An Artist in Abydos: The Life and Letters of Myrtle Broome "Villa of the Birds; The Excavation and Preservation of the Kom al-Dikka Mosaics; Ko__taj and borders

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for their human and their next meal

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for the people' 'I have the heart and stomach of a king' 'We shall never surrender' The right words at the right time can shape history

An Artist in Abydos: The Life and Letters of Myrtle Broome "Villa of the Birds; The Excavation and Preservation of the Kom al-Dikka Mosaics; Ko__taj and bordersLee 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 Abydosis 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 and a prolific