{"product_id":"9780500296929","title":"Cracking the Egyptian Code : The Revolutionary Life of Jean-Francois Champollion","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn updated edition of this acclaimed book, now with a new preface and published to tie in with the bicentenary of Champollion's breakthrough in 1822.       Cracking the Egyptian Code is the first biography in English of Jean-Francois Champollion, the impoverished, arrogant and brilliant child of the French Revolution who made the vital breakthrough in deciphering the Egyptian hieroglyphs. This account charts Champollion's dramatic life and achievements: by turns a teenage professor, a supporter of Napoleon, an exile, a fanatical decipherer and a curator at the Louvre, he lived life to the full but drove himself into an early grave. Andrew Robinson's full-blooded account brings the man, his setbacks and his ultimate triumphs vividly to life.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rye Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45458477220061,"sku":"9780500296929","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0064\/1368\/0730\/files\/9780500296929.jpg?v=1719950439","url":"https:\/\/ryebooks.co.uk\/products\/9780500296929","provider":"Rye Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}