The Jewel of Seven Stars

The Jewel of Seven Stars
First edition cover
Author(s)	Bram Stoker
Country	Ireland
Language	English
Genre(s)	Horror novel
Publisher	Heinemann
Publication date	1903
Media type	Print (hardback & paperback)
Pages	337 pp
ISBN	NA
OCLC Number	11975302

The Jewel of Seven Stars is a horror novel by Bram Stoker, first published in 1903. The story is about an archaeologist's plot to revive Queen Tera, an ancient Egyptian mummy.

Characters

• Malcolm Ross
• Margaret Trelawny
• Abel Trelawny
• Eugene Corbeck
• Doctor Winchester

Second edition

When The Jewel of Seven Stars was first released in 1903 the publishers received a great deal of criticism from both critics and readers because of its gruesome ending. Shortly before his death in 1912, Stoker attempted to republish the book but was told that he would have to change the ending. As a result, Stoker removed Chapter XVI "Powers – Old and New" and gave the book a new and happier ending. For many years the original ending was unavailable to most readers. The 2008 Penguin Classics edition edited by Kate Hebblethwaite restored the original text, including the original ending and Chapter XVI. It includes the new ending as an appendix.

Film and TV adaptations

The novel is the main influence on nearly every 'mummy' movie.^{[citation needed]} The first true theatrical adaption of The Jewel of Seven Stars was Hammer Studios' Blood from the Mummy's Tomb 1971.

Television

• The Curse of the Mummy (1970)

Film

• Blood from the Mummy's Tomb (1971)
• The Awakening (1980)

Video

• Legend of the Mummy (1997)

Radio adaptations

• The Mummy (1999)

External links

• The Jewel of Seven Stars at Project Gutenberg (1912 revised edition)
• Bram Stoker Online Full text and PDF versions of this novel (1903 and 1912 editions)
• The Jewel of Seven Stars publication history at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database