#ramses emerson

[team-ramses]

Ramses looked a little sheepish. It’s hard to tell, I admit, but I have been making of study of his expressions, such as they are. “Sheepish” is two quick blinks and a slight compression of his lips.

Nefret Forth, Letter Collection B from The Ape Who Guards the Balance by Elizabeth Peters

#amelia peabody #elizabeth peters #nefret forth #the ape who guards the balance #ramses emerson #the little ship that could #ramses x nefret #letter collection b

[twowhoodles]

I’ve been listening to all of the Amelia Peabody mysteries this year, and I recently finished The Falcon at the Portal, book 11 in the series. To my surprise, reading some reactions online, this is one of the more controversial.

I understand why this one is divisive regarding Nefret’s actions. This is also the first time the books really get into interpersonal drama more than a small misunderstanding or an evening of danger (other than Emerson’s bout with amnesia, I suppose). Spoilers for a book published decades ago to follow.

Readers need to remember that we see nothing from Nefret’s point of view - the books are Amelia’s memoirs and Manuscript H, presumably Ramses’ work (perhaps with some editing by Nefret), and she is 100% an unreliable narrator in her letters to Lia.

But consider this - Nefret lost her mother and father at a young age. She was raised in seclusion in a weird cult. She cares deeply for how women are used in society. She laments that she and Ramses started spending more time apart in the past few years. She knows Ramses is a young man who seemingly hasn’t seriously dated any women. She knows about the birds and the bees.

For all that Nefret is very comfortable with Ramses and David and the Emersons, she is still not family - she calls them Aunt Amelia and the Professor - and knows that when either she or Ramses marry, they’ll be even more separated. Her close sibling relationship to both Ramses and David can potentially end at any moment (and for propriety’s sake probably should have years before).

She just had her entire worldview shifted in one night, after being accosted and assaulted. In the morning, on the cusp of revealing their happiness Nefret is not only greeted with a child who resembles Amelia but who recognizes Ramses and calls him Father? Even if she doesn’t think Sennia is his child, it’s still a huge secret to have kept, especially considering all that Nefret has done to help women like Rashida.

Nefret’s got a lot of unexplored trauma, she overreacted and made a mistake. Ramses keeping his mouth shut did not help matters.

And more is explained in the next book!

Book series, like tv series, eventually become about the characters interacting and affecting one another. My husband says they ‘turn into soap operas’ but we don’t exist in a vacuum.

#Amelia Peabody #Amelia peabody Emerson #Nefret forth #Ramses emerson #the Falcon at the portal #mysteries

[runningoutofbooks]

The Emersons are going to be the death of me.

#they are so sweet in their own way #I’m in tears over Amelia actually saying ‘I love you’ to ramses #and Nefret calling Emerson ‘father’ #amelia peabody #nefret forth #ramses emerson #radcliffe emerson

[bargainsleuthbooks]

Deeds of the Disturber (Amelia Peabody #5) by Elizabeth Peters #BookReview #CozyMystery #Egyptology #HistoricalMystery #AudiobookReview #BarbaraRosenblat

Who, or what, killed the night watchman at the #BritishMuseum's mummy exhibit? That's something #AmeliaPeabody and her husband, #RadcliffeEmerson want to find out. #DeedsoftheDisturber #ElizabethPeters #bookreview #audiobookreview #barbararosenblat

Can fear kill? There are those who believe so, but Amelia Peabody is skeptical. A respected Egyptologist and amateur sleuth, Amelia has foiled felonious schemes from Victoria’s England to the Middle East. And she doubts that it was a Nineteenth-Dynasty mummy’s curse that caused the death of a night watchman in the British Museum. The corpse was found sprawled in the mummy’s shadow; a look of…

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[riley1cannon]

💧Rain - What's the most emotional scene you've ever written?

Okay, this was a hard one. After looking through several of my fics, though, and weighing one against the other, I'm going with this one from Eternities Still Unsaid:

Now, it had to be now, Ramses knew, but even as he started toward her, he froze in place as the Countess took dead aim on Nefret.

“Look at this way,” her words were addressed to Ramses, “at least she’ll go quickly.”

“No!” But even as the protest rose and burst from his throat, the Countess squeezed the trigger. Flame erupted from the barrel, noise and the smell of gunpowder filled the small space--and Nefret gave a cry and began to crumple to the ground

Ramses caught her, held her close without hesitation, unable to do anything but watch as the Countess backed out of the room and began to close the door. “Go after her!” Nefret urged, trying to push him away. “Ramses--”

“I can’t. I...can’t...” Leave you.

He read that knowledge in the Countess’s eyes, just before the door slammed shut. He heard the click of a lock, and then nothing, nothing but Nefret’s rapid breaths and the cries of pain she tried to stifle.

“Shh, shh,” he breathed out as he cradled her with the utmost care.

“Another shirt ruined.” Nefret spoke the words with an attempt at wry humor.

Ramses held her closer. “Mother will be quite cross with you.”

“Yes.” Nefret bit her lip, burrowed into him, one hand gripping the nape of his neck. “And she’ll give me instructions on the avoidance of getting shot whilst facing down a madwoman.” Her voice caught on the last syllable and she couldn’t quite suppress a cry of pain. “Ramses...”

“Shh,” he whispered again, against her hair, stroking it. “Mother and Father have worked everything out already, I’m sure of it. They’re charging to our rescue even now.” It could even be true, he thought, desperate to believe it for Nefret’s sake.

“Yes, of course.” Nefret sniffed and gave a little nod. “I’m sure you’re right. Only...”

“What? What is it?” He sat back a bit, terrified at the blood that spread out in a crimson splash across her coat and soaked the shirt beneath.

“It does hurt a bit.”

I'm choosing it because it's subtle, I think, understated. If you don't know the context for what's going on here, it might look like a fairly routine hurt/comfort scenario. If you are up on your Amelia Peabody mysteries, and familiar with Ramses and Nefret's relationship, then there is quite a lot (so the author hopes anyway) going on between the lines.

Thanks for the ask!

#amelia peabody #ramses emerson/nefret forth #oh--and i've spotted a typo!

[tinydooms]

Did you ever read the Amelia Peabody series by Elizabeth Peters? If not, I think you’d probably enjoy them. They’re definitely a fun read!

I have! Aren't they fun books? The dynamic between Amelia and Emerson is just *chef's kiss*, though I do feel that she's a bit too hard on Ramses, most of the time. I still have the last five or so books in the series to finish; some day I will get on that. :-)

#asks and answers

[nicholejonesandfamily]

Lesbian - Lily, Sarah, Ruby, Diana, Hollow, Lavender, Marigold, Briar, Starfire

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Gay - Tristan, Gabe, Storm, Panther, Lotus, Parker, Jayden

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Bisexual - Coral, Aiya, Oreo, Liam, Zips, Rayne, Opal, David, Miley, Amber, Tohru, Zayda, Polly, Zayden, June, Ryuji, Hazel

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Pansexual - Aisuru, Kalaila, Izumi, Gumi, Edward, Sherry, Autumn, Constance

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Transgender - Tsuki, Izzy, Nebula, Reibu/Maria

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Demisexual - Tsuki, Akira, Oreo, Starfire, Hollow, Luka, Marigold, Zachariah, Zayden, Lotus, Briar

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Polyamorus - Lily, Blair, Miley, Panther

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Asexual - Merina, Ramses, Maddie, Azurite, Zayda, Adamai, Finnegan, Kanna, Constance

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Aromantic - Merina, Ramses, Maddie, Azurite

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Non-binary - Merina, Azure, Emerson, Akira, Avery, Dory, Terry/Terri, Aki, Luka, Rosewood, Rayne, Jayden

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Genderfluid - Reibu/Maria, Kazumi, Blair, Izumi, Amber, Mars, June, Rosewood, Opal, Nicholas, Angel

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Straight - Tadashi, Hotaru, Periwinkle, Yūki

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Ally - All kids

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Bigender - Tristan, Tenshi, Yoake, Natasha

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Questioning - Tristan, Hisui, Lilac

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Demiboy - Edward

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Demiromantic - Finnegan, Hazel

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I think that's all of the kids-

Please let me know if I'm missing anyone-

#pride month #pride 2022

[kitausu]

Okay but why is adult Ramses Peabody Emerson so swoon worthy????

#kit reads mystery

[listening-to-free-audiobooks]

Guardian of the Horizon by Elizabeth Peters (Amelia Peabody #16)

Amelia Peabody and her husband Emerson, along with their son Ramses and foster daughter Nefret, are summoned back to the Lost Oasis, a hidden stronghold in the western desert whose existence they discovered many years ago (in The Last Camel Died At Noon) and have kept secret from the entire world, including their fellow Egyptologists. According to Merasen, the brother of the ruling monarch, their old friend Prince Tarek is in grave danger and needs their help, however it's not until they retrace their steps back to the Oasis, with its strange mixture of Meroitic and Egyptian cultures, that they learn the real reason for their journey. There's no better company on an archaeological expedition than the Father of Curses and the Lady Doctor, their beautiful Anglo-Egyptian ward, and Ramses, the Demon Brother who loves her, as Peters once again demonstrates in the latest historical mystery in this immensely popular series. If you haven't met the indomitable Amelia yet, this intriguing tale is a great place to start!

The Serpent on the Crown by Elizabeth Peters (Amelia Peabody #17)

A priceless relic has been delivered to the Emerson home overlooking the Nile. But more than history surrounds this golden likeness of a forgotten king, for it is said early death will befall anyone who possesses it..

The woman who implores the renowned family of archaeologists and adventurers to accept the cursed statue insists the ill-gotten treasure has already killed her husband. Further, she warns, unless it is returned to the tomb from which it was stolen, more will surely die. With the world finally at peace—and with Egypt's ancient mysteries opened to them once more—Amelia Peabody and her loved ones are plunged into a storm of secrets, treachery, and murder by a widow's strange story and even stranger request. Each step toward the truth reveals a new peril, suggesting this curse is no mere superstition. And the next victim of the small golden king could be any member of the close-knit clan—perhaps even Amelia herself.

Tomb of the Golden Bird by Elizabeth Peters (Amelia Peabody #18)

Convinced that the tomb of the little-known king Tutankhamon lies somewhere in the Valley of the Kings, eminent Egyptologist Radcliffe Emerson and his intrepid wife, Amelia Peabody, seem to have hit a wall. Having been banned forever from the East Valley, Emerson, against Amelia's advice, has tried desperately to persuade Lord Carnarvon and Howard Carter to relinquish their digging rights. But Emerson's trickery has backfired, and his insistent interest in the site has made his rivals all the more determined to keep the Emerson clan away.

Powerless to intervene but determined to stay close to the unattainable tomb, the family returns to Luxor and prepares to continue their dig in the less promising West Valley—and to watch from the sidelines as Carter and Carnarvon "discover" the greatest Egyptian treasure of all time: King Tut's tomb. But before their own excavation can get underway, Emerson and his son, Ramses, find themselves lured into a trap by a strange group of villains ominously demanding "Where is he?" Driven by distress—and, of course, Amelia's insatiable curiosity—the Emersons embark on a quest to uncover who "he" is and why "he" must be found, only to discover that the answer is uncomfortably close to home. Now Amelia must find a way to protect her family—and perhaps even her would-be nemesis—from the sinister forces that will stop at nothing to succeed in the nefarious plot that threatens the peace of the entire region.

A River in the Sky by Elizabeth Peters (Amelia Peabody #19)

August 1910. Banned from the Valley of the Kings, Amelia Peabody and husband Emerson are persuaded to follow would-be archaeologist Major George Morley on an expedition to Palestine. Somewhere in this province of the corrupt, crumbling Ottoman Empire—the Holy Land of three religions—Morley is determined to unearth the legendary Ark of the Covenant.

At the request of British Intelligence, Emerson will be keeping an eye on the seemingly inept Morley, believed to be an agent of the Kaiser sent to stir up trouble in this politically volatile land. Amelia hopes to prevent a catastrophically unprofessional excavation from destroying priceless historical finds and sparking an armed protest by infuriated Christians, Jews, and Muslims. Meanwhile, Amelia's headstrong son, Ramses, working on a dig at Samaria, encounters an unusual party of travelers and makes a startling discovery—information that he must pass along to his parents in Jerusalem...if he can get there alive.

The Painted Queen by Elizabeth Peters (Amelia Peabody #20)

Egypt, 1912—Amelia Peabody and her dashing archeologist husband, Radcliffe Emerson, are once again in danger as they search for a priceless, stolen bust of legendary Queen Nefertiti and Amelia finds herself the target of assassins in this long-awaited, eagerly anticipated final installment of Elizabeth Peters’ bestselling, beloved mystery series.

Arriving in Cairo for another thrilling excavation season, Amelia is relaxing in a well-earned bubble bath in her elegant hotel suite in Cairo, when a man with knife protruding from his back staggers into the bath chamber and utters a single word—"Murder"—before collapsing on the tiled floor, dead. Among the few possessions he carried was a sheet of paper with Amelia’s name and room number, and a curious piece of pasteboard the size of a calling card bearing one word: "Judas." Most peculiarly, the stranger was wearing a gold-rimmed monocle in his left eye. It quickly becomes apparent that someone saved Amelia from a would-be assassin—someone who is keeping a careful eye on the intrepid Englishwoman. Discovering a terse note clearly meant for Emerson—Where were you?"—pushed under their door, there can be only one answer: the brilliant master of disguise, Sethos.

But neither assassins nor the Genius of Crime will deter Amelia as she and Emerson head to the excavation site at Amarna, where they will witness the discovery of one of the most precious Egyptian artifacts: the iconic Nefertiti bust. In 1345 B.C. the sculptor Thutmose crafted the piece in tribute to the great beauty of this queen who was also the chief consort of Pharaoh Akhenaten and stepmother to King Tutankhamun. For Amelia, this excavation season will prove to be unforgettable. Throughout her journey, a parade of men in monocles will die under suspicious circumstances, fascinating new relics will be unearthed, a diabolical mystery will be solved, and a brilliant criminal will offer his final challenge... and perhaps be unmasked at last.

#Amelia Peabody Series #Youtube #Author: Elizabeth Peters #Mystery #Detective

[peabodyandemerson]

Young Indiana Jones

Definitely thinking about little Ramses in the Amelia Peabody series

#young indiana jones #indiana jones #90s tv #Amelia Peabody Series #amelia peabody #ramses emerson #egypt

[peabodyfan]

📚🌂Here are some great quotes from the fourth novel in the Amelia Peabody mystery series, Lion in the Valley, written by Elizabeth Peters.📚🌂⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️

Ramses asking for the sex talk 😂, and Emerson's reaction.

Please follow the Twitter hashtag #rereadingamelia for some great quotes from Crocodile on the Sandbank and The Curse of the Pharaohs, The Mummy Case and Lion in the Valley. 📚🌂⛏️

#amelia peabody #elizabeth peters #mystery books #books #mystery series #adventure books #archaeology #egypt #egyptology #egyptologist #the sex talk #professor emerson #ramses emerson #Emerson

[team-ramses]

“Need I change, do you think?”

She straightened her blouse and smoothed her skirt over her hips, frowning critically at her reflection in the mirror. After a moment Ramses said, “In my opinion you are properly attired.”

Excerpt from Manuscript H in The Ape Who Guards the Balance by Elizabeth Peters

#amelia peabody #the ape who guards the balance #elizabeth peters #nefret forth #ramses emerson #lol #angsty mcangst #IN MY OPINION YOU ARE PROPERLY ATTIRED

[rosy-avenger]

So listen I love Ramses Emerson and I love the concept of these two Egyptologists naming their kid Walter and then never once calling him that but just spontaneously calling him Ramses from the time he's like 7

But there is a Huge missed opportunity for a rare cross language pun, in that Emerson and Amelia should have named their kid Horace (proper British name for the time), and then actually called him Horus.

#amelia peabody #ramses emerson

[runningoutofbooks]

Ramses actually said “I love you, Mother” ugh I’m going to melt

#he’s adorable #ramses emerson #amelia peabody #he shall thunder in the sky #elizabeth peters #barbara mertz

[bargainsleuthbooks]

#TheMummyCase #AmeliaPeabody #3 by #ElizabethPeters #BookReview #CozyMystery #AudiobookReview

I'm thoroughly enjoying listening to the #AmeliaPeabody mysteries again. #BarbaraRosenblat is a joy to listen to as she tackles the late #ElizabethPeters work. #TheMummyCase is the 3rd volume in the series. #Bookreview #audiobookreview #cozymystery

Radcliffe Emerson, the irascible husband of fellow archaeologist Amelia Peabody, has earned the nickname “Father of Curses”—and in Mazghunah he demonstrates why. Denied permission to dig at the pyramids of Dahshoor, he and Amelia are resigned to excavating mounds of rubble in the middle of nowhere. But before long Amelia, Emerson, and their son, Ramses, find themselves entangled in The Mummy…

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[riley1cannon]

“No wonder the cat Bastet refused the meat Ramses brought from Mena House. She had been stuffed with chicken. Emerson, that villain—that remarkable, clever wretch—has seduced our cat!”

Lion in the Valley, Elizabeth Peters

Little gems this are one of the many reasons the Amelia Peabody mysteries are such a treat. The archfiend in question is, of course, the Master Criminal--aka Sethos, aka...well, that would be spoiler territory for anyone who has yet to make themselves familiar with the books.

I tore through the whole series a couple of years ago, and have been meaning to work through them again at a more leisurely pace. Here, at the end of the year, seemed like the best time to get started, and it has been no hardship. This is the fourth adventure, the first where Sethos makes his official debut. He was in The Mummy Case, the preceding case, but I got the feeing the author hadn’t quite worked out all the details.

I had also forgotten that Sherlock Holmes appears in this one! 

Well, a private detective calling himself Tobias Gregson, anyway, with a keen resemblance to the Baker Street sleuth. My memory draws a blank just at the moment on what role he actually plays, but it was fun to see him turn up as there have been a few Sherlockian quotes already. (Book two, Curse of the Pharoahs, had another call out with characters named Baskerville running around--not the Devonshire branch of the family, as Amelia points out.)

Maybe I will even feel the itch to try my hand at another Peabody fic one of these days. The first one I did, Eternities Still Unsaid, is a favorite of mine.

Anyway, there are surely worse ways to spend the holidays with the Peabody Emerson clan. Given the deep freeze in these parts, it’s especially pleasant to dream of a warmer clime like Egypt.

#amelia peabody #elizabeth peters #lion in the valley