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Lovers on the Nile: The Incredible African Journeys of Sam and Florence Baker
Lovers on the Nile: The Incredible African Journeys of Sam and Florence Baker | Richard Seymour Hall
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Samuel Baker, an upper class Victorian explorer, was on his way to Constantinople in 1858 when he spotted an attractive Hungarian girl at a slave auction. He bought her. 😳

Florence became his mistress, companion, fellow-explorer and eventually (and secretly) his wife. When Samuel was knighted for his work, the former slave girl became Lady Baker ... and Queen Victoria was NOT amused.

#LoversInADangerousTime
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TrishB How fab ❤️ 5y
emilyhaldi Ugh you have the BEST covers!! 5y
Chrissyreadit I need to learn more history. I did not know Hungary had slaves too. 5y
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LeahBergen @Chrissyreadit It was in a Turkish bazaar in what is now known as Bulgaria. The Ottoman Empire was still pretty big in those days. My description was restricted by the Litsy word count. 😆😆 5y
LeahBergen @emilyhaldi That hot pink really jumped off the shelf at me. 😆 5y
Chrissyreadit Thanks @LeahBergen you do find the best books! 5y
Crazeedi Sounds like a great story! 5y
Reviewsbylola Sounds incredible! And I completely agree with @Chrissyreadit 5y
Tanisha_A You don't see a lot of pink covers usually, right?! This is striking! And the story sounds 👌! 5y
Cinfhen That is a crazy story and totally fascinating!! I love NF XX thanks for posting & sharing 5y
DivineDiana Fascinating! Stacked! 💗 5y
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