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Mummy's Curse

By Roger Luckhurst

Mummy's Curse

By Roger Luckhurst

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In the winter of 1922-23 archaeologist Howard Carter and his wealthy patron George Herbert, the Fifth Earl of Carnarvon, sensationally opened the tomb of Tutenkhamen. Six weeks later Herbert, the sponsor of the expedition, died in Egypt. The popular press went wild with rumours of a curse on those who disturbed the Pharaoh's rest and for years followed every twist and turn of the fate of the men who had been involved in the historic discovery. Long dismissed by Egyptologists, the mummy's curse remains a part of popular supernatural belief. Roger Luckhurst explores why the myth has captured the British imagination across the centuries, and how it has impacted on popular culture.
Product details
Edition:
illustrated
Number of Pages:
336
Release Date:
2012-10-12
Publication Date:
2012-10-25
Publisher:
OUP Oxford
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0199698716
ISBN13:
9780199698714
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
606 g
Height:
145 cm
Width:
222 cm
Thickness:
23 cm
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