The Adventurous Life of Amelia B. Edwards
Egyptologist, Novelist, Activist
In Victorian England, Amelia B. Edwards was an iconic cultural figure, admired by the public her best-selling fiction and for her witty, thought-provoking travel writing. In later life, she became a celebrated historian, bringing fresh understanding of Ancient Egypt to a fascinated public and founding the Egyptian Exploration Fund (Society).Unearthing forgotten sources, this book tells the story of her unconventional life - her travels, travails and feminist activism. A figure ahead of her time, it examines her involvement in suffrage and animal rights and reveals new insights into Edwards' loving same-sex relationships with Ellen Rice Byrne…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-1-350-29395-3
- EAN: 9781350293953
- Produktnummer: 38287562
- Verlag: Bloomsbury Academic
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2022
- Seitenangabe: 240 S.
- Masse: H23.4 cm x B15.6 cm
- Abbildungen: 22 b/w illus, Karten
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Margaret C. Jones was Senior Lecturer at the Department of English, University of the West of England, UK. She is now a writer, primarily of feminist biographies such as Founder, Fighter, Saxon Queen: Aethelflaed, Lady of the Mercians and Heretics and Hellraisers: Women of The Masses
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