I mean, seriously: what’s your victory condition, here?
fun fact: Louisa May Alcott may have invented the curse-of-the-mummy trope.
— Jess Nevins (@jessnevins) November 1, 2018
I’d rather live in the universe where this is true, myself.
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I feel like greater context is needed for this argument.
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Not that I don’t buy it, mind you, but I can’t seem to place a reference to such a thing in her work…
Well, she wrote “Lost in a Pyramid; or, The Mummy’s Curse”. On the other hand, it is from 1869. I am fairly certain that peak egyptology was 1840.
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I buy that she did, but I would also not be surprised if somebody else is responsible.
I get both your and Nick’s points, but I’m not going to investigate this further. I prefer to believe it, because it’s cool and my doing so won’t harm anybody. 🙂
Fascinating. I was unaware of that work.