Chapter 1 On Tombs; Chapter 2 With Flinders Petrie at the Mêdûm Pyramid; Chapter 3 How I saw the Great Pharaoh in the Flesh. A Reminiscence of the Bûlâk Museum; Chapter 4 Seti, The Father of Pharaoh the Great; Chapter 5 First Impressions of Thebes; Chapter 6 The Hymns of Ancient Egypt; Chapter 7 The Oldest Book in the World;
Hardwicke Drummond Rawnsley (1851-1920) was educated at Balliol College, Oxford. He was a Canon of the Church of England, a published poet and a founder of the National Trust. He was instrumental in preserving the natural beauties of the Lake District.