The Keys of Egypt: The Obsession to Decipher Egyptian Hieroglyphs by Roy A. Adkins, Lesley Adkins

The Keys of Egypt: The Obsession to Decipher Egyptian Hieroglyphs

Roy A. Adkins, Lesley Adkins

352 pages first pub 2000 (editions)

nonfiction biography history challenging informative slow-paced
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Suffering from hardships of poverty, but with devoted support from his older brother, Champollion made slow but significant progress in decipherment. After the Revolution, however, France was a dangerous place; an unguarded word could mean ruin, e...

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