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Subject(s)

• Carnarvon, George Edward Stanhope Molyneux Herbert Earl of 1866-1923 [Browse]
• Tutankhamen King of Egypt—Tomb [Browse]
• Egyptologists—Great Britain [Browse]
• Excavations (Archaeology)—Egypt—Valley of the Kings [Browse]
• Valley of the Kings (Egypt)—Antiquities [Browse]

Library of Congress genre(s)

• Biographies [Browse]
• Nonfiction novels [Browse]

Summary note

"Bestselling author the Countess of Carnarvon tells the thrilling behind-the-scenes story of the discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun on its centennial, and explores the unparalleled life of family ancestor George Herbert--the famed Egyptologist, world-traveler, and 5th Earl of Carnarvon behind it--whose country house, Highclere Castle, is the setting of the beloved series Downton Abbey. Drawing on Highclere Castle's archives, the Countess of Carnarvon pays homage to her ancestor on the 100th anniversary of this extraordinary event. In vivid and dramatic detail, she brings into focus the larger-than-life characters and lustrous settings--as well as those twists of luck and tragedies that shaped Herbert's life. Across the early 1900s, Highclere saw no less drama than the fictional Downton Abbey, with early tragedies for the Earl and love affairs, as well highs of exorbitant wealth and trials of punishing debt. But above all there was adventure. While Herbert first went to Egypt for his health, this mysterious, romantic land would become a second home; the beloved place where he funneled his attentions over a period of decades, never quite realizing how great the fruits of his labors would prove"-- Provided by publisher.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references (pages 359-361) and index.

Contents

• In memoriam--26 December 1874
• The christening
• The reluctant schoolboy
• Lessons and life
• Ship ahoy
• My father's house
• Till Will Tell
• 'A young man in possession of a good fortune"
• 'All the world's a stage'
• The royal visit
• Horsepower
• Motor car-narvon
• A slice and a hook
• Ceylon
• The mummified cat
• Howard Carter
• The tomb of Tetaky
• Marvellous men and their flying machines
• The Carnarvon and Carter partnership
• Bad Schwalbach
• The valley of the queens
• The moth club
• Castle Carter
• Five years at Thebes
• Camping
• The Valley of the Kings
• June 1914
• Kitchener's armies
• Egypt
• Bryanston Square
• Serve to lead
• In Flanders fields
• Go gently into the night
• 'Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori'
• Land of light--1919
• Winter 1922
• Wonderful things
• Holy of holies
• The mosquito
• The funeral procession--Saturday 28 April 1923
• Legacy.

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Other title(s)

From the real Downton Abbey to the discovery of Tutankhamun

ISBN

• 9780063264229 (hardcover)
• 0063264226 (hardcover)

OCLC

1351709699

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