My Goodreads review: Temples, Tombs & Hieroglyphs

Temples, Tombs and Hieroglyphs: A Popular History of Ancient Egypt by Barbara Mertz

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


Question: Is it possible to write a breezy, downright gossipy, yet highly informative history of ancient Egypt?

Answer: It must be, because Dr. Barbara Mertz (AKA Elizabeth Peters) did it with this one.

Maybe it's because I "read" this one on Audible -- with a narrator whose voice reminded me of Amelia Peabody -- or maybe it's because I've been feeling guilty about owning the print edition for years without reading it. Either way, I thoroughly enjoyed the time I spent with this book. I've read quite a bit on Egyptology, & have been to Egypt myself once, but I found quite a bit of new material in this very accessible history.

I've added Mertz's Red Land, Black Land to my wish list, too.





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