Donald P. Ryan provides a chronicle of his years as an archaeologist, detailing the time he has spent in Egypt and highlighting the discoveries he's made there, including the tomb in the Valley of the Kings belonging to the famous female pharaoh, Hatshepsut. Ryan discusses how his fascination with Egypt led him down this career path and provides black-and-white photographs.
A teenager from Egypt shares his everyday life, discussing his favorite music, what he does with his friends, and what he thinks of his future in Egypt. Additional information is provided about Egypt's history, politics, and economy.
Spinster heiress Amelia Peabody, facing the prospect of traveling to Egypt alone after her companion is taken ill, rescues young Evelyn Barton-Forbes who has been abandoned in Rome by her lover, and forms an alliance that proves to be dangerous and beneficial to them both.
In this version of Cinderella set in Egypt in the sixth century BC, Rhodopis, a slave girl, eventually comes to be chosen by the Pharaoh to be his queen.
