The Jewel of Seven Stars: A Tale of Egyptian Resurrection
Aug 2026 · Aeneas Press
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An Egyptologist lies in a coma in a London house full of relics, his daughter has scratches on her wrist, and in the study stands the mummy of a queen who intended to come back. Stoker's publisher made him rewrite the ending for the second edition — readers had found the original unbearable — and both are still argued over. Fifty-seven plates of moonlit Thames, lamplit interiors and harbour flares by painters including John Atkinson Grimshaw and Lawrence Alma-Tadema carry the novel's uneasy watchfulness into the second edition.
An Egyptologist lies in a coma in a London house full of relics, his daughter has scratches on her wrist, and in the study stands the mummy of a queen who intended to come back. Stoker's publisher made him rewrite the ending for the second edition — readers had found the original unbearable — and...
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Bram Stoker (1847–1912) was an Irish writer who served for nearly three decades as business manager of the Lyceum Theatre in London. He is best known for his 1897 novel Dracula; his other works include The Jewel of Seven Stars, The Man, The Lady of the Shroud, and the posthumous collection Dracula's Guest.
Bram Stoker (1847–1912) was an Irish writer who served for nearly three decades as business manager of the Lyceum Theatre in London. He is best known for his 1897 novel Dracula; his other works include The Jewel of Seven Stars, The Man, The Lady of the Shroud, and the posthumous collection Dracul...
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