Tales of Secret Egypt

Tales of Secret Egypt is a collection of short stories written by Sax Rohmer, an English author known for his mystery and adventure novels. The stories are set in Egypt and feature a variety of characters, including archaeologists, detectives, and spies. Each story is a self-contained mystery, but they all share a common theme of the supernatural and the occult. The book is divided into nine chapters, each containing one or two stories. The stories range in length from a few pages to several chapters and are written in a fast-paced, suspenseful style. The characters are well-drawn and the settings are vividly described, making the reader feel like they are in Egypt themselves. Overall, Tales of Secret Egypt is a thrilling and entertaining read for fans of mystery and adventure fiction.Rohmer (Arthur Henry Sarsfield Ward) was a prolific English mystery writer, best known for the master criminal Dr. Fu Manchu and his opponents Denis Nayland Smith, Dr. Petrie, named after the Egyptologist Flinders Petrie, and the beautiful Karamaneh, the source of Petrie's daydreams. He also wrote under the name Michael Furey. Contents: Part I. Tales of Abu Tabah: The Yashmak of Pearls; The Death-Ring of Sneferu; The Lady of the Lattice; Omar of Ispahan; Breath of Allah; and The Whispering Mummy. Part II. Other Tales: Lord of the Jackals; Lure of the Souls; The Secret of Ismail; Harun Pasha; In the Valley of the Sorceress; and Pomegranate Flower. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.