Pharaohs, Fellahs and Explorers

by Amelia B. Edwards

Book Overview

'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 Egyptologist Amelia Edwards (1831-92) in this, the last published work of her career. Having first travelled to Egypt in 1873, in 1889-90 Edwards was invited to lecture in the United States, campaigning for the Egypt Exploration Fund, of which she was joint honorary secretary. In five months...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1108042023
• ISBN13: 9781108042024
• Release Date: December 2011
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 350 Pages
• Weight: 0.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"