London's curse
Subtitle: murder, black magic and Tutankhamun in the 1920s West End
By: Mark Beynon
Publisher: The History Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Stroud
Language: eng
Number of pages: 222
ISBN-13: 9780752463124
Subjects: Intensivtäter; Mörder; Serial murders; Tomb; Tombs; Grab; History
Description: Throughout the 1920 and 1930s, London was gripped by the supposed curse of Tutankhamun, the Egyptian boy-king of antiquity, whose tomb was uncovered in 1923. Over the next few years more than 20 of those involved in the tomb's exhumation perished in strange, often terrifying circumstances, prompting the myth of the curse. With a blend of meticulous research and educated conjecture, historian Mark Beynon explores the strange circumstances surrounding these fatalities.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Part one: The curse (Prologue ; Introduction: The origins of a legend and 'wonderful things' ; 1. Of curses, newspapers, writers and books ; 2. Golden twenties and bright young things ; 3. Prince of darkness ; 4. 1929-30: the second coming ; 5. Museum macabre and the 'unlucky mummy'); title: Part two: The beast (Prologue ; The Golden Dawn and the 'wickedest man in the world' ; 7. The Crowley connection part I ; The Crowley connection part II ; The Crowley connection part III ; 10. Aleister Crowley and Jack the Ripper ; 11. The aftermath: Howard Carter, allies and the ones who got away ; 12. A curse returns).