Amelia Edwards
Author | : Joan Rees |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 144 |
Release | : 1998 |
ISBN-10 | : UOM:39015041791164 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Amelia Edwards by : Joan Rees
Download or read book Amelia Edwards written by Joan Rees and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This, the first biography of Amelia Edwards, sets out her work as the founder of the Egypt Exploration Society and writer of A Thousand Miles up the Nile in the context of her previous career as novelist and journalist. It traces her development from a multi-gifted child to an adventurous and unconventional woman and finally to her life as a dedicated and reclusive worker in the cause of exploring and safeguarding the antiquities of Egypt.