Chasing Hieroglyphs: My Journey to Egypt - Paperback
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Two years after cracking the hieroglyphic code through the word 'Ramses' on the Rosetta Stone, Jean-François Champollion embarked on an expedition to Egypt on 31 July 1828. France was at war with the sultan and a pandemic gripped the world. In these diaries and letters to his brother, Champollion captures in riveting detail the voyage's obstacles as he unravels ancient Egypt's civilisation.
Jean-François Champollion died as a result of going to Egypt (like more than a third of his companions) on 4 March 1832, aged 41-at the height of his success. Professor Joyce Tyldesley is Professor of Egyptology at the University of Manchester and a writer and broadcaster.
'For the first time in English.... On almost every page, he records his amazement at what he saw.'
Professor John Ray, The Times
'His enthusiasm is infectious: here is someone whose lifelong wish is coming true.'
Sunday Times
'Burn with the passion that he dedicated his life to.'
Guardian
'[V]ivid, penetrating and often entertaining descriptions.'
Times Higher Education Supplement
'A wealth of observation.'
Egyptian Archaeology
'Ebullient.'
History Today
Contributor(s)
Jean-Francois Champollion, Joyce Tyldesley, Peter A. Clayton
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