
FOREWORD
HANIT THE ENCHANTRESS - CHAPTER I Tells of How Professor Ranney Purchased an Ancient Manuscript and of What He Found Therein.
CHAPTER II A Fall Down Thirty Centuries
CHAPTER III Enana, the Magician, Would Prove That a Resemblance Between a Queen and a Priestess May Be Turned to His Advantage.
CHAPTER IV How Bhanar Came to Thebes
CHAPTER V The Pleasure Barge of Thi, the Queen-Mother
CHAPTER VI How Bhanar Found a Home in Egypt
CHAPTER VII How Renny the Syrian Escaped the Crocodiles
CHAPTER VIII Nōfert-āri Dances Before Pharaoh
CHAPTER IX The Luminous Book
A weary professor of archaeology, always chasing the next forgotten fragment of history, strolls into a cramped shop run by the charismatic Tanos, a dealer who boasts of genuine antiquities. There, he acquires a weather‑worn manuscript that promises more than a catalog of relics—it hints at a cursed tomb deep in the Theban hills, where a noble named Menna vanished without a trace. The paper’s vivid descriptions of shattered statues, erased prayers, and a missing heart‑scale draw the scholar into a puzzle that feels almost alive. As he turns the brittle pages, a name recurs: Hanit, a mysterious enchantress whose legend seems tangled with the same darkness that erased Menna’s soul.
Intrigued, the professor decides to follow the clues, traveling from bustling bazaars to silent burial chambers. He discovers that the manuscript is not merely a record but a summons, urging him to confront an ancient feud that still lingers in the shadows of the desert. The journey promises hidden dangers, forgotten magic, and the chance to piece together a story that has lain dormant for millennia.
Language
en
Duration
~4 hours (267K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Release date
2020-03-29
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
1875–1943
Best known for blending Egyptology with adventure fiction, this British-born American writer moved easily between scholarship and imagination. His books reflect a lifelong fascination with ancient Egypt, from cataloging artifacts to spinning romantic and fantastic tales set against its ruins.
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