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The Adventurous Life of Amelia B. Edwards : Egyptologist, Novelist, Activist, Hardback Book

The Adventurous Life of Amelia B. Edwards : Egyptologist, Novelist, Activist Hardback

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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.

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