[Julie Hankey's biography] ...
can be enjoyed on many levels ...I loved her polished but engaging
prose style, so different from the bland writing one finds in so many
biographies...this is the best life -story of an Egyptologist for many
years... Dominic Montserrat,
Egyptian Archaeology, Spring 2002
[Weigall's life and work] have
now been given a treatment that is hard to fault, a must for anyone
with an interest in the history of Egyptology - or even just a
fascinating life.' Aidan
Dodson, KMT, 4 December 2001
Weigall's granddaughter gives
readers a portrait not only of the imperial administrator and
archaeologist but an entire generation of British men. ...[it] opens a
door on a world that is now part of history and reveals one of the more
fascinating, if minor, actors on the great stage of British Imperial
history. Contemporary Review, August
2002.
...the charm and intimacy of
this biography...deserve an audience beyond Egyptological circles Ralph Amelan, Jerusalem Post, 30 August
2002
Julie Hankey has written a
vivid and perceptive biography of her grandfather. Economist
...a fascinating biography of a
beguiling man, one of the unsung heros of the early and exciting days
of Egyptology...his memory is well served in this delightful and
informative biography. Peter
Clayton, Minerva, March/April 2002
... the picture which emerges
from 'A Passion for Egypt' is as sympathetic as it is vivid ... it
succeeds in recapturing a man who was both endearing and an enfant
terrible. ... the varied aspects of a complex man are brought together,
and the result is eloquent and altogether benign. John Ray, Times Literary Supplement 21
February 2003
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