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ARTICLES RELATED TO The Mummy novel - Overview | | | |  The Mummy novel - Overview: Encyclopedia II - The Mummy novel - OverviewDuring the Edwardian Age, a wealthy shipping-magnate-turned-archeologist, Lawrence Stratford, discovers an unusual tomb. The "mummy" inside, in its left-behind notes, claims to be the famed pharaoh Ramses II, despite the tomb's dating only to the first century B.C. (the historical Ramses II died in 1224 B.C.).
Before he can fully investigate this claim, Lawrence unexpectedly falls dead, and those around him fear he was the victim of a curse placed on the tomb. Nonetheless, the mummy and other belongings are shipped off to London, placed on temporary display in Lawrence's house ...
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| | | | The Mummy novel - Overview: Encyclopedia II - The Mummy novel - Plotline Henry was responsible for his uncle Lawrence's death, having poisoned his coffee while they were alone in the tomb. However, there was a witness to the murder - Ramses, the mummy. When Henry tries to poison Julie in the same manner as her father, Ramses comes back to life to scare Henry away.
Ramses is who he claims to be. During his reign as pharaoh, he learned from a Hittite priestess the formula for an "elixir" that grants eternal life. The potion not only made him immortal, but also allows his body to regenerate from damage that w ...
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| | | | The Mummy novel - Overview: Encyclopedia II - The Mummy novel - Motifs Like the vampires of Rice's Vampire Chronicles, those who take the elixir become immortal, inhumanely strong, and unable to die from normal means. These individuals could even be said to be "reverse vampires" since they derive their strength from the sun, and cannot live without it. Unlike vampires, they are able to eat, drink, and function as normal humans.
However, this immortality comes with a strange price. Those who drink the potion are constantly driven to sate their senses. They constantly crave food and drink, although they ne ...
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