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Lädt ... A Night on the Borders of the Black Forest (1874)von Amelia Ann Blanford Edwards
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. Amelia Edwards is probably most famous – nowadays at least – for being the founder of the Egypt Exploration Fund and the inspiration for Amelia Peabody, the heroine of Elizabeth Peter’s series of mystery novels set in Egypt. Before becoming interested in Egyptology, Edwards was a moderately successful author, mostly of ghost and “gothic” stories. The supernatural aspects are restrained – a nightmare, a prophetic feeling, meetings with people who turn out to be deceased. All are well written and easy reads. Interestingly enough, almost all the protagonists are male; perhaps she felt that her reading public just wouldn’t accept a woman in a central role in these stories – traveling alone by train or wandering on foot through Europe, for example. It’s especially ironic since Edwards was likely quite capable of doing these things, having traveled through the Dolomites and up the Nile as far as Abu Simbel. I can recommend all of her works I’ve read: A Night on the Borders of the Black Forest (short stories), All Saints Eve (short stories), Untrodden Peaks and Unfrequented Valleys (travel in the Dolomites), and A Thousand Miles Up the Nile (travel in Egypt). ( ) keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
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Widely-recognised as an authority on Egypt and a celebrated archaeologist, Amelia B. Edwards also engaged in journalism and wrote novels, poetry and short fiction throughout her life. She was a regular contributor to Dickens' All the Year Round.Born in London in 1831, she spent the early part of her career as a novelist. At the age of thirty, after the death of her parents, she embarked on a life of travel that led her through Europe to Egypt, where she was active in the excavation of the Temple of Rameses II. She wrote several travel guides, the most famous of which is A Thousand Miles up the Nile. She died in 1892 after a severe bout of influenza.A Night on the Borders of the Black Forest was published in New York in 1890 by the Frederick A. Stokes Company. It was largely ignored by British publishers at the time. The stories in this exquisitely written volume combine the best of the Victorian supernatural tale with the nascent mystery story. Prepare to be thrilled and disturbed in equal measure.Contents:A Night on the Borders of the Black ForestThe Story of SalomeIn the ConfessionalThe Tragedy in the Palazzo BardelloThe Four-Fifteen ExpressSister Johanna's StoryAll-Saints' Eve Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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