The Last Egyptian: A Romance of the Nile

by L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum

"The Last Egyptian: A Romance of the Nile" by L. Frank Baum is a novel published in 1908. An Egyptologist, a mysterious Egyptian claiming royal descent, and a cunning dragoman converge in Cairo where ancient secrets and modern schemes collide. When Kāra seeks revenge against an English lord's family using blackmail and manipulation, he becomes entangled with the lord's granddaughter. As passion conflicts with vengeance, alliances shift along the Nile, and desperate rescues unfold to thwart Kāra's dark intentions.