Many thanks book-clearance-centre! The Jewel of Seven Stars (Throne Classics) 1587155761 As they do, they realise there is much more to the story than they first realised and that they are battling an ancient power beyond their comprehension. And as an added bonus it throws in a load of Egyptian mythology, the fascination of which I gladly share with the Victorians. Yes, i know, i have no life. And once again the flying seconds multiplied themselves endlessly. A good book, but, for me, it is just not on par with his other great Classic novel.I read Brahms Stoker‘s Dracula when I was in college, but only recently found out that this 1903 novel was the basis for Boris Karloff’s The Mummy (1932). - a quote from another Goodreads review). December 1st 2001 The temptation is to compare this with Dracula, and if I do then Dracula wins. Again, in that blissful solitude the young girl lost the convention of her prim, narrow upbringing, and told me in a natural, dreamy way of the loneliness of her new life.
Because this one is A worthwhile, if anti-climactic read. With an undertone of sadness she made me feel how in that spacious home each one of the household was isolated by the personal magnificence of her father and herself; that there confidence had no altar, and sympathy no shrine; and that there even her father's face was as distant as the old country life seemed now. The Jewel of Seven Stars Chapter I. Because this one is Well, now I know why I'd never heard of any other Bram Stoker novels.
I mean, yes, it's managed to stay in print, and it's even been adapted into a couple of low-budget horror movies, but the book certainly isn't a household name (and neither are any of Stoker's other books, for that matter.
Please try again Prime members enjoy fast & free shipping, unlimited streaming of movies and TV shows with Prime Video and many more exclusive benefits. The Jewel of Seven Stars is a curious intriguing book. What a bore. The Jewel of Seven Stars does a lot of really good things but also lacks in many ways Surprisingly very similar to Dracula regarding some aspects of the setup, and like dracula with a century of Mummy films,books and tropes to draw upon many of the mysteries or bizarre occurrences can appear obvious to the modern reader.Surprisingly very similar to Dracula regarding some aspects of the setup, and like dracula with a century of Mummy films,books and tropes to draw upon many of the mysteries or bizarre occurrences can appear obvious to the modern reader.1st, let's get this misunderstanding out of the way that Bram Stoker invented the Mummy story ("the curse of the Egyptian mummy formula which it introduced" - Keith Deutsch's afterward in the edition I have; "He did invent the Mummy story, and this is the book that started it." The Jewel of Seven Stars. . On the centenary of his death, I discovered one of Bram Stoker's lesser known works: his 1903 novel The Jewel of Seven Stars. I first heard about this one in the r/fantasy Author Appreciation post for Bram Stoker and being a huge Mummy fan, I had to check this one out. by Borgo Press Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote. I wonder if his Christian sentiment made him falter?
Originally published in 1903, some six years after Dracula, Bram Stoker's The Jewel of Seven Stars is a singular work of dark fantasy.
Start by marking “The Jewel of Seven Stars” as Want to Read: So, no, Stoker didn't invent the genre - more likely he just took Gautier's story & turned it into a novel. I never minded having a weak female character, even though I consider myself to be a feminist (as in, I believe in equality, not superiority); and I kind of enjoyed the stereotyped male character who is dragged unfortunately in a dire situation, the clever yet lonely doctor, the rough and focused law-enforcement officer, and finally the wise elder man. For some reason, I have always loved Victorian Horror books, even the clichéd ones. Whilst most would associate Stoker with popularising the vampire, this short novel launched the notion of the Egyptian mummy as a horror monster in fiction. Buy The JEWEL of SEVEN STARS by Stoker, Bram (ISBN: 9781507703427) from Amazon's Book Store. It says original ending, I don't believe it, Very short abrupt ending, no suspense, no chills, nothing!!!
Stoker slowly built up the tension to the moment of crisis, then let it fall flat on the final page.
Dispatched from and sold by Amazon. I must seek out the alternate "conventional" ending.
Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote. Very slow in parts. This novel, along with The Lair of The White Worm, is one of his most famous after Dracula. I couldn't find a version on Good Reads for this book this this Cover on Good Reads. Stoker was the third of seven children.
What did you expect? The Second Attempt The Jewel of Seven Stars Chapter V. More Strange Instructions The Jewel of Seven Stars … Waking existence is prosaic enough—there was somebody knocking and ringing at someone's street door. His parents were Abraham Stoker and the feminist Charlotte Mathilda Blake Thornely. The story is about an archaeologist's plot to revive Queen Tera, an ancient Egyptian mummy. One of Stoker's lesser known novels, The Jewel of Seven Stars does a lot of really good things but also lacks in many ways. It reads as if it were one of the author's earliest writings, espousing a much more awkward style than that which permeates Stoker's most famous novel. A mysterious tomb is found. Fifteen years after Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight took the world by storm, we’re seeing a brand...An Egyptologist, attempting to raise from the dead the mummy of Tera, an ancient Egyptian queen, finds a fabulous gem and is stricken senseless by an unknown force. The temptation is to compare this with Dracula, and if I do then Dracula wins. My first Bram Stoker novel was, as most people's, "Dracula". The Jewel of Seven Stars Contents.
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)Set in Kensington with flashback into the Valley of the Sorcerer. Love Margaret's dual nature, the descriptions of the tomb, the inane attempts at scientific discussion, and the gas masks, most of all the gas masks. Welcome back.
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