Edwards, Amelia Ann Blanford, 1831-1892

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Birth 1831-06-07
Death 1892-04-15
Britons
English

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Artist and travel writer.

From the description of Letter : Gloucestershire, 1886 Dec. 26. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 81972206

Amelia Ann Blanford Edwards was an English author, notable for popular novels and travel works. She published her first poem at the age of seven, her first story at twelve. After success as a writer, she made a series of journeys, and her published accounts of these trips proved enormously popular. After her experiences in Egypt, she founded the Egypt Exploration Fund, and worked tirelessly to finance archaeological expeditions to that country and have their findings published.

From the description of Amelia Ann Blanford Edwards letters, 1865-1881. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 53432559

Epithet: Egyptologist

British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000817.0x00038d

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