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Originally Posted by ShortNCuddlyAm
Definitely second the H Rider Haggard books, especially the Quatermain ones.
The Amelia Peabody series (by Elizabeth Peters) looks like it might possibly be what you're after, but I've never got round to reading any...
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I've read all of them, and they're a must read. But be warned: I am a hopeless Barbara Michaels/Elizabeth Peters fan and love everything she ever wrote, including the scholarly works. So I'm prejudiced.