Romance of a Mummy and Egypt
Author: first_name: Théophile
last_name: Gautier
Language: English
Year: 1901

The account he gives, in his novel, of the ancient city of Thebes, of the great necropolis in the valley of Biban el Molûk, of the subterranean tombs, of the precautions taken by the designers to baffle curiosity, of the form and ornamentation of the sarcophagi, of the mummy-cases, of the mummy itself, of the manners, customs, dress, and beliefs of the ancient Egyptians, are marvellously accurate. <br> The purely erudite part of the work would probably not have interested the general public, ind