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EPISODE · Jul 10, 2021 · 1H 30M

Mummy Lore In Myth And Fiction (with Lauren the Gothic Bookworm)

from Wide Atlantic Weird · host Cian

Take THAT, Bembridge scholars! Cian is delighted to welcome Lauren the Gothic Bookworm to the cabin for an awesome chat about all things Mummy, curses, and of course, Victorian Gothic! So many of our favourite writers, books, historical topics and more appear, including but not limited to: -the mummy in comparison to other 'classic' monsters -The Victorian/Edwardian fascination with Egypt and mummies; colonialism & orientalism -Victorian 'invasion' literature -early Victorian mummy fiction -Arthur Conan Doyle's mummy & curse stories -HR Haggard's mummy and Egypt in his fiction -The British Museum unlucky mummycase -Favourite mummy movies, including the 1959 and 1999 mummies Buy Me A Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/wideatlantic Gothic Bookworm https://www.instagram.com/gothicbookworm/ Mummy Mania Mondays https://www.instagram.com/mummymaniamondays/ The Anatomy Shelf https://Theanatomyshelf.substack.com The Mummy’s Curse, Roger Luckhurst https://www.bookdepository.com/Mummys-Curse-Roger-Luckhurst/9780199698714 Other sources: Nicky Nielsen: Egyptomaniacs Bob Brier: Egyptomania & Mummies Jasmine Day: Mummymania

Take THAT, Bembridge scholars! Cian is delighted to welcome Lauren the Gothic Bookworm to the cabin for an awesome chat about all things Mummy, curses, and of course, Victorian Gothic! So many of our favourite writers, books, historical topics and more appear, including but not limited to: -the mummy in comparison to other 'classic' monsters -The Victorian/Edwardian fascination with Egypt and mummies; colonialism & orientalism -Victorian 'invasion' literature -early Victorian mummy fiction -Arthur Conan Doyle's mummy & curse stories -HR Haggard's mummy and Egypt in his fiction -The British Museum unlucky mummycase -Favourite mummy movies, including the 1959 and 1999 mummies Buy Me A Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/wideatlantic Gothic Bookworm https://www.instagram.com/gothicbookworm/ Mummy Mania Mondays https://www.instagram.com/mummymaniamondays/ The Anatomy Shelf https://Theanatomyshelf.substack.com The Mummy’s Curse, Roger Luckhurst https://www.bookdepository.com/Mummys-Curse-Roger-Luckhurst/9780199698714 Other sources: Nicky Nielsen: Egyptomaniacs Bob Brier: Egyptomania & Mummies Jasmine Day: Mummymania

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