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Pharaohs, Fellahs and Explorers

Amelia B Edwards author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:8th Dec '11

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First published in 1892, these are the last lectures of pioneering British Egyptologist Amelia Edwards (1831–92).

In 1889–90 the pioneering British Egyptologist Amelia Edwards (1831–92) toured the United States, addressing more than 100 meetings, with a total audience of 100,000 people. First published in 1892, a month before her death, this book is a collection of her lectures, containing substantial illustrations, notes, and references.'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 she addressed 100,000 people at over 110 meetings in sixteen states. First published in 1892, a month before her death, this book is a collection of her lectures, containing substantial illustrations, additions, notes, and references. Exhibiting both Edwards' ability to make abstruse subjects come alive without losing factual correctness, and the humour and enthusiasm with which she recounted her experiences, this book marks the culmination of twenty years' research and exploration.

ISBN: 9781108042024

Dimensions: 230mm x 153mm x 20mm

Weight: 400g

350 pages