Publisher's Synopsis
In the Days of My Youth is a memoir written by Amelia B. Edwards, an English novelist and travel writer, originally published in 1908. The book explores Edwards' childhood and early adulthood, from her upbringing in a middle-class family in London to her travels across Europe and the Middle East.Edwards recounts her experiences as a young woman pursuing her passion for writing, including her struggles to gain recognition in a male-dominated industry. She also shares her adventures as a traveler, describing her encounters with different cultures and landscapes.Throughout the book, Edwards reflects on the social and political changes of the 19th century and the impact they had on her life and career. She offers insight into the challenges faced by women of her time, particularly in the fields of literature and journalism.In the Days of My Youth is a fascinating glimpse into the life of a pioneering woman writer and traveler, and a valuable historical document of the Victorian era.1873. Two Volumes in One. Edwards enjoyed three separate careers: as a journalist, a novelist, and an Egyptologist. She was also an active supporter of the suffrage movement, serving at one time as Vice President of the Society for Promoting Women's Suffrage. Amelia Edwards never married, but lived and traveled for much of her life with a female companion. Though she was a popular novelist, today you are most likely to come across her tales of travel. Her novel In the Days of My Youth begins: Sweet, secluded, shady Saxonholme! I doubt if our whole England contains another hamlet so quaint, so picturesquely irregular, so thoroughly national in all its rustic characteristics. It lies in a warm hollow environed by hills. Woods, parks, and young plantations clothe every height and slope for miles around, whilst here and there, peeping down through green vistas, or towering above undulating seas of summer foliage, stands many a fine old country mansion, turreted and gabled, and built of that warm red brick that seems to hold the light of the sunset long after it has faded from the rest of the landscape. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
