Jane Webb’s The Mummy (1827)
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The Frankenstein Omnibus also includes an except from an 1827 novel called The Mummy, another work of 19th century weird fiction written by a teenage girl. Judging by the excerpt this was one strange novel. Apparently it has something to do with an attempt by scientists in a future age to revive the Pharaoh Cheops. They have exceptionally advanced technology in the 22nd century, including balloons and locomotives capable of racing across the landscape at speeds in excess of fifteen miles per hour.
So has anyone heard of Jane Webb? Or has anyone actually read her novel?
dfordoom)The Frankenstein Omnibus also includes an except from an 1827 novel called The Mummy, another work of 19th century weird fiction written by a teenage girl. Judging by the excerpt this was one strange novel. Apparently it has something to do with an attempt by scientists in a future age to revive the Pharaoh Cheops. They have exceptionally advanced technology in the 22nd century, including balloons and locomotives capable of racing across the landscape at speeds in excess of fifteen miles per hour.
So has anyone heard of Jane Webb? Or has anyone actually read her novel?
