Amelia B. Edwards

A thousand miles up the Nile (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

It is the traveler's lot to dine at many table-d'hôtes in the course of many wanderings; but it seldom befalls him to make one of a more miscellaneous gathering than that which overfills the great dining-room at Shepheard's Hotel in Cairo during the beginning and height of the regular Egyptian season. Here assemble daily some two to three hundred persons of all ranks, nationalities, and pursuits; half of whom are Anglo-Indians homeward or outward bound, European residents, or visitors established in Cairo for the winter. The other half, it may be taken for granted, are going up the Nile. So composite and incongruous is this body of Nile-goers, young and old, well-dressed and ill-dressed, learned and unlearned, that the new-comer's first impulse is to inquire from what motives so many persons of dissimilar tastes and training can be led to embark upon an expedition which is, to say the least of it, very tedious, very costly, and of an altogether exceptional interest.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Librorium Editions
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Mai 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9782385740269
• Artikelnr.: 67862172

Autorenporträt

Born in London, England, on June 7, 1831, Amelia B. Edwards was a British author, travel writer, and Egyptologist. She had a keen interest in ancient history, travel, and archaeology and was the daughter of an army officer. Her lifelong trips were prompted by her interest for these topics, which included a lengthy trip up the Nile River in Egypt in 1873-1874 as well as other journeys. Edwards produced a number of books, many of them dealt with Egypt or archaeology. "Barbara's History" (1864), "Lord Brackenbury" (1880), and "Pharaohs, Fellahs, and Explorers" (1891) are a few of her well-known works. However, "A Thousand Miles Up the Nile" (1877), which narrates her expedition up the Nile River and extensively details the many archaeological sites she saw there, is her most well-known work. She financed several Egyptian archaeological digs as a member of the Egypt Exploration Fund. Edwards also gave a sizable collection of literature and artifacts from ancient Egypt to University College London, which used the money to create the Edwards Chair in Egyptology in her honor. Amelia B. Edwards was a remarkable lady who made significant contributions to Egyptology and literature. Readers are still motivated and enthralled by her contributions to the study of ancient Egypt and her evocative accounts of her journeys along the Nile River.