Amelia Ann Blanford Edwards

Amelia Ann Blanford Edwards
Amelia Ann Blanford Edwards (1831–1892) was a prolific English novelist, journalist, and travel writer, often recognized for her contributions to Egyptology. She gained fame with works like "Barbara's History" and "Lord Brackenbury," as well as her travel memoir "A Thousand Miles up the Nile," which documented her journey through Egypt and sparked her lifelong passion for archaeology. Edwards co-founded the Egypt Exploration Fund in 1882 to preserve ancient sites and artifacts. Her advocacy significantly advanced the field of Egyptology, earning her the nickname "Godmother of Egyptology."

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1 The events I am about to relate took place more than fifty years ago. I am a white-haired old woman now, and I was then a little girl scarce ten years of age; but those times, and the places and people associated with them, seem, in truth, to lie nearer my memory than the times and people of to-day. Trivial incidents which, if they had happened yesterday, would be forgotten, come back upon me... more...

CHAPTER I. Departure from Havre—Regrets—A Barrier of Rocks—Rio Janeiro—Departure from Rio—Six Weeks at Sea—Cape Horn—Storms—Death of a Sailor—Catching a Shark—Land! Land!—The Gold Country. In the year 1852, on a fine spring morning, I arrived in Havre with my eldest sister, who was going, on commercial matters, to California. We spent several days in Havre; and on the 30th of May,... more...

CHAPTER I. MY BIRTHPLACE AND PARENTAGE.Dolce sentier,Colle, che mi piacesti,Ov'ancor per usanza amor mi mena! PETRARCH. Sweet, secluded, shady Saxonholme! I doubt if our whole England contains another hamlet so quaint, so picturesquely irregular, so thoroughly national in all its rustic characteristics. It lies in a warm hollow environed by hills. Woods, parks and young plantations clothe every... more...