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 Also included in Amelia Peabody's Egypt are a hitherto unpublished journal entry and intimate biographies of the Emersons and their friends, which provide a uniquely personal view of the lives, relationships, opinions,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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... French occupation of Egypt , & confis- cated by the British who defeated the Napoleonic forces in 1801 - proved to be the key to the de- cipherment of the ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic script . It is today in the collection of the ...
... French - directed Egyptian commission to conserve the pharaonic monuments . It was not until 15 years later that this began to be a reality . The aforementioned Auguste Mariette , a junior curator at the Louvre , arrived in Egypt in ...
... French architect Marcel Dourgnon in mense structure — the first anywhere to be built specifically as a museum- was completed in 1902 , and in July of that year the recovered relics of Egypt's ancient past were transferred from the ...
... French Archaeological Mission in Cairo . His subsequent six years as head of both the Service & the Boulaq Mus- eum was an unhappy time for Egyptologists & Egyptians alike , as Grébaut lacked his predecessor's charm & diplomacy ; also ...
... French ) , his workers ( Loret himself was often elsewhere on Two additional newspaper romantic depic- tions of Jacques de Morgan's activities at Dahshur : Opposite , the archaeologist lifts the crown of Queen Khnemit from her burial ...
Contents
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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 |