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 Also included in Amelia Peabody's Egypt are a hitherto unpublished journal entry and intimate biographies of the Emersons and their friends, which provide a uniquely personal view of the lives, relationships, opinions,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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... Antiquities in literature . 7. Archaeology in literature . 8. Egypt - In literature . 1. Peters , Elizabeth II . Whitbread , Kristen . PS3563.E747Z56 2003 813.45 - dc21 04 05 06 07 RRD 10 9 87654 2002192182 Front jacket image ...
... antiquities , though these ultimately were surrendered as war booty to the victorious British and are today housed in the British Museum ( the most notable of which is the famous Rosetta Stone , key to the decipherment of Egyptian ...
... antiquities included ( clockwise from top left ) Henry Salt , Bernardino Drovetti , & former circus strongman Giovanni Battista Belzoni . Englishman John Gardner Wilkinson ( below ) focused his attention on docu- mentation of the ...
... antiquities were ultimately exhaustible , and as early as 1835 Champollion ( who had removed the Seti I reliefs , as he claimed defensively , in order to preserve them ) called for the establishment of a French - directed Egyptian ...
... Antiquities Ser- vice & founded the Boulaq Museum in Cairo , forerunner of the present- day Egyptian Museum there . the unwillingness of the modern Church's higher clergy to part with further texts ( a great quantity had left Egypt in ...
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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 |