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 Also included in Amelia Peabody's Egypt are a hitherto unpublished journal entry and intimate biographies of the Emersons and their friends, which provide a uniquely personal view of the lives, relationships, opinions,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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... hands another collection of Emerson papers - not only additional jour- nals but a motley lot of miscellaneous material . It was immediately evi- dent that even more arduous study and analysis would be necessary if these documents were ...
... hands on a woman , and this one wouldn't go with- out a struggle . Later . The ambush was a failure . We did not catch the thing . Must confess the costume makes an impression , especially in the pale moonlight . We did learn one useful ...
... hands - on searching for new monuments and artifacts — expanded archaeological exploration from the Delta to the First Ca- taract by encouraging foreign excavators to come and work in Egypt , thereby initiating a " golden age " of ...
... hands - on digger . He had done some epigraphic work in the Valley of the Kings at Luxor in the 1880s and decided that it might be a reward- ing site to investigate systematically . How right he was : in just two winter seasons , using ...
... hands . Perhaps warn- ed off by Quibell's bad experience the previous year , Weigall had per- suaded Maspero to require that Davis employ his own archaeologist rather than use Weigall himself or another Antiquities staffer to direct the ...
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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 |