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Pharaohs, Fellahs and Explorers
Paperback / softback
Main Details
Title |
Pharaohs, Fellahs and Explorers
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Amelia B. Edwards
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Series | Cambridge Library Collection - Egyptology |
Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:350 | Dimensions(mm): Height 230,Width 153 |
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Category/Genre | Egyptian archaeology and Egyptology Classic travel writing |
ISBN/Barcode |
9781108042024
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Classifications | Dewey:932.01 |
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Audience | Professional & Vocational | |
Illustrations |
5 Plates, black and white; 145 Halftones, unspecified
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Cambridge University Press
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Imprint |
Cambridge University Press
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Publication Date |
8 December 2011 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
'If modern Egypt is so far away that it takes three weeks to get there, ancient Egypt is infinitely more distant.' So wrote novelist, journalist, traveller and Egyptologist Amelia Edwards (1831-92) in this, the last published work of her career. Having first travelled to Egypt in 1873, in 1889-90 Edwards was invited to lecture in the United States, campaigning for the Egypt Exploration Fund, of which she was joint honorary secretary. In five months she addressed 100,000 people at over 110 meetings in sixteen states. First published in 1892, a month before her death, this book is a collection of her lectures, containing substantial illustrations, additions, notes, and references. Exhibiting both Edwards' ability to make abstruse subjects come alive without losing factual correctness, and the humour and enthusiasm with which she recounted her experiences, this book marks the culmination of twenty years' research and exploration.
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