Placeholder text

Go to cart

Smith And The Pharaohs And Other Tales

By Haggard, H. Rider

Smith And The Pharaohs And Other Tales Parents & Children

Smith And The Pharaohs And Other Tales

0 - Default Title
Description
Smith and the pharaohs and other tales is a collection of short stories that explores ancient obsessions, supernatural mysteries, and the fragile boundary between the modern and the eternal. The central story follows a reserved man whose fascination with an Egyptian artifact leads him from a quiet academic life into a strange journey of discovery and transformation. His curiosity, sparked by a sculpted face in the British Museum, drives him beyond scholarly interest and into the realm of ancient tombs and spectral presences. The initial chapter traces his rise from obscurity and his obsessive attraction to the past, suggesting that his growing knowledge comes at a cost. He becomes consumed not only by relics but by the intangible weight of forgotten lives, revealing a connection between personal longing and the mystique of the ancient world. This haunting sense of continuity runs throughout the stories in the volume, binding together dreams of grandeur, the decay of empires, and the eerie persistence of memory. The collection hints at the way death, history, and desire merge in the human effort to recover lost meaning.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
196
Release Date:
2025-08-01
Publication Date:
2025-08-01
Publisher:
Double 9 Books
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
9371816341
ISBN13:
9789371816342
Weight:
254 g
Height:
140 cm
Width:
216 cm
Thickness:
11 cm
Buy on Amazon
Currently sold out