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Amelia B. Edwards
1831–1892
A bestselling Victorian writer turned a life of travel and curiosity into pioneering work in Egyptology. Best known today for vivid ghost stories and her journey up the Nile, she also helped found the organization that became the Egypt Exploration Society.
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A Night on the Borders of the Black Forest
by Amelia B. Edwards
In the Days of My Youth: A Novel
by Amelia B. Edwards
A thousand miles up the Nile
by Amelia B. Edwards
Monsieur Maurice
by Amelia B. Edwards
About the author
Born in London in 1831, Amelia B. Edwards was an English novelist, journalist, and traveler with wide-ranging talents. She wrote poetry and stories from a young age, later publishing successful fiction including Barbara's History and the much-loved ghost story The Phantom Coach.
A journey through Egypt in 1873–74 changed the course of her life. Her travel book A Thousand Miles up the Nile brought ancient Egyptian sites to a broad audience and helped build public enthusiasm for serious archaeological study.
In 1882, she co-founded the Egypt Exploration Fund, the organization that later became the Egypt Exploration Society. Through her writing, lectures, and fundraising, she played a major part in making Egyptology better known in Britain and beyond, and her legacy continued after her death in 1892 through support for archaeological research and museum collections.