The Treasury of Ancient Egypt

of the job that in his view had been somewhat neglected-the protection and conservation of monuments that were steadily vanishing into the ravenous markets of Europe and North America. In London during World War I he became a successful set-designer for the London revue stage. Journalism brought him back to Egypt. He covered the opening of the tomb of Tutankhamun as correspondent for the Daily Mail, in direct opposition to Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon’s attempts with The Times to monopolise the story. His works include: Travels in the Upper Egyptian Deserts (1909), The Treasury of Ancient Egypt (1911), Madeline of the Desert (1920) and Bedouin Love (1922).