A popular prehistory of archaeology in Greece and Asia Minor and its heroic, pioneering phase.

Time Literary Supplement

Stoneman spins a fascinating web of narrative and original quotation. A must for Hellenophiles and especially Hellenic travellers, who will be well-informed, stimulated and amused.

The Times

Land of the Lost Gods is full of interesting individuals...readable and entertaining.

Choice

Places Lord Elgin firmly in context amidst a host of scholars, souvenir hunters, thieves and dilettanti.

The Burlington Magazine

Told in a clear and lively style...sympathetic and entertaining...a useful handbook of travel and discovery in Greece.

David Constantine, The Classical Review

In a style entertaining and face-paced, Stoneman has produced a work suitable for both classicists and non-specialists.

Classical World