Praise for Toby Wilkinson and The Rise and Fall of Ancient Egypt "With a literary flair and a sense for a story well told, Mr. Wilkinson offers a highly readable, factually up-to-date account." - Wall Street Journal "[Wilkinson] writes with considerable verve.[He] is nimble at conveying the sumptuous pageantry and cultural sophistication of pharaonic Egypt." - New York Times "Magisterial.[A] rich portrait of ancient Egypt's complex evolution over the course of three millenniums." - Los Angeles Times "A magnificent, illuminating, and refreshingly readable overview of the entire phenomenon of ancient Egypt." - Washington Post "Absolutely divine.

[A] thorough, erudite, and enthusiastic gallop through an astonishing three thousand years." - Sunday Times (UK) "I had always presumed, before I read Wilkinson's book, that it was impossible to write a history of Egypt which combined scholarship, accessibility, and a genuine sense of revelation. I was wrong." - Tom Holland, Observer (UK) "Egypt has for the past four thousand years been much vaunted, much debated.The Rise and Fall of Ancient Egypt [adds] impressively to this tradition." - Bettany Hughes, The Times (UK).