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The Adventurous Life of Amelia B. Edwards - Egyptologist, Novelist, Activist (Hardcover)
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The Adventurous Life of Amelia B. Edwards - Egyptologist, Novelist, Activist (Hardcover)
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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 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.
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