Amelia Peabody's Egypt : A Compendium - Hardcover

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Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1841199400 ISBN 13: 9781841199405

Publisher: Constable, 2004

Synopsis

A cornucopia of history, culture and imagination, Elizabeth Peters' lively and informative reference celebrates every aspect of mystery fiction's favourite female sleuth. Filled with contributions from leading historians, archaeologists and Egyptologists, and illustrated with nearly 600 black and white photos and drawings, Amelia Peabody's Egypt encompasses the glory of Egypt and the nuances of life there in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Included are a previously unpublished Emerson journal entry, essays which illuminate the background to the novels, never before revealed - and photographs ofl - family members, cats and characters. This beautifully designed, richly detailed companion to the beloved best-selling mystery-fiction series is sure to become a keepsake treasure for all Egyptology aficionados and every Elizabeth Peters fan.

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About the Author:

Elizabeth Peters is a prolific and successful novelist with over fifty novels to her credit. She is internationally renowned for her mystery stories, especially those featuring indomitable heroine Amelia Peabody. She lives in a historic farmhouse in Frederick, Maryland, with six cats and two dogs. Kristen Whitbread is a graduate of Hood College with a BA in literature. In addition to numerous other duties, she writes Ms Peter's newsletters and attends to here fan mail.

From Publishers Weekly:

Fans of Peters's bestselling series featuring Amelia Peabody Emerson and her family (Crocodile on the Sandbank, etc.) will welcome this companion volume, which entertainingly blurs fact and fiction. In her role as "editor" of Mrs. Emerson's journals, Peters provides a preface, while other contributors supply articles on the historical and cultural background of Egyptology. (Typical is "`Lesser Breeds without the Law': An Insightful Diatribe on the Victorian Attitude Towards Other Cultures & Peoples," by Barbara Mertz, the real name of the pseudonymous Peters, who has a Ph.D. in the subject.) One section, "The People of the Journals," straightfacedly presents period photographs of the members of the extended Emerson clan. Filled with black-and-white illustrations of people and places (credit for the design goes to Egyptophile Dennis Forbes), this attractive book both informs and enchants. The jacket art of three Victorian ladies inspecting a temple fits the tone of the text perfectly.
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About this edition

• Publisher: Constable
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 1841199400
• ISBN 13: 9781841199405
• Binding: Hardcover