Author: Susan Biddle. During their eight years working at the Temple of Seti I at Abydos, Myrtle Broome and Amice Calverley welcomed many Egyptian, European,…
Author: Susan Biddle. This post is the third in a series looking at clothing. This instalment focuses on the clothes worn by the servants who…
Author: Susan Biddle. This post in the second of two looking at Myrtle Broome’s enjoyment of music, particularly musical entertainment provided by Egyptian musicians in…
Author: Susan Biddle. This post in the first of two looking at Myrtle Broome’s enjoyment of music, particularly musical entertainment provided by Egyptian musicians in…
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…
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…
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…
Author: Susan Biddle. The last post described Myrtle’s voyage from the UK to Marseilles, via Gibraltar, in 1929. There she was joined by two more…
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…