The Living Mummy by Ambrose Pratt

The Living Mummy, written by Ambrose Pratt, is a novel that tells the story of an ancient Egyptian mummy who comes to life and embarks on a series of adventures. The book was first published in 1890 and has since become a classic of Gothic horror literature. Can you tell me more about this book?

By Ambrose Pratt · First published 1902 · Genre: Horror, Fantasy, Adventure · 30 chapters · 88,169 words

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I was hard at work in my tent. I had almost completed translating the inscription of a small stele of Amen-hotep III, dated B. C., 1382, which with my own efforts I had discovered, and I was feeling wonderfully self-satisfied in consequence, when of a sudden I heard a great commotion without. Almost immediately the tent flap was lifted, and Migdal Abu's black face appeared. He looked vastly excited for an Arab, and he rolled his eyes horribly. "What do you want?" I demanded irritably. "Did I not tell you I was not to be disturbed?"

He bent almost double. "Excellency -- a white sheik has come riding on an ass, and with him a shameless female, also white."

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• Work type: Novel
• Author: Ambrose Pratt
• Date: 1902 CE
• Language: English
• Genres: Horror, Fantasy, Adventure
• Length: 88,169 words
• Structure: 30 chapters, 1,668 paragraphs
• Reading fit: Fairly Easy (7th Grade)

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Genres

• Horror — The theme of the book revolves around a mummy, a common figure in horror fiction.
• Fantasy — The book involves supernatural and mythological elements such as a living mummy, which are typical in fantasy genre.
• Adventure — Segments of the novel engage with the protagonist's pursuit and confrontation with the living mummy, aligning with adventure genre.

Tags

Horror · Fantasy · Mystery · Supernatural · Adventure · Suspense · Thriller · Gothic · Victorian · Historical Fiction · Paranormal · Occult

Contents

• Concerning the Son of Hap
• A Patient of the Desert
• Two Lies
• The Sarcophagus's Perfume
• The Shadow in the Cave
• Enter Dr. Belleville
• The One Goddess
• Ottley Shows His Hand
• A Cool Defiance
• The Capture of the Coffin
• Good-bye to the Nile
• The Meeting
• Hubbard Is Jealous
• The Pushful Man
• A Quaint Love Pact
• Lady Helen Prescribes for Her Husband
• The Séance
• The Unseen
• The First Victim
• Lady Helen's Medicine Operates
• Hubbard's Philosophy of Life
• The Dead Hand
• I Set Out for the East
• The Gin Is Sprung
• The Mummy Talks
• A Pleasant Chat With a Murderer
• Unbound
• The Struggle in the Chamber
• Saved by fire
• The Last

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