Author: Susan Biddle. This post looks at “Sardic”, the head servant at Abydos, and the extraordinary range of his contributions to the success of the…
Author: Susan Biddle. In this post, learn more about “Nannie” — “a dear old soul [who] looks after us splendidly”. It was in Cairo in…
Author: Susan Biddle. In this post, join Myrtle Broome in Cairo, visiting the British Consulate, the Gezira Sporting Club, the Cairo Museum and the Pyramids,…
Author: Susan Biddle. Myrtle Broome’s enthusiasm and interest in everything around her shines out from her description of her voyage to Port Said on the…
Author: Susan Biddle. Myrtle’s birthdays were celebrated with birthday cake, presents and cards from family and friends in England and Egypt, as well as special…