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Original manuscript of a lecture given by Egyptologist and author Amelia Edwards at the Brooklyn Academy of Music on March 10, 1890. The lecture was a benefit for the purchase of Egyptian art for the Museum of the Brooklyn Institute.
6 days ago · Amelia Edwards' English translation of the Manual of Egyptian Archaeology by the renowned French Egyptologist Gaston Camille Charles Maspero (1846–1916) was originally published in 1887. The fifth edition reissued here appeared in 1902, ten years after Edwards' death, under the auspices of Maspero.
- Gaston Maspero, Amelia B. Edwards
- 2010
Anyone who has lost themselves in one of Elizabeth Peters' "Amelia Peabody" mysteries, daydreaming of high adventure amid the pyramids of Egypt, will be intrigued by the writings of her real-life contemporary Amelia Edwards.
Amelia Ann Blanford Edwards (7 June 1831 – 15 April 1892), also known as Amelia B. Edwards, was an English novelist, journalist, traveller and Egyptologist. Her literary successes included the ghost story The Phantom Coach (1864), the novels Barbara's History (1864) and Lord Brackenbury (1880), and the travelogue of Egypt A Thousand Miles up ...
This article delves into Edwards’ impact on Egyptology’s popularization: from her pivotal 1873 Egyptian sojourn, followed by her compelling lectures, to her personally curated Egyptian collection at home.
Feb 19, 2022 · Amelia Ann Blandford Edwards (1831–1892), noted writer, artist, Egyptologist, and founder of the Egyptian Exploration Fund, wrote highly successful novels and travelogues which provide unique insights into a complex, intellectual woman who moved beyond the confines of traditional female expectations.
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Dec 8, 2011 · Pharaohs, Fellahs and Explorers. 'If modern Egypt is so far away that it takes three weeks to get there, ancient Egypt is infinitely more distant.'. So wrote novelist, journalist, traveller and...
