A Season in Egypt 1887

This early work by the British archaeologist, Flinders Petrie, was originally published in 1888 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'A Season in Egypt 1887' is a work detailing his experiences and findings during a period of research in Egypt. William Matthew Flinders Petrie was born on 3rd July 1853 in Kent, England, son of Wlilliam Petrie and Ann née Flinders. He showed an early interest in the field of archaeology and by his teenage years was surveying...