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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HAMPSHIRE, ENGLAND

This is the Christmas I wished for as a child.

The house smells of pine and mulling spices and ginger.

The evergreen branches of the twenty-five-foot Christmas tree sparkle with decorations that practically touch the balcony of the Saloon’s second story, and I pause to inhale their fragrance.