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The Chevalier Chronicles: Book One: The Adventures of Captain Hélie Chevalier in Egypt and in the Hold Land by Jean-Paul Sinclair Lewis

First in four-part historical novel series that recounts Bonaparte and l’Armée d’Orient’s invasion and occupation of Egypt and Holyland, 1798–1801. Conquest of Malta and Egypt, death march to Cairo, Battle of the Pyramids, annihilation of the French Mediterranean fleet by Nelson. Victorious on land, but marooned, Bonaparte confronts fanatical resistance, insurrection, guerrilla desert warfare, plague, superstitions, slavery, harems, and the birth of Egyptology. 9781456087845 • Paper, $29.95 472 pages • Historical Fiction