""This powerful novel is weird and soul-thrilling."--The Scotsman. Victorian readers had a passion for tales of mystery and intrigue in exotic settings, especially those involving supernatural powers. In a chiller thought to inspire the classic horror film The Mummy, one of the era's most popular writers of sensationalistic fiction spins a sinister yarn in which a mummy's curse threatens to destroy the Western world"-- Provided by publisher.
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