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Title: The Works of Theophile Gautier, Volume 5
The Romance of a Mummy and Egypt

Author: Theophile Gautier

Translator: F. C. de Sumichrast

Release Date: January 6, 2009 [EBook #27724]

Language: English

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[Illustration: Copyright 1901 by George D. Sproul

GILBO & CO.

_Tahoser listened with inattention more apparent than real to the song
of the musician._--Page 80.]

THE WORKS OF
THEOPHILE GAUTIER

VOLUME FIVE

TRANSLATED AND EDITED BY
PROFESSOR F. C. DE SUMICHRAST
_Department of French, Harvard University_

THE ROMANCE OF
A MUMMY

_WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY THE EDITOR_

THE ATHENAEUM SOCIETY
NEW YORK

_Copyright, 1901, by_
GEORGE D. SPROUL

UNIVERSITY PRESS . JOHN WILSON
AND SON . CAMBRIDGE, U.S.A.

_Contents_

THE ROMANCE OF A MUMMY

INTRODUCTION _Page_ 3

PROLOGUE " 9

THE ROMANCE OF A MUMMY " 68

EGYPT

THE UNWRAPPING OF A MUMMY " 299

FROM ALEXANDRIA TO CAIRO " 308

EZBEKIYEH SQUARE " 331

ANCIENT EGYPT " 338

_List of Illustrations_

Tahoser listened with inattention more apparent than
real to the song of the musician. _Frontispiece_

The Pharaoh slew but a short time ago three messengers
with a blow of his sceptre. _Page_ 229

_The Romance of a Mummy_

_THE ROMANCE
OF A MUMMY_

Introduction

The subject of "The Romance of a Mummy" was possibly suggested to
Theophile Gautier by Ernest Feydeau, the author of "Fanny" and other
works of pure