Pharaohs, Fellahs and Explorers

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Pharaohs, Fellahs and Explorers
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Amelia B. Edwards
SeriesCambridge Library Collection - Egyptology
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:350
Dimensions(mm): Height 230,Width 153
Category/GenreEgyptian archaeology and Egyptology
Classic travel writing
ISBN/Barcode 9781108042024
ClassificationsDewey:932.01
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations 5 Plates, black and white; 145 Halftones, unspecified

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 8 December 2011
Publication Country United Kingdom

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.