Pharaohs Fellahs and Explorers

''If modern Egypt is so far away that it takes three weeks to get there ancient Egypt is infinitely more distant.'' So wrote novelist journalist traveller and Egyptologist Amelia Edwards (183192) in this the last published work of her career. Having first travelled to Egypt in 1873 in 188990 Edwards was invited to lecture in the United States campaigning for the Egypt Exploration Fund of which she was joint honorary secretary. In five months she addressed 100000 people at over 110 meetings in sixteen states. First published in 1892 a month before her death this book is a collection of her lectures containing substantial illustrations additions notes and references. Exhibiting both Edwards'' ability to make abstruse subjects come alive without losing factual correctness and the humour and enthusiasm with which she recounted her experiences this book marks the culmination of twenty years'' research and exploration.