Amelia Peabody's Egypt: A Treasure Trove of Victorian History, Ancient Wonders, and Egyptological Riches (Amelia Peabody Series)
A compendium that explores the history, culture, and archaeology behind Elizabeth Peters's Amelia Peabody series.
Work Information
A richly annotated guide to the world behind Amelia Peabody.
Part companion and part cultural guide, the book unpacks the historical and archaeological background behind the series.
Book Information
- Publisher
- William Morrow
- Published
- 2003-10-21
- Pages
- 336 pages
- Language
- 英語
- Size
- 21.59 x 2.77 x 27.64 cm
- ISBN-13
- 9780060538118
- ISBN-10
- 0060538112
- Price
- 6444 JPY
- Category
- 洋書/Literature & Fiction/History & Criticism/Movements & Periods/Gothic & Romantic
The Egypt that so enticed and enchanted intrepid archaeologist-sleuth Amelia Peabody in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries was a place of wonder, mystery, danger, and the lure of antiquity. Now, with this monumental volume of Egyptian culture, history, and esoterica, readers will be able to immerse themselves in the great lady’s world more completely than ever before. Journey through the bustling streets and markets of Cairo a century ago. Surround yourself with the customs and color of a bygone time. Explore ancient tombs and temples and marvel at the history of this remarkable land—from the age of the pharaohs through the Napoleonic era to the First World War. Also included in Amelia Peabody’s Egypt are a hitherto unpublished journal entry and intimate biographies of the Emersons and their friends, which provide a uniquely personal view of the lives, relationships, opinions, politics, and delightful eccentricities of mystery’s first family, as well as unforgettable pearls of wit and wisdom from everyone’s favorite Egyptologist herself. Containing nearly 600 black-and-white photographs and illustrations, and articles by numerous experts, Amelia Peabody’s Egypt sparkles with unforgettable glimpses of the exotic and the bizarre, the unusual and the unfamiliar—a treasure trove that overflows with Egyptological riches, along with wonderful insights into the culture and mores of the Victorian era, including the prevalent attitudes on empire, fashion, feminism, tourists, servants, and much more. A one-of-a-kind collection that offers endless hours of pleasure for Peabodyphiles and Egypt aficionados alike, here is a tome to cherish: a grand and glorious celebration of the life, the work, and the world of the incomparable Amelia Peabody.
Elizabeth Peters earned her Ph.D. in Egyptology from the University of Chicago’s famed Oriental Institute. During her fifty-year career, she wrote more than seventy novels and three nonfiction books on Egypt. She received numerous writing awards and, in 2012, was given the first Amelia Peabody Award, created in her honor. She died in 2013, leaving a partially completed manuscript of The Painted Queen . Kristen Whitbread was Elizabeth Peters’s personal assistant for more than twenty years, engaging in a diversity of endeavors on behalf of the author, including (though certainly not limited to) researching, writing, and editing. She received a BA in literature from Hood College.
Reviews
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This book truly is "Amelia Peabody's Egypt"
I have only read "Falcon at the Portal" and was not very impressed. However this book gives a lot more insight to Elizabeth Peters' characters and their environment of nineteenth and twentieth century environment. We weave reality with literature never really knowing where one starts and the other stops. The book is jam-packed with actual monochrome photos and sketches of famous (at the time) people and landmarks. Under the section marked "People and Places" Heinrich Schliemann received a whole paragraph. This must make up for the lack of a bibliography and index.
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Used but in excellent shape. Much better in content than expected. Have been glued to it for a number of hours now. Happy.
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This is a beautiful book brimming with black and white illustrations / photographs with accompanying descriptions, great dollops of information about Egypt, world news at the times, real people / characters in the books, historic occurrences, architecture, fashions, essays / articles on subjects relevant to ‘society’ at the time by recognized stellar talent of the academic world. There are 334 pages of fresh paper fragrance, fabulous brain food, exquisite eye candy, which with a penchant for the Egypt of the Amelia Peabody series, this book is a huge magnificent box ticker on a par with Terry Pratchett’s Compleat A-M and DW Atlas. Thank you for your marvellous collection of combined knowledge Elizabeth Peters, Kirsten Whitbread and Dennis Forbes your brilliant design, so very much appreciated everybody involved. :-)
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Early Egyptian Archaeology brought to life with facts and historical information. Also a twist of the Peabody/Emerson history flavour narrative. With Ramses in the background.
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As deliciously joyful as the OG Amelia Peabody series. A nerd dream come true. 🩷
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Not what I thought it was it has a great history of early Egyptian archeology, but I expected it to be fiction, ironically it turned me into the authors book series, the cheesy adventure Indiana Jones’s with a female lead these in the books are great. The book does slip in some fiction back story but caution your expectations either way
Related Literary Awards
- Agatha Awards Edition 16 (2003) ・Excellence Award・Co-winner・Excellence Award