The Whispering Mummy and Others - Couverture souple

Rohmer, Sax

 
9781614983798: The Whispering Mummy and Others
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1614983798 ISBN 13 : 9781614983798
Editeur : Hippocampus Press, 2023

Synopsis

The work of British writer Sax Rohmer (pseudonym of Arthur Sarsfield Ward, 1883-1959) was once immensely popular, but most of it has lapsed into oblivion-except his corpus of weird fiction. This volume features the best of his tales of horror and strangeness, culled from his numerous story collections from the 1910s and 1920s.

The mystery of Egypt dominated Rohmer's imagination, and the volume Tales of Secret Egypt (1918) contains some of his best weird work, such as "The Whispering Mummy," "The Death-Ring of Sneferu," and "Lord of the Jackals," which may or may not involve the supernatural.

"Tchériapin," Rohmer's finest weird tale, is authentically supernatural and even features a science-fictional undercurrent in its suggestion that a chemical formula can render any organic substance hard as diamonds. "The Curse of a Thousand Kisses" fuses horror and poignancy in its suggestion that a hideous old woman is the centuries-old Scheherazade, the victim of a curse.

Sax Rohmer can take his place with H. Rider Haggard, Rudyard Kipling, and other writers who, while chiefly focusing on tales of adventure, was frequently inclined to incorporate terror and weirdness into his exciting narratives. His stories are as readable today as when they were first written.

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Éditeur
Hippocampus Press
Date d'édition
2023
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1614983798
ISBN 13 
9781614983798
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
288
Éditeur
Joshi S T
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
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