Daughter of Egypt

Daughter of Egypt

Author: Marie Benedict Listening Length: 11h 26m

In the 1920s, archeologist Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon of Highclere Castle made headlines around the world with the discovery of the treasure-filled tomb of the boy Pharaoh Tutankhamun. But behind it all stood Lady Evelyn Herbert—daughter of Lord Carnarvon—whose daring spirit and relentless curiosity made the mo...

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THEBES, EGYPT

I feel my maid’s hand on my shoulder before I’m even fully awake.

Her gentle shaking becomes part of my dream at first, the rhythmic rocking of my barge on the river Nile.

But the rocking becomes stronger and quicker, more urgent, and I awaken, realizing that it is not a dream at all.