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Amelia Peabody Emerson (characters)

This character appears in 12 books.


  1. Amelia Peabody: Book 17

    The Serpent on the Crown

    by Elizabeth Peters

    Amelia Peabody Emerson: The independent thinking amateur Egyptologist and archeologist wife of Dr. Emerson.

  2. Amelia Peabody: Book 11

    The Falcon at the Portal

    by Elizabeth Peters

    Amelia Peabody Emerson: Heroine and narrator. See previous reviews.

  3. Amelia Peabody: Book 3

    The Mummy Case

    by Elizabeth Peters

    Amelia Peabody Emerson: In the early works she is just starting out on her adventures. She has not yet met her future husband, but does and feels initially she is not a woman he would normally select as a companion. Her character and personality develops as the series progresses as do her talents. She becomes a stronger character as the series progresses and her life and those around her becomes much more interesting and diverse.

  4. Amelia Peabody: Book 12

    He Shall Thunder in the Sky

    by Elizabeth Peters

    Amelia Peabody Emerson: Egyptologist, wife of Radcliffe Emerson, mother of "Ramses" Walter Peabody Emerson. Known as Sitt Hakim (lady doctor) by Egyptians.

  5. Amelia Peabody: Book 5

    The Deeds of the Disturber

    by Elizabeth Peters

    Amelia Peabody Emerson: See previous descriptions in previous reviews of series.

  6. Amelia Peabody: Book 7

    The Snake, the Crocodile, and the Dog

    by Elizabeth Peters

    Amelia Peabody Emerson: Spinster daughter who inherits her scholarly father's fortune and sets out to see the Egypt of her studies, where she meets and eventually marries Radcliffe Emerson, an Egyptologist of some reknown. Peabody, as Emerson calls her is never without her trusty parasol, tea and the invincible belief that she can handle any danger that comes along.


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