H. R. Haggard and Egypt (with Lauren the Gothic Bookworm)
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Lauren returns to the cabin to discuss all things H.R. Haggard, especially his deep obsession with ancient Egypt. We cover: -Haggard in 'Who's Who in Egyptology' -his own visits to Egypt -his writing of 'Cleopatra' -his mania for collecting Egyptian rings -his dislike for modern, changing Egypt -his friendship with Howard Carter -his attempts to exonerate Western archaeologists @gothicbookworm (Instagram & Twitter)  @mummymaniamondays @mummymaniafacts (Twitter)  http://Theanatomyshelf.substack.com (read & subscribe for free!)   Submissions: [email protected]   My H Rider Haggard favourites: She (1887) Cleopatra (1889) Smith and the Pharaohs (1912-13 serially) Visualhaggard.org all of Haggard’s illustrations Books:  The Cloak that I Left by Lilias Haggard, (Hodder & Stoughton: London, 1951)    The Mummy’s Curse by Roger Luckhurst (Oxford University Press 2012)    The Mummy’s Curse by Jasmine Day (Routledge, 2006)    The Days of my Life by H Rider Haggard (written 1910-12, published posthumously in 1926 in 2 volumes)    You can read all of Haggard’s works for free on Project Gutenberg
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