A Thousand Miles up the Nile by Amelia B. Edwards, Carl Graves, Anna Garnett
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Description A chance visit to Egypt in 1873 by Amelia B. Edwards changed the future of British Egyptology forever. Her travelogue, A Thousand Miles Up the Nile, would inspire generations to take up her message to support Egyptian cultural heritage. While the way this is done has changed a lot since Amelia's time, her legacy remains strong.
Publisher Description
This is the most important of my books, and the one by which I most hope to be remembered! Amelia B Edwards, 1877.A chance visit to Egypt in 1873 by Amelia B. Edwards changed the future of British Egyptology forever. Her travelogue, A Thousand Miles Up the Nile, would inspire generations after her to take up her message to support and promote Egyptian cultural heritage. While the way this is done has changed a lot, her legacy remains strong in the institutions she founded. This reprint unites previously unseen archival material with Amelia's famous text to bring her journey back to life. A new introduction reflecting on Amelia's life and its legacy in Egyptology today provides much-needed context to the narrative - an essential companion to her text! The work is complimented by colour images of Edwards's artwork, which have only previously been reproduced as black and white engravings. The new Introduction is by Carl Graves, Director of the Egypt Exploration Society, and Anna Garnett, Curator of the Petrie Museum of Egyptian and Sudanese Archaeology at UCL."Finally, a chance to meet the real Amelia B. Edwards. A must buy for the introduction and cover alone!" Heba Abd El Gawad, Egyptologist
Author Biography
Amelia B Edwards (1831-92) is an enigmatic character of the Victorian period. She was highly skilled as a novelist, musician and artist, but her life took an unexpected turn when she visited Egypt in 1873. For the remainder of her life she campaigned for the exploration of Egyptian sites and monuments, and for them to be recorded for future generations. Her journey in Egypt was published as a travelogue, A Thousand Miles up the Nile, and generated interest in Egyptian heritage among the British public. She founded the Egyptian Exploration Society and endowed the first professorship for Egyptology in England. Today, her legacy is controversial. While she is respected as a pioneer of British Egyptology, she is also criticised for her support in distributing Egyptian artefacts out of Egypt, and for the orientalising and racist language used in her narratives.
Details ISBN 0856982512 ISBN-13 9780856982514 Title A Thousand Miles up the Nile Author Amelia B. Edwards, Carl Graves, Anna Garnett Format Paperback Year 2022 Pages 666 Publisher Egypt Exploration Society GE_Item_ID:139395103; About Us
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