Egyptology: Search for the Tomb of Osiris

DiscoverthewondersofancientEgyptthroughafascinatingjournalfromalostexpedition--atreasuretroveoffactandfantasyfeaturinganoveltyelementoneveryspread.WhocanresisttheallureofancientEgypt--andthethrillofuncoveringmysteriesthathavelainhiddenforthousandsofyears?NotthefeistyMissEmilySands,whoin1926,fouryearsafterthediscoveryofKingTut'stomb,ledanexpeditionuptheNileinsearchofthetombofthegodOsiris.Alas,MissSandsandcrewsoonvanishedintothedesert,nevertobeseenagain.Butluckily,herkeenobservationsliveonintheformofalovinglykeptjournal,fullofdrawings,photographs,booklets,foldoutmaps,postcards,andmanyotherintriguingsamples.HerearejustafewofEgyptology'sspecialfeatures:--anextravagantlygildedcover,featuringaraisedHorushawkpendantwiththreeencrustedgems--aplayablegameofSenet--ancientEgyptiancheckers--includingboard,pieces,original-styledice,andrules--asouvenirbookletshowinghowtoreadsimplehieroglyphs--ascrapoftextured"mummycloth"--afacsimileofthegildedmummymaskofKingTut--agildedeye-of-Horusamuletwitha"jewel"attheendRichwithinformationaboutlifeinancientEgyptandpepperedwithMissSands'slivelynarration,EGYPTOLOGYconcludeswithaletterfromtheformerKeeperofAntiquitiesattheBritishMuseum,explainingwhichpartsofthisuniquetalemaybeacceptedasfact,whichareguidedbylegend,andwhichreflecttheauthor'sdelightfulsenseoffancy.