The author, a British journalist and novelist, is interested in the feel of the places he visits. He describes at length a visit he has made to Egypt, with emphasis on the emotional response the places generate.

Latest episodes of the podcast The Spell of Egypt by Robert Smythe Hichens

• 01 – Ch. I: The Pyramids
• 02 – Ch. II: The Sphinx
• 03 – Ch. III: Sakkara
• 04 – Ch. IV: Abydos
• 05 – Ch. V: The Nile
• 06 – Ch. VI: Denderah
• 07 – Ch. VII: Karnak, pt. 1
• 08 – Ch. VII: Karnak, pt. 2
• 09 – Ch. VIII: Luxor
• 10 – Ch. IX: Collosi of Memnon
• 11 – Ch. X: Medinet-Abu
• 12 – Ch. XI: The Ramesseum
• 13 – Ch. XII: Deir-el-Bahari
• 14 – Ch. XIII: The Tombs of the Kings
• 15 – Ch. XIV: Edfu, pt. 1
• 16 – Ch. XIV: Edfu, pt. 2
• 17 – Ch. XV: Kom Ombos
• 18 – Ch. XVI: Philae
• 19 – Ch. XVII: “Pharoah’s Bed”, pt. 1
• 20 – Ch. XVII: “Pharoah’s Bed”, pt. 2
• 21 – Ch. XVIII: Old Cairo, pt. 1
• 22 – Ch. XVIII: Old Cairo, pt. 2
• 23 – Ch. XVIII: Old Cairo, pt. 3