An Artist in Abydos: The Life and Letters of Myrtle Broome

by Lee Young

The first book to reveal the private life of an Englishwoman whose contribution to the recording of Egypt's ancient past has long been overlooked

An Artist in Abydos is the first book to recognize Broome's great contribution to the work done during this golden age of excavation in Upper Egypt. In this remarkable account, Lee Young tells the story of Myrtle Broome, who died in 1978, largely through her letters. An only child...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9774169921
• ISBN13: 9789774169922
• Release Date: July 2021
• Publisher: American University in Cairo Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.1"