The Treasure of the Tigris: A Tale of Mesopotamia

Walter Henderson wanted a commission in the army. What he got was a desk, a private secretary position to his uncle, and a creeping sense of uselessness. Then comes word of an archaeological expedition to Babylon, and Walter leaps at the chance to trade ink for adventure. His mission: locate the legendary Golden Giddie of Queen Sophana, a artifact lost to the sands of Mesopotamia for millennia. Across the desert, aboard a German ship, through the halls of British consulates, Walter finds something he never expected: a world where a young man with nerve and curiosity can matter. Written in 1908, this is adventure fiction of the old school, when the ruins of Babylon still burned with romantic possibility and every sandstorm might hide the answer to an ancient mystery.