Best known work

• A Thousand Miles up the Nile, 1876

Other well known work(s)

• My Brother's Wife, 1855
• "The Phantom Coach", 1864
• Barbara's History, 1864
• Lord Brackenbury, 1880

Genres

• Fiction - Novels
• Fiction - Short Stories
• Poetry
• Journalism
• Travel Writing / Translation

Nom de plume

Amelia Ann Blanford Edwards

Social class

Middle class

Parental background

Father was an army officer and later a banker. Edwards was home-educated by her mother and later by private tutors

At publication of best known work

• Age: 45
• Marital status: Unmarried
• Number of children: 0

Physical description

"She was a tall, dignified woman with dark eyes and, in later years, iron-grey hair" (Deborah Manley, ODNB)

Did you know?

Edwards was a talented artist and an accomplished musician, spending much of her adolescence composing and playing music. She illustrated many of her own works.

Additional information

Biography and bibliography available.