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    Review of AMELIA PEABODY'S EGYPT: A COMPENDIUM by Elizabeth Peters (ed.) (see her website)

    William Morrow, October 2003

    AMELIA PEABODY'S EGYPT: A COMPENDIUM is a collection of articles about Egypt and Victorian culture, 19th century Egyptian history, early archeology, and a comprehensive listing of places and people (both fictional and historical) that are listed in the growing collection of Amelia Peabody historical mysteries. The compendium also includes a huge number of period photographs and etchings that depict Egypt and archeological digs as they existed in the time when Emerson and Amelia were digging, solving mysteries, and confounding the German/Turkish invaders.

    Readers looking for a detailed history of Victorian Egypt should probably look elsewhere for their primary material but will want to consider adding the compendium as a secondary source. But fans of the Elizabeth Peters mystery series (see BooksForABuck.com reviews of mysteries by Elizabeth Peters) can hardly go wrong with this fascinating look at the culture and history of Egyptology.

    Recommendation--if you're a Peters fan, print out this review and leave it where present-giving significant others will find it. Underline the words 'MUST HAVE.' Alternately, buy it for yourself. The pictures alone are worth the price and then some. It's a treasure.

    Four Stars

    Reviewed 11/12/03

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