The Jewel Of Seven Stars - The Most Complete Version Ever Published: Includes The Endings From The Original First Edition And The Revised Second Edition
The most complete version ever published. The story is about an archaeologist's plot to revive Queen Tera, an ancient Egyptian mummy. When The Jewel of Seven Stars was first released in 1903 the publishers received a great deal of criticism from both critics and readers because of its gruesome...
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The most complete version ever published. The story is about an archaeologist's plot to revive Queen Tera, an ancient Egyptian mummy. When The Jewel of Seven Stars was first released in 1903 the publishers received a great deal of criticism from both critics and readers because of its gruesome ending. Shortly before his death in 1912 when Stoker attempted to republish the book he was told that he would have to change the ending if he didn't want it to go out of publication. As a result, Stoker removed Chapter XVI "Powers - Old and New" and gave the book a new and happier ending. For many years the original ending was unavailable to most readers. Now, for the first time ever, we have included the endings from the first and second editions in this volume.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781438287478 (143828747X)
Publish date: March 27th 2009
Publisher: CreateSpace
Pages no: 206
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Adventure,
Science Fiction Fantasy,
Classics,
Novels,
European Literature,
Literary Fiction,
Irish Literature,
Mystery,
Horror,
Gothic
An Egyptologist, attempting to raise from the dead the mummy of Tera, an ancient Egyptian queen, finds a fabulous gem and is stricken senseless by an unknown force. Amid bloody and eerie scenes, his daughter is possessed by Tera's soul, and her fate depends upon bringing Tera's mummified body to lif...
The introduction and footnotes were more interesting than most of the book. I find it difficult to believe that Stoker wrote the 1912 ending.
Yes, I know Bram Stoker is a god among the horror writers. Dracula is deservedly a classic if only for its vast influence. The Jewel of Seven Stars is considered the first modern mummy novel just as Dracula set the stage for every vampire novel to follow.But I gotta say it.Bram Stoker can't write wo...
It seems a little strange to me that Jewel of the Seven Stars is so much less well-known than Dracula. I mean, yes, it's managed to stay in print, and it's even been adapted into a couple of low-budget horror movies, but the book certainly isn't a household name (and neither are any of Stoker's othe...
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