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Accidents of an Antiquary's Life

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Accidents of an Antiquary's Life
Authors and Contributors      By (author) David George Hogarth
SeriesCambridge Library Collection - Archaeology
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:272
Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 140
Category/GenreArchaeology by period and region
Classic travel writing
ISBN/Barcode 9781108041928
ClassificationsDewey:930.1092
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations 40 Plates, black and white

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 29 December 2011
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

The archaeologist D. G. Hogarth (1862-1927) was, when he died, keeper of the Ashmolean Museum and president of the Royal Geographical Society, whose gold medal he was also awarded. This 1910 book is his account of various episodes in his career from 1897, when he covered the Cretan revolt against Turkey for The Times, to his 1907 excavations in Asyut, Egypt. A mixture of travel writing and archaeological reporting - the volume also contains an academic report on the excavation of Carchemish - this book, a follow-up to his A Wandering Scholar in the Levant (also reissued in this series), and intended for a popular audience, remains a highly readable account of the practicalities behind Hogarth's intellectual career. It also provides background to Hogarth's political involvement with the Near East, as acting director of the Arab Bureau in Cairo during the First World War and an attendee at the Versailles peace conference.

Reviews

'Hogarth's writing is lively, conversational and charmingly self-effacing ... a fascinating insight into the beginnings of his long and remarkably eventful career.' Current Archaeology