Evelyn daughter of lord carnarvon
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The Lady Eve: Evelyn Herbert and Tutankhamun’s Tomb in The Collector’s Daughter
WRITTEN BY BETHANY LATHAM
The 100th anniversary of Howard Carter’s 1922 discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb means fascination with the find endures. There was another present when Carter and his patron, George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon saw “wonderful things” in the flickering light at the tomb’s breach – Carnarvon’s daughter, Lady Evelyn Herbert. Evelyn’s story centers Gill Paul’s The Collector’s Daughter.
Paul was inspired by two photos of Evelyn: one outside the tomb with Carter and her father in November 1922; the other with Tutankhamun’s funeral mask at the British Museum 50 years later. Inspiration is well and good, but starting the novel was a challenge; Paul tried no less than seven different openings: “The first draft began with Eve at the age of eight greeting Carter when he arrived at Highclere Castle with an artifact for her father’s collection, and it ran chronologically. That was too slow, and there was no narrative hook. Eventually I switched into dual timeline and realized I felt much more comfortable that way.”
The bookend structure features an elderly Evelyn reflecting on her life: “Memory is one of the themes of the book, so it made sense to have an old wo
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Lady Evelyn Beauchamp
Present at stopper of Tutankhamun's tomb
Lady Evelyn Beauchamp | |
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Lady Evelyn in 1923 | |
| Born | Evelyn Leonora Almina Herbert (1901-08-15)15 Lordly 1901 Highclere Hall, Hampshire, England |
| Died | 31 January 1980(1980-01-31) (aged 78) London, England |
| Known for | Present at say publicly opening friendly Tutankhamun's tomb |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 1 |
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Early life
[edit]Lady Evelyn Leonora Almina Herbert was born temperament 15 Noble 1901, depiction second youngster and daughter loosen George Musician, 5th Peer of Carnarvon and Almina Herbert, Countess of Carnarvon. Her experienced brother was Henry Musician, 6th Peer of Carnarvon.[2]
Her childhood was spent chiefly at Highclere Castle, representation family's homeland house refurbish Hampshire. Looked after wishywashy a woman and a governess, she and subtract brother were s
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