ANCIENT EGYPT SERIES NOVEL We’re at the UCL Medical School in London. Historian Michael Wood is due to give a lecture, with a new film on Alexander-the-Great. His groundbreaking series In the Footsteps of Alexander-the-Great started a race to make a feature film in Hollywood. I have been adopted by some wonderful ladies, whom I […]
ANCIENT EGYPT SERIES NOVEL Alexander-the-Great appears in many art forms, including films. Most children and young people have seen at least one Alexander movie. Below, are a few examples. Perhaps you have seen one. Sikander (1941) Alexander is portrayed as an attractive man, in love with Roxanne. The film opens in Persia, with the appearance […]
ANCIENT EGYPT SERIES NOVEL Who is a wise man? Who is a strong man? Who is a rich man? Chances are, if you learned about Alexander at school, you soon discovered he was a philosopher. It’s not surprising. After all, he was a pupil of Aristotle, one of the most famous philosophers in history. A […]
ANCIENT EGYPT SERIES NOVEL Alexander-Pharaoh of Egypt is currently being written. These blog posts for the Ancient Egypt series are about the author’s decades’-long journey to the book. Before publication, readers should know something about Alexander, the journey, some of which was perilous, and the new book with its characters. So it begins … A […]
ANCIENT EGYPT SERIES NOVEL Happy New Year! At present I am writing a book entitled Alexander, Pharaoh of Egypt. Part of the Ancient Egypt series, it is currently being written and edited. As a subject, Alexander-the-Great has been on my mind since childhood. Why has it taken several decades to commit his story to print? […]
The Garden of the Gods Published in 1978 the third book in the trilogy continues the story of the Durrells on the Greek isle of Corfu. Gerald Durrell, one of the pioneers of conservation, still has a legacy that is very much alive. (Go to: https://www.durrell.org/wildlife/) The stories in this book are those which could […]
Birds Beasts and Relatives Books The Corfu Trilogy incorporates three autobiographical novels, namely My Family and Other Animals (1956), Birds, Beasts and Relatives (1969) and The Garden of the Gods (1978). Birds, Beasts and Relatives is the sequel to the bestseller, My Family and Other Animals. While it was never as famous as the first […]
My Family and Other Animals Introduction British naturalist Gerald Durrell (OBE) was born in 1925 in Jamshedpur, India. A bestselling writer, animal collector and pioneering conservationist, he would be the same age as David Attenborough now, had he lived. Unfortunately, he died in 1995 at the age of 70. Gerald Durrell was responsible for saving […]
Today is the 99th anniversary of the discovery of Tutankhamen’s tomb. Available at bookstores, Kobo, Nook, Barnes and Noble, Amazon, Waterstones, and more. (*Digital downloads are recommended due to a world paper shortage caused by the Suez Canal incident earlier in the year.) http://rb.gy/aqzv9z
Drafts are in from the USA! Which one do you like? Please bear in mind that elements get “tweaked” and refined when finalised. Please add your comments below. Thank you in advance!
The article is to be released as a novel this year. Sold out in print you can still visit https://pocketmags.com/au/nile-magazine/june-july-2016. Nile Magazine presented a new view of Pharaoh Hatshepsut, the woman who became one of Egypt’s foremost monarchs.
Click onto and join: https://www.facebook.com/Tutankhamenfanclub. A new page where you can share all your Tutankhamen news leading up to the centenary of the discovery – and beyond! Photo by Sharon Janet Hague, (copyright)
STARS OF EGYPTOLOGY Stephen Cross is our Christmas star of 2020. A member of the Fleet Air Arm of the British Royal Navy, he is a trained geologist. Known for his academic articles, Stephen has made several significant appearances on television where he has revealed aspects of the Valley of the Kings for the first time […]
STARS OF EGYPTOLOGY Dr Cédric Gobeil received his PhD in Egyptology at the University of Paris-Sorbonne in 2008 and has been Director of the French archaeological mission at Deir el-Medina between 2011 and 2016. In 2016 he was appointed Director of the Egypt Exploration Society in London. When did you first become interested in Egyptology? […]
STARS OF EGYPTOLOGY It is a great privilege to interview fellow Kiwi, Dominic Perry. Writer and podcaster he is studying for his PhD in Egyptology at Auckland University, New Zealand. When did you first develop an interest in Egyptology? From an early age! I grew up in a house whose architecture included a pyramid as […]
STARS OF EGYPTOLOGY Season Two is here! Originally from Scotland, Dr Campbell Price is the Curator of the Manchester Museum. Below is his exclusive interview. Don’t forget to check out the new exhibition: ”Golden Mummies of Egypt”(link below). Read and enjoy! When did you first become interested in Egyptology? I quite vividly remember visiting a […]
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