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Lifetime: 1831 - 1892 Passed: ≈ 132 years ago

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Amelia Ann Blanford Edwards

Books by Amelia Ann Blanford Edwards

Thousand Miles up the Nile

History Non-Fiction Travel

19th century History Egypt Exploration Culture Travel Women Archaeology Nile Egyptology Women's Travel Ancient Egypt Pharaohs Pyramids Temples Hieroglyphics Flinders Petrie Amelia Edwards Tomb

Amelia B. Edwards wrote this historical, egyptological, and cultural study in in 1877, and it became an immediate best-seller, reprinted in 1888 at home in England and abroad. She travelled throughout Egypt at a time when most women didn't leave home...

Untrodden Peaks and Unfrequented Valleys

History Memoir Non-Fiction Travel

19th century History Victorian Nature Adventure Egypt Exploration Culture Travel Society Observation Humanity Scenery Mountains British Italy Women Travelogue Humor Europe Alps Egyptology Dolomites South Tyrol Early Travel Mountain Climbing

Amelia B. Edwards wrote this historical travelogue in in 1873. The book describes her travels through a relatively un-visited area in the South Tyrol district of Italy. The Dolomites are a part of that most famous of mountain chains, the Alps. In t...

Great Ghost Stories

A great collection of 12 classic stories about ghosts and the supernatural. Included are stories by Thomas Hardy, Fitz-James O'Brien, and Margaret Oliphant. Recommended for fans of classic ghost stories of yesteryear. - Summary by Phyllis Vincelli