The Adventurous Life of Amelia B. Edwards
Subtitle: Egyptologist, Novelist, Activist
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Published: Aug 11, 2022
Language: eng
Format: paperback
Number of pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9781350293953
Description: "In Victorian England, Amelia B. Edwards was an iconic cultural figure, admired by Trollope and Browning for her best-selling fiction and by the wider public for her witty, thought-provoking travel writing. In later life, she became a celebrated historian, bringing fresh understanding of the world of Ancient Egypt to a fascinated public and founding the Egyptian Exploration Fund (Society). This new biography uses previously overlooked sources to tell the story of her fascinating and unconventional life - her travels, travails and feminist activism - as well as touching on her occasionally problematic views on race. In appreciation of a figure ahead of her time, it examines her involvement in suffrage and animal rights societies as well as revealing new insights into Edwards' loving same-sex relationships with Ellen Rice Byrne and Lucy Renshaw. In doing so, it reveals a versatile, creative, witty, independent woman, and a true pioneer of her time."--
Notes: Source title: The Adventurous Life of Amelia B. Edwards: Egyptologist, Novelist, Activist