The Glory of the Pharaohs

by Arthur Weigall

Book by Weigall, Arthur

286 pages, Hardcover

First published July 25, 2007

About the author

Arthur Edward Pearse Brome Weigall was an Egyptologist, stage designer, and journalist participated in the discoveries of the tombs of Yuya and Tjuyu, Kha and Merit, and Horemheb. During World War I he became a successful set-designer for the London revue stage, which led in turn to film work and thence to a post as film critic for the Daily Mail.

Reviews

[Jenny · Rating 5 out of 5]

The 1923 publication of the Glory of the Pharaohs is a well-written book (despite there being but one small spelling error, the revised addition after this one having corrected it), penned by a very interesting author indeed (one of my favorites!): Arthur Weigall. Though I shall never forgive him for knowing the likes of the American dilettante Theodore M. Davies, I do love him for referring to without so much as naming the horrid man in such eloquently reprimanding words. A must-read for those interested in reading about the early excavations in the Valley of the Kings and the knowledge of Ancient Egypt, through the eyes of one of the earliest reputable Egyptologists (after all, he was one of the first serious Egyptologists to consider the preservation of Egypt's treasures as being the most important thing to carry out).