The collector's daughter: a novel of the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb
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Lady Evelyn Herbert was the daughter of the Earl of Carnarvon, brought up in stunning Highclere Castle. Popular and pretty, she seemed destined for a prestigious marriage, but she had other ideas. Instead, she left behind the world of society balls and chaperones to travel to the Egyptian desert, where she hoped to become a lady archaeologist, working alongside her father and Howard Carter in the hunt for an undisturbed tomb. In November 1922, their dreams came true when they discovered the burial place of Tutankhamun, packed full of gold and unimaginable riches, and she was the first person to crawl inside for three thousand years. She called it the 'greatest moment' of her life, but soon afterwards everything changed, with a string of tragedies that left her world a darker, sadder place. Newspapers claimed it was 'the curse of Tutankhamun,' but Howard Carter said no rational person would entertain such nonsense. Yet fifty years later, when an Egyptian academic came asking questions about what really happened in the tomb, it unleashed a new chain of events that seemed to threaten the happiness Eve had finally found.
Beauchamp, Evelyn, -- 1901-1980 -- Fiction.
Blessing and cursing -- Drama.
Blessing and cursing -- Fiction.
Carnarvon, George Edward Stanhope Molyneux Herbert, -- Earl of, -- 1866-1923 -- Fiction.
Excavations (Archaeology) -- Egypt -- Valley of the Kings -- Fiction.
Fathers and daughters -- Fiction.
Tutankhamen, -- King of Egypt -- Tomb -- Fiction.
Women archaeologists -- Fiction.
Notes
Paul, G. (2021). The collector's daughter: a novel of the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb. First Harper Large Print edition. New York, NY, Harper Large Print, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Paul, Gill, 1960-. 2021. The Collector's Daughter: A Novel of the Discovery of Tutankhamun's Tomb. New York, NY, Harper Large Print, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Paul, Gill, 1960-, The Collector's Daughter: A Novel of the Discovery of Tutankhamun's Tomb. New York, NY, Harper Large Print, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2021.
MLA Citation (style guide)Paul, Gill. The Collector's Daughter: A Novel of the Discovery of Tutankhamun's Tomb. First Harper Large Print edition. New York, NY, Harper Large Print, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2021.
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