Memoirs of Heinrich Schliemann: A documentary portrait drawn from his autobiographical writings, letters, and excavation reports

Schliemann is famous as the man who discovered Troy, although in fact it was not Homer's Troy he discovered, but a later city on the same site. Unfortunately, the excavation techniques he used damaged the site and made it difficult for later archaeologists. Nevertheless, his contribution cannot be gainsaid.

This is a very scholarly and readable biography that places Schliemann squarely within the context of his times.