A Thousand Miles Up the Nile

Product Information

Some GR reviewers have been offended by things in the book. Edwards was a woman of her time, a Victorian and a daughter of empire. A Thousand Miles Up the Nile reflects that; if you can't deal with it, this book is not for you. Desde las famosas pirámides de Giza y Saqqara, Abu Simbel o Kom Ombo hasta el conocido Templo de Debod en Madrid o el Templo de Dendur en Nueva York, que la autora conoció en sus emplazamientos originales en Egipto.

One commenter called the book "slow". What, exactly, would you expect? It's a travel journal, after all: no plot, character development, conflict, climax, final reveal, et cetera. This is the most important of my books, and the one by which I most hope to be remembered – if I may hope to be remembered at all! Amelia Edwards enjoyed travel, spending much time in France and Italy. While in Italy, she would travel with her friend Lucy Renshaw. She is simply referred to as “L” in Edwards’ diaries. 3 This is unusual, yet bold for women during the 19th century when women traveling alone, even if in a pair, was not always socially acceptable. Yet, Amelia and Lucy did not let this stop them. The two women went on a pioneering journey of the Dolomites, a mountain range in northeastern Italy. According to her book on their journey, Amelia and Lucy set out in June 1872. 4 They traveled via train to Venice. From Venice, they left civilization behind, and headed towards the Dolomites. The Dolomite ranges contained almost no roads, scarce and simple accommodations with little comforts. 5 But Amelia, along with Lucy, were determined, no matter what obstacles or challenges they may have encountered. She wanted to write a detailed book that included all aspects of the area, good and bad, especially those off the beaten path. Her artistic skills came in handy in creating maps along the way.Moored for two weeks at Abu Simbel,she discovered a small square chamber (Lesko). In her excitement of the initial discovery she reportedly fell to her knees beside the small opening and began digging with her bare hands while still in her skirts. Later, she hired another 50 local men from the local village to help “excavate”. Soon they were inside the small square room. She and her crew began recording the vividly painting on the walls, and they even found a human skull. Hopes were high that the room would reveal a burial chamber. Instead it seems she found a library or small chapel (Lesko) of sorts with beautifully painted walls (Adams 2010:32).

means of a lever spooned out for the thumb to rest in, just like the lid of a German beer-mug of the present day. Now every Egyptian tomb of importance has its outer chamber or votive oratory, the walls of which are covered with paintings descriptive, in some instances, of the occupations of Una lectura extensa cargada de descripciones exhaustivas, que puede llegar a resultar pesado, e ilustraciones hechas por la propia autora. a b c d e f "Edwards, Amelia Ann Blanford". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (onlineed.). Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/ref:odnb/8529. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)willingly have added a double pipe or a cocoa-nut fiddle 1 to the strength of the band, but none of our