Amelia Edwards, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Amelia Edwards

English novelist, journalist, traveller and egyptologist

Date of Birth: 07-Jun-1831

Place of Birth: London

Date of Death: 15-Apr-1892

Profession: writer, illustrator, egyptologist, journalist, travel writer, archaeologist, anthropologist, novelist

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Amelia Ann Blanford Edwards (7 June 1831 – 15 April 1892), also known as Amelia B.
Edwards, was an English novelist, journalist, traveller and Egyptologist.
Her most successful literary works included the ghost story "The Phantom Coach" (1864), the novels Barbara's History (1864) and Lord Brackenbury (1880), and the Egyptian travelogue A Thousand Miles up the Nile (1877).
In 1882, she co-founded the Egypt Exploration Fund.
She also edited a poetry anthology published in 1878.