The Jewel of Seven Stars (Penguin Classics) - Softcover

Stoker, Bram

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0141442212 ISBN 13: 9780141442211

Publisher: Penguin Classics, 2008

Synopsis

The fabled Jewel of Seven Stars has been stolen and the ancient Egyptian queen Tera has risen from her tomb to take it back -- at any cost! The author of "Dracula" wrote this enthralling novel of a mummy's curse, a spellbinding blend of Eastern lore and classic horror fiction.

About this title

Synopsis:

A mysterious attack on Margaret Trelawney's father brings young lawyer Malcolm Ross into the Egyptologist's bizarre home, and the couple soon find they are battling ancient forces greater than they previously could have imagined. The Egyptian queen Tera has been awoken, and is coming to take what she believes to be hers - whatever the cost to the Trelawney family. Set in London and Cornwall, and written at a time when a fascination with the East pervaded Victorian England, "The Jewel of Seven Stars" reflected the perceived contrast between the Orient's savagery and moral degradation, and its exotic beauty and opulence.

About the Author:

Abraham 'Bram' Stoker (1847-1912) was best known for his vampire novel Dracula(1897). His other works include The Mystery of the Sea (1902), The Jewel of the Seven Stars (1903), The Man (1905) and The Lair of the White Worm (1911).

Kate Hebblethwaite is a Research Fellow at Trinity College, Dublin. She has published a number of articles on popular fiction authors of the nineteenth and twentieth century.

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin Classics
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0141442212
• ISBN 13: 9780141442211
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 320
• Editor: Hebblethwaite Kate