The Adventurous Life of Amelia B. Edwards

Name: The Adventurous Life of Amelia B. Edwards
Brand: Bloomsbury 3PL
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By Jones, Margaret C.

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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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Number of Pages:: 252
Release Date:: 2022-08-11
Publication Date:: 2022-08-11
Publisher:: Bloomsbury 3PL
Languages:: Original: English
ISBN10:: 1350293962
ISBN13:: 9781350293960
Weight:: 546 g
Height:: 161 cm
Width:: 240 cm
Thickness:: 18 cm

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