The adventurous life of Amelia B. Edwards : Egyptologist, novelist, activist
Jones, Margaret C., 1949-2022
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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 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.
Main title:
The adventurous life of Amelia B. Edwards : Egyptologist, novelist, activist / Margaret C. Jones.
Author:
Jones, Margaret C., 1949-, author
Imprint:
London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2022.
Collation:
240 pages : illustrations (black and white)
ISBN:
9781350293953 (pbk)
Dewey class:
823.8B.EDW
LC class:
PR4649.E26
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
3159240