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A Thousand Miles Up the Nile Book

Amelia Edwards (1831-1892) was an English novelist, journalist and travel writer who, after visiting Egypt in 1873-1874, devoted her life to Egyptology and the protection of Egypt's ancient monuments. This volume, first published in 1876, contains Edwards' fascinating description of her life-changing visit to Egypt.Read More

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    As enthralling as any work of fiction, A Thousand Miles up the Nile is the quintessential Victorian travel book. In 1873, Amelia B. Edwards, an upper-class Victorian spinster, spent the winter visiting the then largely unspoiled splendors of ancient Egypt.

    An accurate and sympathetic observer, she brings nineteenth-century Egypt to life. A Thousand Miles up the Nile was an instant hit in 1876, and is received with equal enthusiasm by modern readers.

    Fans of Elizabeth Peters' Amelia Peabody Emerson series will see similarities between the two Amelias. More importantly, A Thousand Miles up the Nile provides a wealth of background information and detail that will increase the reader's understanding and enjoyment of Peters' novels.

    This Norton Creek Press edition of A Thousand Miles up the Nile is a reproduction of the illustrated 1890 edition by Routledge and Sons, which routinely sells for well over $100. Our reproduction has not captured the full quality of the original engravings, which require better printing and paper than are available to us, but we're confident that the book (and its illustrations) will delight you.

    Look for more of Edwards' works from Norton Creek Press.

    Amelia B. Edwards was an author and co-founder of the Egypt Exploration Fund.

  • 0981928420
  • 9780981928425
  • Amelia B Edwards
  • 7 December 2008
  • Norton Creek Press
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 532
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