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Learning Arabic – 3

Learning Arabic – 3

March 28, 2023
by Francisco Bosch-Puche
Myrtle Broome

Author: Susan Biddle. This is the third of a series about Myrtle Broome’s experience of learning Arabic. This post is the first of two looking…

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Learning Arabic – 2

Learning Arabic – 2

March 7, 2023
by Francisco Bosch-Puche
Myrtle Broome

Author: Susan Biddle. This is the second of a series about Myrtle Broome’s experience of learning Arabic. This post looks at how she progressed during…

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Learning Arabic – 1

Learning Arabic – 1

February 14, 2023
by Francisco Bosch-Puche
Myrtle Broome

Author: Susan Biddle. This post is the first of a series about Myrtle Broome’s experience of learning Arabic. This post looks at her earliest experiences…

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Mental health – 2

Mental health – 2

January 24, 2023
by Francisco Bosch-Puche
Myrtle Broome

Author: Susan Biddle. This post is the second of two looking at the impact that the intense work and isolated living conditions at Arabah el-Madfunah…

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Children’s Christmas parties

Children’s Christmas parties

January 3, 2023
by Francisco Bosch-Puche
Myrtle Broome

Author: Susan Biddle. This post looks at the parties Amice Calverley, Myrtle Broome and others gave for the local Egyptian and ex-patriate children at Christmas….

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Christmas cards from Abydos

Christmas cards from Abydos

December 13, 2022
by Francisco Bosch-Puche
Myrtle Broome

Author: Susan Biddle. This post looks at some of the Christmas cards Myrtle Broome and Amice Calverley made and sent from Abydos to family and…

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Myrtle and the “Boy King” Tutankhamun

Myrtle and the “Boy King” Tutankhamun

November 22, 2022
by Francisco Bosch-Puche
Myrtle Broome, Tutankhamun

Author: Susan Biddle. To mark the anniversary of the discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun by Howard Carter and his team, this post looks at…

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Mental health – 1

Mental health – 1

November 1, 2022
by Francisco Bosch-Puche
Myrtle Broome

Author: Susan Biddle. This post is the first of two looking at the impact that the intense work and isolated living conditions at Arabah el-Madfunah…

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Police – 2: The frontier police and senior police officers

Police – 2: The frontier police and senior police officers

October 18, 2022
by Francisco Bosch-Puche
Myrtle Broome

Author: Susan Biddle. This post looks at Myrtle Broome’s dealings with the frontier police and with the higher ranks of the police force. Each season…

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Police – 1: The local police officer

Police – 1: The local police officer

October 4, 2022
by Francisco Bosch-Puche
Myrtle Broome

Author: Susan Biddle. This post looks at Myrtle Broome’s dealings with the local police in Arabah el-Madfunah. Myrtle Broome and Amice Calverley had frequent contact…

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