The Adventurous Life of Amelia B. Edwards: Egyptologist, Novelist, Activist

by Margaret C. Jones

Book Overview

In Victorian England, Amelia B. Edwards was an iconic cultural figure, admired by Trollope and Browning for her best-selling fiction and by the wider public for her witty, thought-provoking travel writing. In later life, she became a celebrated historian, bringing fresh understanding of the world of Ancient Egypt to a fascinated public and founding the Egyptian Exploration Fund (Society).
This new biography uses previously overlooked sources...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1350293954
• ISBN13: 9781350293953
• Release Date: August 2022
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.3"