Amelia Peabody's Egypt: A CompendiumThe Egypt that so enticed and enchanted intrepid archaeologist-sleuth Amelia Peabody in the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries was a place of wonder, mystery, danger, and the lure of antiquity. Now, with this monumental volume of Egyptian culture, history, and arcania, readers will be able to immerse themselves in the great lady's world more completely than ever before. Journey through the bustling streets and markets of Cairo a hundred years ago. Surround yourself with the customs and color of a bygone time. Explore ancient tombs and temples and marvel at the history of this remarkable land -- from the age of the pharaohs through the Napoleonic era to the First World War. Also included in Amelia Peabody's Egypt are a hitherto unpublished journal entry and intimate biographies of the Emersons and their friends, which provide a uniquely personal view of the lives, relationships, opinions, politics, and delightful eccentricities of mystery's first family, as well as unforgettable pearls of wit and wisdom from everyone's favorite fictional Egyptologist herself. Containing nearly 600 black-and-white photographs and illustrations, and articles by numerous experts, Amelia Peabody's Egypt sparkles with unforgettable glimpses of the exotic and the bizarre, the unusual and the unfamiliar -- a treasure trove that overflows with Egyptological riches, along with wonderful insights into the culture and mores of the Victorian era, including the prevalent attitudes on empire, fashion, feminism, tourists, servants, and much more. A one-of-a-kind collection that offers endless hours of pleasure for Peabodyphiles and Egypt aficionados alike, here is a tome to cherish; a grand and glorious celebration of the life, the work, and the world of the incomparable Amelia Peabody. |
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... British in Egypt , 1884-1917 Jocelyn Gohary ..... 48 Pictorial Essay : The Emersons ' Bane : Tourists Along the Nile ..... 88 The Emerson Era : II The Cultural Background to the Journals An Expert Analysis of the Principles of Islam as ...
... British Museum in London . A SPLENDID OVERVIEW OF EGYPTOLOGY Napoleon to World War I hen English brothers Radcliffe ... British and are today housed in the British Museum ( the most notable of which is the famous Rosetta Stone , key to ...
... British observers . Bottom far left , DB320 mummy original- ly identified as " Pinentem II , " now thought to be anonymous . Left , coffin with wrapped mummies of Princess / Priestess Maatkare & a pet baboon . Above , the unwrapped ...
... British Museum , E.A. Wallis Budge . Budge was frequent- ly in Egypt at this time , acquiring non - excavated objects ( sometimes under highly questionable circumstances ) for his institution's collec- tion back in London . Other than ...
... British consul - general of Egypt , Lord Cromer . He subsequently returned home to France and a long career there as an academic , with an Egyptological institute being named for him in Lyon . It was during Loret's watch that a young ...
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The British in Egypt 18841917 | 48 |
The Emersons Bane Tourists Along the Nile | 89 |
II | 99 |
The Art Architecture of Islam | 113 |