Amelia Peabody's Egypt : a compendium to her journals

Amelia Peabody's Egypt A compendium to her journals

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Subjects
Peabody, Amelia > (Fictitious character)
Mystery fiction, American > History and criticism.
Historical fiction, American > History and criticism.
Excavations (Archaeology) > Egypt.
Women detectives in literature.
Antiquities in literature.
Archaeology in literature.
Egypt > In literature.
Published
New York : Morrow 2003.
Language
English
Other Authors
Elizabeth Peters, 1927-2013 (-), Kristen Whitbread, Dennis Forbes
Edition
First edition
Physical Description
334 pages : illustrations
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN
9780060538118
  • Preface
  • Love Among the Ruins: Excerpt from the Unpublished Journal of Professor Radcliffe Emerson, January-February 1885
  • The Emerson Era: I The Historical Background to the Journals
  • A Splendid Overview of Egyptology: Napoleon to World War I
  • A Commanding Perspective: The British in Egypt, 1884-1917
  • Pictorial Essay: The Emersons' Bane: Tourists Along the Nile
  • The Emerson Era: II The Cultural Background to the Journals
  • An Expert Analysis of the Principles of Islam as Encountered by the Emersons
  • Pictorial Essay: The Art & Architecture of Islam
  • "Lesser Breeds without the Law": An Insightful Diatribe on the Victorian Attitude Towards Other Cultures & Peoples
  • Upstairs, Downstairs: A Skillful Overview of Victorian Servants & Their Duties
  • From Parlor to Pyramid: A Scholarly Study of Amelia Peabody Emerson & the Women's Movement
  • A Specialized Indulgence: Amelia Peabody Emerson & the Evolution of Fashion, 1884-1915
  • Seen But Not Heard: A Sympathetic Scrutiny of the Victorian Philosophy of Childrearing
  • Modern Inconveniences: A Scientific Investigation of Technological Developments in the Emerson Era
  • Musical Heritage: An Adept Discussion of the Musical Repertoire of the Emerson Family
  • The Best of Wonder: An Authoritative Analysis of Victorian Popular Fiction
  • Pictorial Essay: Victorian Visions of Ancient Egypt
  • People, Places & Things: A Handy Reference to the Journals
  • The People of the Journals (& a Few Animals, Too)
  • Up & Down the Nile (& Other Places, As Well)
  • Words You May Not Find in Webster (Foreign Words & Phrases)
  • Introducing Some Ancient Egyptians (Human & Divine)
  • Pictorial Essay: Egypt & the Egyptians as the Emersons Knew Them
  • Ancient Egyptian Texts Referred to in the Journals
  • The Wit & Wisdom of Amelia Peabody Emerson (& Some Others)
  • Ancient Egypt 101: A Quick Refresher Course
  • For Further Reading
  • Something About the Contributors
  • Illustration Sources
Review by Publisher's Weekly Review

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. (On sale Oct. 21) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved

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Review by Library Journal Review

Amelia Peabody Emerson, the heroine of 15 mystery books by Peters, is a redoubtable Victorian lady who sleuths while working on archaeological digs in Egypt. This colorful compendium of essays, photographs, and drawings provides a closer look into the world of this character, thus serving as a useful tool not only for devoted readers but for the uninitiated as well. The first part of the book offers historical essays on Egyptology; the second, cultural essays on everything from Islamic art and architecture to the duties of Victorian servants; and the third, reference tools that blend fact and fiction, including a name index to the myriad characters in the novels and indexes for true historical figures and place names. Peters, a pseudonym of Barbara Mertz (Egyptology, Univ. of Chicago), contributes an essay on Victorian attitudes toward other cultures, while Barbara Michaels (Mertz's pseudonym for Gothic romances) contributes an essay on Victorian popular fiction. Beautifully designed by Dennis Forbes and lavishly illustrated with 600 period engravings and black-and-white photographs, this delightful book is essential for public libraries and any library with an intelligent leisure-reading collection. [For more information about the Amelia Peabody series, go to www.ameliapeabody.com.-Ed.]-Alison M. Lewis, Drexel Univ. Lib., Philadelphia (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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