Amelia Ann Blanford Edwards (7 June 1831 – 15 April 1892), also known as Amelia B. Edwards, was an English novelist, journalist, traveller and Egyptologist. Her literary successes included the ghost story The Phantom Coach (1864), the novels Barbara's History (1864) and Lord Brackenbury (1880), and the travelogue of Egypt A Thousand Miles up the Nile (1877). She also edited a poetry anthology published in 1878.
In 1882, she co-founded the Egypt Exploration Fund. She gained the nickname "Godmother of Egyptology" for her contribution. -Wikipedia
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English novelist, journalist, traveller and egyptologist (1831–1892)
| Born | 1831 |
| Died | 1892 |
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English novelist, journalist, traveller and egyptologist (1831–1892)
| Born | 1831 |
| Died | 1892 |
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History, Description and travel, Fiction, Antiquities, Egyptian Art, Travel, Classic Literature, Compends. [from old catalog], Ghost stories, Paranormal fiction, Alps, description and travel, American Civil War, American Ghost stories, American Horror tales, American Short stories, American fiction, American literature, Authors, British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author), Catalogs, Childhood, Children's fiction, Children: Grades 2-3, Clergy, Clergy, fictionPlaces
Egypt, Great Britain, Dolomite Alps (Italy), Europe, Alabama, Australia, Ballarat, Boscombe Pool, Boscombe Valley, Dolomite Alps, Florida, Fountain of Youth, Grande-Bretagne, Hatherley Farm, Herefordshire, Italy, London, Nile River, Nile River Valley, Nile River. [from old catalog], Owl Creek Bridge, Toledo, United States, VictoriaPeople
Amelia Ann Blanford Edwards (1831-1892), John H. Watson, Sherlock Holmes, Alice Turner, Ballarat Gang, Charles McCarthy, Colonel Killigrew, Dr. Heidegger, Father Time, Inspector Lestrade, James McCarthy, John Turner, Lysander Stark, Mr. Gascoigne, Mr. Medbourne, Patience Moran, Peyton Farquhar, Sylvia Ward, Victor Hatherley, Widow WycherleyID Numbers
- OLID: OL1078764A
- ISNI: 0000000110285474
- VIAF: 66510711
- Wikidata: Q437356
- Inventaire.io: wd:Q437356
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