Amelia Ann Blanford Edwards(7 June 1831 15 April 1892), also known asAmelia B. Edwards,was an English novelist, journalist, traveller andEgyptologist. Her most successful literary works included the ghost story "The Phantom Coach" (1864), the novelsBarbara's History(1864) andLord Brackenbury(1880), and the Egyptian travelogueA Thousand Miles up the Nile(1877). In 1882, she co-founded theEgypt Exploration Fund. She also edited a poetry anthologypublished in 1878.