At its core a work of historical fiction, this novel furnishes vignettes of the history of Egyptology as seen through the eyes of Andrew Wilfred, an English archaeologist. Straddling the Victorian and Edwardian eras, the multi-lingual narrative chronicles that enchanting phase by dwelling on different spheres of society in Egypt, the United Kingdom, the United States, and India. This book examines: British excesses in Egypt and India, racism in Egyptology...