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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Chapter Eight

THEBES, EGYPT

“A decision must be made, Thutmose. Before it is too late.”

I hear these words echo down the long corridor to the family quarters at the Theban palace on the west bank of the Nile, in a voice that sounds very much like my mother’s.

But surely I have misheard. My mother would not speak to my father in such a way, using a forceful tone and a phrase suggestive of one thing only.

Chapter One 07:50
Chapter Two 10:48
Chapter Three 09:31
Chapter Four 12:45
Chapter Five 08:43
Chapter Six 12:58
Chapter Seven 08:22
Chapter Eight 07:23
Chapter Nine 10:41
Chapter Ten 15:37
Chapter Eleven 09:39
Chapter Twelve 10:54
Chapter Thirteen 10:57
Chapter Fourteen 14:02
Chapter Fifteen 10:55
Chapter Sixteen 08:45
Chapter Seventeen 07:05
Chapter Eighteen 08:05
Chapter Nineteen 08:17
Chapter Twenty 10:58
Chapter Twenty-One 08:53
Chapter Twenty-Two 09:26
Chapter Twenty-Three 11:32
Chapter Twenty-Four 08:45
Chapter Twenty-Five 13:50
Chapter Twenty-Six 12:05
Chapter Twenty-Seven 10:34
Chapter Twenty-Eight 06:46
Chapter Twenty-Nine 11:53
Chapter Thirty 15:58
Chapter Thirty-One 11:00
Chapter Thirty-Two 15:02
Chapter Thirty-Three 11:16
Chapter Thirty-Four 10:25
Chapter Thirty-Five 10:41
Chapter Thirty-Six 12:55
Chapter Thirty-Seven 13:25
Chapter Thirty-Eight 05:13
Chapter Thirty-Nine 08:47
Chapter Forty 12:11
Chapter Forty-One 09:08
Chapter Forty-Two 11:50
Chapter Forty-Three 11:25
Chapter Forty-Four 09:55
Chapter Forty-Five 10:39
Chapter Forty-Six 12:07
Chapter Forty-Seven 13:21
Chapter Forty-Eight 09:45
Chapter Forty-Nine 11:53
Chapter Fifty 11:31
Chapter Fifty-One 07:53
Chapter Fifty-Two 09:02
Chapter Fifty-Three 10:15
Chapter Fifty-Four 13:39
Chapter Fifty-Five 05:58
Chapter Fifty-Six 08:30
Chapter Fifty-Seven 12:52
Chapter Fifty-Eight 11:33
Chapter Fifty-Nine 12:25
Chapter Sixty 06:30
Chapter Sixty-One 22:51
Chapter Sixty-Two 07:32
Chapter Sixty-Three 13:13
Chapter Sixty-Four 06:34

Daughter of Egypt

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