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

My maid swings the shutters open wide to bring in the morning light, but all I see is a gray sky to match my mood. Nothing seems to restore to me the vividness of color and the exuberance of spirit I experienced in Egypt.

Certainly my re-entrance into the Season doesn’t brighten my spirits.

Stepping back into the rounds of dinner parties and balls and house parties and teas and lawn tennis outings and picnics, I feel as though I’ve never left.