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The Adventurous Life of Amelia B. Edwards: Egyptologist, Novelist, Activist Margaret C. Jones
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The Adventurous Life of Amelia B. Edwards: Egyptologist, Novelist, Activist
Margaret C. Jones
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 to tell the story of her fascinating and unconventional life - her travels, travails and feminist activism - as well as touching on her occasionally problematic views on race. In appreciation of a figure ahead of her time, it examines her involvement in suffrage and animal rights societies as well as revealing new insights into Edwards' loving same-sex relationships with Ellen Rice Byrne and Lucy Renshaw. In doing so, it reveals a versatile, creative, witty, independent woman, and a true pioneer of her time.
240 pages, 22 b/w illus
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | August 11, 2022 |
| ISBN13 | 9781350293960 |
| Publishers | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Pages | 240 |
| Dimensions | 240 × 165 × 22 mm · 538 g |
| Language | English |
