Talk:Amelia Peabody

Time to split?

I've been considering for some time separating the series article from that for Amelia herself, as in Amelia Peabody series or Amelia Peabody mysteries. Any thoughts? ♥ Her Pegship♥ 18:54, 7 July 2006 (UTC)

It's not a bad idea - there's a bit more that could be added in an article on the series itself - real life inspirations for the characters, background on some of the digs and who really did them, etc. I like "series" better than "mysteries," but that's just a personal thing ... Khowaga 19:22, 7 July 2006 (UTC)

Further thought: maybe we should take what they've done with Harry Potter as a model, separating the main article from the article about Harry Potter (character). Khowaga 13:51, 14 July 2006 (UTC)

I agree completely with Khowaga.Transcendentalstate 16:20, 14 July 2006 (UTC)

Pronunciation

The reference to American English is to indicate how the phonetics would be pronounced by an American English speaker, not to indicate that Amelia and Emerson would have pronounced "Peabody" as an American would. (I don't know the phonetic alphabet and am therefore unable to "standardize" the phonetic reference).

Some of the subsequent edits suggest that this isn't made clear - perhaps someone can either help out with the phrasing, or include the IPA version of the name as Peters says it should be pronounced? Khowaga 20:18, 14 June 2006 (UTC)

Regarding the Fictional writers category

I can't find any mention of this character being a writer of any kind in the article. I assume she is since she was added to the category (originally to Fictional authors), but the article have to say so explicitly if it is to remain IMHO (the categorisation guidelines says that if you reach an article from a category it should be obvious why the article was listed there. Currently that does not seem to be the case). --Sherool 30 June 2005 12:14 (UTC)

The books are presented internally as being edited versions of Amelia's diaries. Later volumes also incorporate journals and letters written by other characters. Maybe this is what was intended? HTH HAND —Phil | Talk 14:36, 7 December 2005 (UTC)

Plus, Amelia translates and publishes "her little fairy tales" as well as (one presumes) scholarly works about Egyptology. Her Pegship 17:40, 5 May 2006 (UTC)

ISBNs

1. Crocodile on the Sandbank (1975)
   • US paperback ISBN 0445406518
   • UK paperback ISBN 1841191086
   • AudioCD ISBN 0786197919
2. Curse of the Pharaohs (1981)
   • US paperback ISBN 0445406488
   • UK paperback ISBN 1841191094
   • AudioCD ISBN 0786198656
3. The Mummy Case (1985)
4. Lion in the Valley (1986)
5. Deeds of the Disturber (1988)
6. The Last Camel Died at Noon (1991)
7. The Snake, the Crocodile, and the Dog (1992)
8. The Hippopotamus Pool (1996)
9. Seeing a Large Cat (1997)
10. The Ape Who Guards the Balance (1998)
11. The Falcon at the Portal (1999)
12. He Shall Thunder in the Sky (UK: Thunder in the Sky) (2000)
13. Lord of the Silent (2001)
14. The Golden One (2002)
15. Children of the Storm (2003)
16. Guardian of the Horizon (2004)
17. The Serpent on the Crown (March 2005)
18. Tomb of the Golden Bird (April 2006)

New navigational template

I offer to anyone creating Amelia Peabody articles the template {{Amelia Peabody}}, which produces the following result when added to the bottom of a page:

- Cheers! Her Pegship 17:40, 5 May 2006 (UTC)