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 Also included in Amelia Peabody's Egypt are a hitherto unpublished journal entry and intimate biographies of the Emersons and their friends, which provide a uniquely personal view of the lives, relationships, opinions,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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... dent . It only remains to repeat my thanks to the contributors and ex- press my hope that this modest volume may prove of interest to Mrs. Emerson's many admirers . Elizabeth Peters MA Cairo, ca 1905 Preface Elizabeth Peters.
... interest to that organiza- tion , they were eventually handed over to the present editor . ) www Page 14 & left , wa- tercolor copies of painted - plaster dec- oration found at El Amarna . Opposite , 1896 tourist photograph of the ...
... interest in the long - ignored ancient pharaonic monuments , most particularly those objects and architectural ele- ments which could be transported back to the Continent to grace the galleries and vitrines of the great museums there ...
... interest in the antiquities of Egypt shifted from wholesale collecting to scientific recording , with the arrival in Luxor in 1821 of the Englishman John Gardner Wilkinson , who along with his fellow countrymen James Burton and Robert ...
... interest . They moved massive amounts of earth to expose buried monuments and statues ; Petrie sifted for minutiae . son , arri - In 1884 Petrie was exploring in the Delta when two of his countrymen and contemporaries , brothers ...
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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 |