T. G. Wakeling

T. G. Wakeling is a little-documented early 20th-century author best remembered for Forged Egyptian Antiquities, published in London in 1912. The book was written to help readers and collectors spot counterfeit Egyptian objects, and it shows a clear interest in archaeology, collecting, and the tricks of the antiquities trade.

The surviving record available online is thin, but the book itself gives a strong sense of Wakeling’s approach: observant, cautionary, and often anecdotal rather than dry or academic. In its prefatory note, Wakeling thanks figures connected with archaeological work in Egypt, suggesting contact with people active in the field while writing the book.

Project Gutenberg also identifies Wakeling as the author of The White Knights, which points to a range that may have included fiction as well as nonfiction. No reliable, easily confirmed portrait was found in the sources reviewed, so a profile image is not included here.