{"product_id":"lot-no-249-a-mummy-horror-classic-reanimation-revenge-and-academic-intriguea-mummy-horror-classic-reanimation-revenge-and-academic-intrigue-paperback","title":"Lot No. 249: A Mummy Horror Classic - Reanimation, Revenge, and Academic IntrigueA Mummy Horror Classic - Reanimation, Revenge, and Academic Intrigue - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTim Zengerink\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat if the most brilliant mind on campus chose the dead as his weapon?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1892, \u003cem\u003eLot No. 249\u003c\/em\u003e helped define the modern mummy genre long before Hollywood's bandaged monsters. In this gripping novella, the quiet world of academia collides with ancient sorcery when Edward Bellingham-eccentric Egyptologist and target of cruel pranks-decides to punish his rivals through arcane secrets buried beneath three thousand years of sand.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTold from the viewpoint of Bellingham's wary classmate, the story unfolds in fog-shrouded quadrangles, lamp-lit libraries, and narrow dormitory passages where something huge drags its bandaged limbs in the darkness. Each new attack leaves the university authorities baffled and the students terrified, until a desperate showdown forces reason to confront the supernatural.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis modern translation sharpens Conan Doyle's taut prose while preserving every pulse of suspense, dry wit, and period detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat You'll Discover in This Modern Translation: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA pioneering mummy tale that predates-and inspires-20th-century cinema\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn atmospheric clash of science, scholarship, and the occult\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThemes of intellectual arrogance, colonial plunder, and karmic revenge\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRazor-edged pacing and an unforgettable climactic duel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConan Doyle's rarely seen gift for outright horror beyond Sherlock Holmes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDread, scholarship, and ancient wrath converge in a novella that still feels frighteningly fresh.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 74\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.19 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 25, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44758082289799,"sku":"9781806291939","price":21.53,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/xK_qTec_NY9781806291939.webp?v=1780170615","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/lot-no-249-a-mummy-horror-classic-reanimation-revenge-and-academic-intriguea-mummy-horror-classic-reanimation-revenge-and-academic-intrigue-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}