Download or read book A Coffin in Egypt written by Horton Foote and published by Dramatists Play Service, Inc.. This book was released on 2015-01-01 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE STORY: Myrtle Bledsoe, a ninety-year-old Texas widow, looks back on the dramatic events that caused a small Southern town, and her own relationships, incredible strife. This almost-monologue by American master Horton Foote is a haunting tale of how men and women, blacks and whites, rich and poor are all entangled in the chaos of life.