PREPARING FOR DEATH
BOOK OF THE DEAD
ince the dead had to find their way through the Underworld to reach eternity, collections of spells and prayers known as the
Did You Know?
Florence Nightingale was so attached to her pet owl that she carried it around in her apron pocket. The bird, rescued in Athens, grew fiercely loyal, and was named ‘Athena’. They were separated when she left for the Crimean War. On 11 December 1937,
