7. Life among the Tombs

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction & Map xi
5. 1. The Origins of an Egyptologist 1
6. 2. The Origins of Egyptology 12
7. 3. Egypt 31
8. 4. Life in Cairo and a Trip into the Eastern Desert 44
9. 5. More Explorations: Geographic, Antiquarian, and Hieroglyphic 62
10. 6. British Colleagues in Egypt 82
11. 7. Life among the Tombs 100
12. 8. "One Seems Tied Down to It for Life" 115
13. 9. England Again 129
14. 10. Manners and Customs of the Ancient Egyptians 141
15. 11. Sir Gardner Wilkinson 160
16. 12. A Gentleman Scholar 182
17. 13. Brynfield 207
18. Epilogue 221
19. Appendix: A Note on the Wilkinson Manuscripts 227
20. Notes 229
21. Selected Bibliography 277
22. Index 287