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

My daughter, her beautiful coppery skin gleaming in the candlelight and her eyes twinkling like dark topaz, stands at the altar.

Although she leans over the gold-and-gem-encrusted table typically used for sacrifices, she holds in her hand not a knife but a reed pen.

Slowly, surely, she inscribes her name to the contract.