Ambrose Pratt

The Living Mummy (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Excerpt: 'I was hard at work in my tent. I had almost completed translating the inscription of a small stele of Amen-hotep III, dated B. C., 1382, which with my own efforts I had discovered, and I was feeling wonderfully self-satisfied in consequence, when of a sudden I heard a great commotion without. Almost immediately the tent flap was lifted, and Migdal Abu's black face appeared. He looked vastly excited for an Arab, and he rolled his eyes horribly. 'What do you want?' I demanded irritably. 'Did I not tell you I was not to be disturbed?' He bent almost double. 'Excellency-a white sheik has come riding on an ass, and with him a shameless female, also white.' 'The dickens!' I exclaimed, for I had not seen a European for nine weeks. Migdal Abu advanced with hand outstretched. 'Excellency, he would have me give you this.' I took 'this,' and swore softly underbreath at the humourless pomposity of my unknown countryman. It was a pasteboard carte-de-visite. And we-in the heart of the Libyan desert! With a laugh I looked at the thing and read his name-'Sir Robert Ottley.' 'What!' I said, then sprang a-foot. Ottley the great Egyptologist. Ottley the famous explorer. Ottley the eminent decipherer of cuneiform inscriptions. Ottley the millionaire whose prodigality in the cause of learning had in ten short years more than doubled the common stock of knowledge of the history of the Shepherd kings of the Nile. I had been longing since a lad to meet him, and now he had come unasked to see me out on the burning sands of Yatibiri.'

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: OTB eBook publishing
• Seitenzahl: 181
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. September 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9783965375369
• Artikelnr.: 58661694

Autorenporträt

Australian writer, journalist, naturalist, and ornithologist Ambrose Pratt, who was born in Hobart, Tasmania, on January 13, 1874, was well-known for his literary works and his in-depth understanding of Australian plants and animals. Pratt started out as a writer but eventually became a well-known ornithologist due to his passion for the outdoors and wildlife. With an emphasis on natural history and outdoor topics, he wrote several books and contributed pieces to a number of magazines. Pratt's writing style was captivating and he included his love of nature into his works, which made them readable by a broad readership. Ambrose Pratt actively participated in public life in addition to being committed to his literary and scientific endeavors. He made a substantial contribution to the research and conservation of Australian avifauna while serving as a member of the Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union. Through his publications, which offer insightful perspectives into Australia's natural history in the early 20th century, Pratt's legacy lives on.