Amelia b edwards biography

A Celebration of Women Writers

Biography:

Anyone who has lost themselves in one of Elizabeth Peters' "Amelia Peabody" mysteries, daydreaming of high adventure amid the pyramids of Egypt, will be intrigued by the writings of her real-life contemporary Amelia Edwards. Edwards enjoyed three separate careers: as an journalist, a novelist, and an egyptologist. She was also an active supporter of the suffrage movement, serving at one time as Vice-President of the Society for Promoting Women's Suffrage. Unlike the fictional Amelia Peabody, Amelia Edwards never married, but lived and travelled for much of her life with a kvinnlig companion.

Amelia Edwards was born in 1831 in London. Her father had been an army officer before becoming a banker. Her mother was Irish. Amelia was educated at home by her mother, and showed promise as a writer at a very young age. Her first published poem appeared at age 7; her first published story, at age 12.

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Amelia B Edwards: Her life and legacy

By Carl Graves

Amelia Ann Blanford Edwards was born in 1831 to Thomas and Alicia Edwards in Clerkenwell, London. The family later moved to 19 Wharton Street. A blue plaque was unveiled on this house in 2015 by English Heritage and the EES to honour Edwards’ connection. She was home-schooled by her mother, excelling in art, music, languages, and writing, but she also enjoyed reading and later confessed that she was rarely without a book in her hands. She recalled how, as a child, John Gardner Wilkinson’s Manners and Customs of the Ancient Egyptians fascinated her as did the tales from A Thousand and One Arabian Nights.

Matilda Betham-Edwards, Edwards’ cousin, reported that she was only nine years old when she published her first piece of writing. A competition in a local journal offered a prize to the best temperance story which Edwards entered and won.

A photograph sent by Amelia Edwards to her assistant secretary Emil

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The Ages of
Exploration

Introduction
Amelia Edwards was an English novelist, journalist, explorer, artist, and Egyptologist. She wrote everything from ghost stories to travel books. Her 19th century voyage up the Nile was not a common journey to be made by a woman in this time period. It was on this voyage that she found a love for ancient Egyptian life and artifacts. Most would agree she did more than anyone in the 19th century to encourage interest in ancient Egypt. Her dedication to ancient Egyptian heritage earned her the nickname “The Godmother of Egyptology.”

Biography
Early Life
Amelia Ann Blanford Edwards was born in London, England on June 7, 1831. Her father Thomas was a retired army officer who became a banker after his service ended. Her mother was of Irish decent. Amelia was educated at home by her mother, and displayed talent in art and music. But she especially showed promise as a writer at a very young age. By the 1850s, Amelia