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Amelia Edwards

Amelia Edwards, English journalist and author (died 1892)

Born
June 7, 1831
Died
April 15, 1892
Zodiac sign
Gemini
Birth year
1831

About Amelia Edwards

Amelia Ann Blanford Edwards, also known as Amelia B. Edwards, was an English novelist, journalist, traveller and Egyptologist. Her literary successes included the ghost story "The Phantom Coach" (1864), the novels Barbara's History (1864) and Lord Brackenbury (1880), and the travelogue of Egypt A Thousand Miles up the Nile (1877). She also edited a poetry anthology published in 1878. Edwards first heard about the Dolomites in 1853, through sketches brought back to England from Italy. She published her first poem at the age of seven and her first story at the age of twelve.

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Amelia Edwards timeline

  1. Edwards first heard about the Dolomites in 1853, through sketches brought back to England from Italy.
  2. She also edited a poetry anthology published in 1878.

The world when Amelia Edwards was born

Amelia Edwards was born in 1831. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineNat Turner's slave rebellion in Virginia
  • Technology milestoneElectromagnetic induction discovered by Faraday
  • World population~1.11B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderAndrew Jackson
  • U.S. population13.3M

1831 versus 2026

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Measure18312026
Population13.3M341 million

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