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Sto caricando le informazioni... A Thousand Miles up the Nile (1877)di Amelia B. Edwards
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Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. This is a travelogue written by Ameila B. Edwards from her visit to Egypt in 1873. Great descriptions of what was happening in the year she visted of the places she visited and the people. It brought back some memories for me. Amelia Edwards supported and promoted Egyptian culture heritage and founded the first chair in Egyptology, a science she helped create, at the University College London. She was an authority on Ancient Egypt. I also read her book, Untrodden Peaks and Unfrequented Valleys, about the Italian Dolomites. My grandparents lived near the Dolomites and I have visited there. The reader needs to remember the book was written in the late 1800s and allow for impressions she gives. I have seen some negative reviews. I was in Egypt in 2022 and plan to return in 2023. I listened to the book on You Tube audio books. I give it a 5 star rating and will read or listen to other books by Amelia B. Edwards. The engaging memoir of the adventurous, non-judgemental, enquiring woman who could have inspired the legendary fictional character Amelia Peabody. Delightful reading for even the most jaded modern explorer who has an interest in Ancient Egypt and its people. Easily found on line or at your local library. Would make a marvelous gift for an armchair traveler. nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
Amelia Edwards (1831-1892) was an English novelist, journalist and travel writer. In the winter of 1873-1874 she and her companion visited Egypt, travelling up the Nile from Cairo to Abu Simbel and back. Edwards became fascinated with ancient Egypt as a result of this visit, founding the Egypt Exploration Fund in 1882 and devoting the rest of her life to Egyptology and the protection of Egypt's ancient monuments. This volume, first published in 1876, contains Edwards' engaging description of her life-changing visit to Egypt. She vividly describes ancient sites and monuments which have since been damaged or destroyed, and provides sharp observations and descriptions of contemporary Egyptian society and culture. Her animated and witty stories of her experiences, combined with over sixty illustrations created during her journey, ensured the immense popularity of this volume, which remains a charming and fascinating description of nineteenth-century Egypt. Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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En was het alleen maar dat snobisme! Ronduit walgelijk is het verhaal van de jager die meereist en per ongeluk een kind verwondt. Het zijn de Egyptenaren die maar ternauwernood aan een gevangenisstraf ontsnappen. Zij hebben hem immers zijn geweer afgenomen.
Maar goed, van dat incident treft Amelia geen schuld. En al valt er op haar attitude wat aan te merken, schrijven kan ze wel. De race tussen de dahabiya's om als eerste aan te meren in Aswan is spannender dan menig thriller en haar beschrijving van de tempel van Karnak gaf me meer zin om naar Egypte af te reizen dan het beste fotoboek. Daarbij spreekt ze nog met kennis van zaken, al is er in de Egyptologie wel wat veranderd sinds 1874.
Geïllustreerd met prenten van Amelia zelf, met een uitgebreide introductie, gebonden en met dubbel leeslint; voor Amelia is alleen het beste goed genoeg! ( )