A Passion for Egypt
Subtitle: Arthur Weigall, Tutankhamun and the 'Curse of the Pharaohs'
Publisher: I. B. Tauris
Published: December 7, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9781860645662
Subjects: African history: BCE to c 500 CE; Biography: general; Egyptian archaeology; History Of Archaeology; Ancient Egypt Archaeology; Biography & Autobiography; Biography / Autobiography; Biography/Autobiography; Ancient World; Egypt; Social Scientists & Psychologists; Archaeology; Historical - General; Biography & Autobiography / Historical
First sentence: 'Death of Mr A. Weigall, Tut-ank Amen Curse Recalled', said the Daily Mail for 3 January 1934, and the rest of the more sensational newspapers printed much the same kind of thing: Arthur Weigall, famous Egyptologist, has died as a result of the curse of Tutankhamun.
Description: xi, 380 p. : 25 cm