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 Also included in Amelia Peabody's Egypt are a hitherto unpublished journal entry and intimate biographies of the Emersons and their friends, which provide a uniquely personal view of the lives, relationships, opinions,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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... Egypt : Descriptive , Historical , and Picturesque ( London , Paris , New York , 1878 ) . Mummy cases on display in the Opet Temple at Karnak . Engraving , Ebers , Egypt . Crocodile on the Sandbank ( 1884-85 Season , published in.
... season of excavation , the relatively young discipline of arch- aeology had been practiced there only since the ear- ly years of the 1850s , and during that time had been limited pretty much to the wide - ranging activities of a single ...
... seasons at Dahshur ( 1894-95 ) , by the spectacular jewelry finds of the princesses in the 12th Dynasty pyramid ... season instead at the un- promising site of Mazghuna . Had it not been for the Emersons ' in- quisitive son , Ramses ...
... season of 1897-98 they managed to avoid complications with Loret by taking themselves off to the west- ern deserts ... seasons , using a method of hit - and - miss hole digging ( son- dages , in French ) , his workers ( Loret himself was ...
... season , they were awarded the concession at Dra Abu el Naga ( or Drah Abu'l Naga , as Amelia would write it ) , the ... seasons ( 1900-01 , 1901-02 , 1902-03 ) carefully emptying this tomb of its otherwise extraordinary 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 |