Suez De Aarde en haar Volken, 1865 Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the PG Distributed Proofreaders Team "Suez" by Anonymous is a historical account likely written in the mid-19th century. The book explores the significance of Suez and the canal project that was anticipated to connect Europe and Asia, highlighting the transformation and importance of the region in global trade and civilization. It reflects on historical cities that have risen and fallen, drawing parallels between past empires and the emerging relevance of Suez in a modern context. The opening of the book presents a philosophical examination of history, likening it to a grand drama where nations play their roles only to fade into obscurity. The author ponders the fate of great cities like Ninive, Babylon, and Alexandria, contrasting them with the nascent importance of Suez. It goes on to detail the geographical positioning of Suez and the journey to reach it from Europe, emphasizing the ongoing changes in trade routes and the expectations tied to the canal project spearheaded by Ferdinand de Lesseps. The text serves both as a guide to understanding the strategic importance of the Suez region and as a commentary on the anticipatory nature of this grand engineering endeavor. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 62.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. nl Suez (Egypt) -- Description and travel Suez Canal (Egypt) DT Text De Aarde en haar Volken Category: History - Other Category: History - European Category: History - Modern (1750+) 165985 2025-07-06T09:34:11.944816 text/html 162147 2020-12-18T23:40:30 text/html 2222221 2025-07-06T09:34:17.272773 application/epub+zip 2224040 2025-07-06T09:34:13.930786 application/epub+zip 127477 2025-07-06T09:34:12.705791 application/epub+zip 2050819 2025-07-06T09:34:19.696742 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2033412 2025-07-06T09:34:16.439839 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 189049 2022-09-07T16:13:24.820544 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 147711 2025-07-06T09:34:11.412773 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 127976 2024-10-28T21:27:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 147406 2020-12-18T23:40:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19657 2025-07-06T09:34:19.840762 application/rdf+xml 9060 2025-07-06T09:34:13.197782 image/jpeg 2638 2025-07-06T09:34:12.949771 image/jpeg 56819 2020-12-18T23:40:31 application/octet-stream application/zip 2042273 2020-12-18T23:40:31 application/octet-stream application/zip 2102900 2025-07-06T09:34:12.065798 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog More titles under Unknown en.wikipedia