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Book SynopsisFew historical relics have exerted such a hold on our imaginations as the mummy. In 1834, Thomas J. Pettigrew''s A History of Egyptian Mummies was the first scholarly work wholly devoted to the subject, providing, for its time, a remarkable analysis of the different mummification techniques used by the ancient embalmers. Such volumes of serious nonfiction have been supplemented over the years by additional works, both scholarly and otherwise, as well as works of fiction that incorporate and expand upon mummy lore. Indeed, the popular concept of the mummy as a malevolent monster dates back to the nineteenth century, when stories about mummies rising from the dead to terrify the living first captured the imagination of the reading public and set the revivified corpse on the path to becoming a major horror icon. In The Essential Guide to Mummy Literature, Brian J. Frost provides the first in-depth survey and bibliography of works of fiction featuring mummies. In this comprehensive volume
Table of ContentsPart 1 Acknowledgments Part 2 Introduction Part 3 The Mummy in Fiction and Films Part 4 Bibliography Chapter 5 Novels Chapter 6 Young Adult Novels and Children's Storybooks Chapter 7 Short Stories and Novelettes Chapter 8 Poems Chapter 9 Anthologies Chapter 10 Nonfiction Books Chapter 11 Children's Reference Books Chapter 12 Literature and Film Guides Part 13 Filmography Part 14 Index Part 15 About the Author
