The adventurous life of Amelia B. Edwards : Egyptologist, novelist, activist / Margaret C. Jones.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jones, Margaret C., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women novelists, English--19th century--Biography.

Women novelists, English.

Women political activists.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 220 pages) : illustrations (black and white)

Place of Publication:

London, UK : Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, [2022]

Summary:

"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."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Chapter 1. Young Amelia

Chapter 2. Love - and The Dolomites

Chapter 3. The Nile

Chapter 4. Inventing Egypt

Chapter 5. Founding the Fund

Chapter 6. A Very Private Life

Chapter 7. Novelist

Chapter 8. America

Chapter 9. A Quiet Activist

Chapter 10. Reputation

Bibliography.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781350293991

1350293997

9781350293977

1350293970

OCLC:

1337144825