Was Amelia Edwards chasing advent...

Was Amelia Edwards chasing adventure down the Nile—or charting a new course for Egyptology?

Away with the Pharaohs por The Egypt Exploration Society

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Listen to our LIVE episode recorded in Pride month with specialist on the development of Egyptology in the 19th Century and EES Director, Dr Carl Graves, joins our host Charlotte Jordan at the Egypt Exploration Society. The episode focuses on the founder of the Egypt Exploration Society, Amelia B Edwards, but unpacks elements of her life that you may not yet have encountered. First, Amelia is introduced as the author of her famous travelogue A Thousand Miles up the Nile, which details what this trip entailed, but also how the book was curated by Amelia for a specific readership. A recent EES book:  ... 

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EgyptEgypt Exploration SocietyEgyptian cultural heritageHistoryEgyptologyAmelia EdwardsTravelTraveloguePrideLGBTQ
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