tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148557807474310110.post7216573112690462538..comments2022-07-19T07:48:28.683-04:00Comments on Belle, Book, and Candle: A Little Cruise Up the Nile circa 1873Bellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04335523622158333456noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148557807474310110.post-69312154112447659582013-10-15T09:19:35.281-04:002013-10-15T09:19:35.281-04:00Of course, Kat, I wouldn't be able to cruise u...Of course, Kat, I wouldn't be able to cruise up the Nile as I would be the one hanging over the railing suffering from seasickness. But reading about it doesn't make me queasy at all! <br /><br />Ms. Edwards was one of the first Victorian female archaeologists and worked to preserve the ancient Egyptian sites from total destruction. I like her style! She came to America in 1889 and made a 120-stop lecture tour. By all accounts, she was wildly popular.Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04335523622158333456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148557807474310110.post-42698268761624658642013-10-15T09:12:36.381-04:002013-10-15T09:12:36.381-04:00Hi Joan. I agree that the vintage travel books are...Hi Joan. I agree that the vintage travel books are wonderful. I especially like to read about the way this writer traveled - seems so civilized. Have you read 'Innocents Abroad; by Mark Twain? It is a classic and so very funny. I will look up Lady Duff-Gordon's letters. Thanks for the tip.Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04335523622158333456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148557807474310110.post-38548465951457041632013-10-14T12:30:48.786-04:002013-10-14T12:30:48.786-04:00Fascinating. I've never heard of her. Our li...Fascinating. I've never heard of her. Our library doesn't have it, naturally.:)Kathttp://mirabiledictu.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148557807474310110.post-24354105411256958022013-10-14T08:20:55.100-04:002013-10-14T08:20:55.100-04:00I love, love, love these old travel narratives, es...I love, love, love these old travel narratives, especially ones like Edwards, so chatty and as if she's writing directly to the reader. If you haven't already read it, you would probably like Lady Duff-Gordon's Letters from Egypt.joan.kylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17015342608992682333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148557807474310110.post-7803982378764611352013-10-13T13:46:17.021-04:002013-10-13T13:46:17.021-04:00Absolutely, Vicki. I can't help but see the re...Absolutely, Vicki. I can't help but see the real Amelia in the fictional Amelia. I love Edwards' prose. So descriptive although I do stumble over the foreign names.Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04335523622158333456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148557807474310110.post-58890375714017214992013-10-12T23:10:37.485-04:002013-10-12T23:10:37.485-04:00It really is a wonderful story - you can see how E...It really is a wonderful story - you can see how Elizabeth Peters/Barbara Mertz was so inspired by it re her Amelia Peabody character. skiourophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08200877834536477400noreply@blogger.com