HomeGroupsTalkMoreZeitgeist
Search Site
This site uses cookies to deliver our services, improve performance, for analytics, and (if not signed in) for advertising. By using LibraryThing you acknowledge that you have read and understand our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Your use of the site and services is subject to these policies and terms.

Results from Google Books

Click on a thumbnail to go to Google Books.

The Snake, the Crocodile, and the Dog by…
Loading...

The Snake, the Crocodile, and the Dog (original 1992; edition 1992)

by Elizabeth Peters

MembersReviewsPopularityAverage ratingMentions
1,932388,506 (4.02)68
Fiction. Mystery. Amelia hopes to rekindle some of the old fire with Emerson in a return journey to Amarna, Egypt where they met 13 years before. But her plan is foiled when Emerson emerges from a night-time ambush typically furious and with absolutely no memory of who Amelia is!.
Member:alcottacre
Title:The Snake, the Crocodile, and the Dog
Authors:Elizabeth Peters
Info:Recorded Books (1992); Library Edition; 11 cassettes; 15.25 hours; Narrated by Barbara Rosenblat
Collections:Your library
Rating:
Tags:Audiobook

Work Information

The Snake, the Crocodile, and the Dog by Elizabeth Peters (1992)

Loading...

Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book.

No current Talk conversations about this book.

» See also 68 mentions

English (37)  French (1)  All languages (38)
Showing 1-5 of 37 (next | show all)
In this seventh Amelia Peabody adventure, Amelia and Emerson travel to Egypt without Ramses who has chosen to stay at home because Nefret is remaining there. But Amelia and Emerson don't need Ramses to get in trouble.

It seems that there is a villain who doesn't believe that they do not know the way to the untold treasures they discovered in the Nubian desert and is willing to find the information any way he can. When attempts to kidnap Amelia are foiled, he switches his focus to Emerson.

Emerson is captured and Amelia must go to his rescue. With Abdullah's help, she finds him and mounts a rescue only to discover that Emerson has lost his memory. He can remember his early days in Egypt but all memory of Amelia and the life they have build together is gone.

As Amelia tries to bring back his memory and his love for her, she is assisted by Cyrus Vandergelt who, while helping her, is trying to further an agenda of his own.

The story is filled with action and adventure almost all narrated by the unique voice of Amelia who has her own interpretations of the actions of the other characters in the story. Long letters from Ramses detailing the activities back home in England bring his voice to the story too.

It took me a while to get used to Barbara Rosenblatt as the new narrator of this series. A first I thought that her voice was too "fruity" and too old. However, I did like the voices she chose for Emerson and Ramses and got used to her version of Amelia. ( )
  kmartin802 | Aug 30, 2023 |
Synopsis: 'After returning from their adventure at the Lost Oasis, the Emersons try to get Nefret, their new ward, integrated into English country life. She has difficulty with the immaturity and meanness of girls her age, but is determined to learn the ways of her newly adopted culture. Nefret decides she will stay in England to study while the Emersons return to Egypt as usual in the fall, and Walter and Evelyn Emerson gladly take her in. Ramses also decides to stay in England, as his crush on Nefret becomes more obvious to his mother (but no one else).

So Amelia and the Professor sail east, to begin a new season with a new project - the complete clearing of an entire archaeological site. Despite Amelia's hopes that this will be a second honeymoon for them, Emerson is kidnapped—but no ransom demand or explanation is forthcoming. Amelia, Abdullah, and their circle of friends scour Luxor for any sign of Emerson, with the help of Cyrus Vandergelt, who appears on the scene just when Amelia needs him most.
When Adbullah finally finds Emerson, imprisoned in a backyard shed, Amelia finds out that his captor wants information about their previous year's travels and the possibility of a lost Meroitic civilization (complete with artifacts and treasures to exploit). Unfortunately for the kidnapper, Emerson is the victim of amnesia and doesn't know anything about the Lost Oasis. Unfortunately for Amelia, it turns out Emerson doesn't remember her either—and is just as annoyed by her as when they first met. (See Crocodile on the Sandbank.)
Back in England, Ramses and Nefret also seem targeted for abduction, and Ramses' harrowing letters do not add to Amelia's peace of mind. Meanwhile, Cyrus is beginning to look at Amelia with more affection than she expected, but she's not going to give Emerson up without a fight.'
Review: I did not catch on to who Cyrus was until very near the end of the book and I was very sad when he was killed. I did get the hint that Emerson had his memory back before that was revealed. I don't think Sethos is actually dead. Can't wait for the next book! ( )
  DrLed | Apr 5, 2021 |
Great fun as always

Another great entry in the series - noted some neat writing changes in tone and style in this outing which refreshed the language used and these changes in tone fell smoothly alongside the plot of this particular story - nicely done ( )
  FlorienStJohn | Jun 3, 2020 |
I'm torn between loving amnesia!Emerson and being very skeptical of the Cyrus plotline... ( )
  a-shelf-apart | Nov 19, 2019 |
Showing 1-5 of 37 (next | show all)
no reviews | add a review

» Add other authors (1 possible)

Author nameRoleType of authorWork?Status
Peters, Elizabethprimary authorall editionsconfirmed
Dufner, KarinTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Jendricke, BernhardTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Kubrycht, JaroslavTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Leynaud, MaryseTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
O'Malley, SusanNarratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Piccioli, Maria BarbaraTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Rosenblat, BarbaraNarratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed

Awards

You must log in to edit Common Knowledge data.
For more help see the Common Knowledge help page.
Canonical title
Original title
Alternative titles
Information from the Italian Common Knowledge. Edit to localize it to your language.
Original publication date
People/Characters
Important places
Important events
Related movies
Epigraph
Dedication
For Olivia Grace Brown Mertz
January 18, 1992
with love from Ammie
First words
I believe I may truthfully claim that I have never been daunted by danger or drudgery.
Quotations
Last words
(Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)
Disambiguation notice
Publisher's editors
Blurbers
Original language
Canonical DDC/MDS
Canonical LCC

References to this work on external resources.

Wikipedia in English (1)

Fiction. Mystery. Amelia hopes to rekindle some of the old fire with Emerson in a return journey to Amarna, Egypt where they met 13 years before. But her plan is foiled when Emerson emerges from a night-time ambush typically furious and with absolutely no memory of who Amelia is!.

No library descriptions found.

Book description
Haiku summary

Current Discussions

None

Popular covers

Quick Links

Rating

Average: (4.02)
0.5 1
1 2
1.5
2 8
2.5 1
3 73
3.5 23
4 174
4.5 7
5 118

Is this you?

Become a LibraryThing Author.

Hachette Book Group

2 editions of this book were published by Hachette Book Group.

Editions: 0446364789, 044651585X

Recorded Books

An edition of this book was published by Recorded Books.

» Publisher information page

 

About | Contact | Privacy/Terms | Help/FAQs | Blog | Store | APIs | TinyCat | Legacy Libraries | Early Reviewers | Common Knowledge | 203,234,551 books! | Top bar: Always visible