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The Amelia B. Edwards Library presents the works of the remarkable Victorian novelist, traveller, Egyptologist, and teller of ghost stories, read in full. From the shadowy suspense of her supernatural tales to her journeys along the Nile and through the mountains of Europe, these are books written with curiosity, wit, courage, and an inexhaustible appetite for discovery.

Open the first page, and the journey begins.]]>enHistoryPublic domainhttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/60acbabce9052efc42d93418bf1d61d5.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-amelia-b-edwards-library--7352860Fri, 02 Oct 2026 18:30:21 +0000Amelia B. EdwardsGood Old Classicsfeeds@spreaker.comCome with me into a world of untrodden valleys, haunted roads, distant cities, ancient temples, and lives governed by passions no less mysterious than the past itself. The Amelia B. Edwards Library presents the works of the remarkable Victorian...
The Amelia B. Edwards Library presents the works of the remarkable Victorian novelist, traveller, Egyptologist, and teller of ghost stories, read in full. From the shadowy suspense of her supernatural tales to her journeys along the Nile and through the mountains of Europe, these are books written with curiosity, wit, courage, and an inexhaustible appetite for discovery.

Open the first page, and the journey begins.]]>falsecbf1f67b-5f8e-5ad0-9548-25c662e20c64serialhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-thousand-miles-up-the-nile-preface-to-the-first-and-second-editions--75192358https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75192358Thu, 17 Sep 2026 20:03:57 +0000Amelia B. EdwardsIn which the reader is introduced to the enchanting and timeless land of Egypt, where the enduring customs of its people and the mysteries of ancient hieroglyphs intertwine with the leisure of travel by dahabeeyah along the storied Nile. The narrative...1000false11fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-thousand-miles-up-the-nile-chapter-i-cairo-and-the-great-pyramid-part-1--75192359https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75192359Sun, 20 Sep 2026 18:30:05 +0000Amelia B. EdwardsIn which the author and her companion arrive in bustling Cairo quite by chance, seeking respite from persistent rain, and find themselves immersed in the eclectic and colourful variety of travellers and native life around Shepheard’s Hotel. They revel...718false12fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-thousand-miles-up-the-nile-chapter-i-cairo-and-the-great-pyramid-part-2--75192360https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75192360Wed, 23 Sep 2026 18:30:05 +0000Amelia B. EdwardsIn which the bustling bazaars of Cairo come vividly to life, with their rich tapestry of merchants in dazzling robes, colourful wares from silks to slippers, and cramped goldsmiths’ shops brimming with delicate treasures, all set against a backdrop of...672false13fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-thousand-miles-up-the-nile-chapter-i-cairo-and-the-great-pyramid-part-3--75192361https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75192361Sat, 26 Sep 2026 18:30:04 +0000Amelia B. EdwardsIn which the difficulties and perplexities of securing a suitable dahabeeyah for Nile travel are recounted with gentle humour, and a first, brief visit to the imposing pyramids reveals their majestic size and ancient presence in a manner that no prior...650false14fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-thousand-miles-up-the-nile-chapter-ii-cairo-and-the-mecca-pilgrimage-part-1--75192362https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75192362Tue, 29 Sep 2026 18:30:05 +0000Amelia B. EdwardsIn which the august mosque of Sultan Hassan in Cairo reveals itself as a splendid exemplar of Saracenic art, its vast marble court alive with devout worshippers whose quiet prayers and repose imbue the ancient walls with a solemn, lived-in grace. The...806false15fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-thousand-miles-up-the-nile-chapter-ii-cairo-and-the-mecca-pilgrimage-part-2--75192365https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75192365Fri, 02 Oct 2026 18:30:05 +0000Amelia B. EdwardsIn which we find ourselves amidst a bustling Cairo pageant, where diverse crowds gather in joyous disorder to witness the departure of a pilgrim caravan, complete with splendid military displays, ecstatic dervishes, and the revered mahmal borne...783false16full