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Chapter I A Summons in the Night
Chapter II Strange Instructions
Chapter III The Watchers
Chapter IV The Second Attempt
Chapter V More Strange Instructions
Chapter VI Suspicions
Chapter VII The Traveller’s Loss
Chapter VIII The Finding of the Lamps
Chapter IX The Need of Knowledge
A late‑night knock draws a London gentleman from his quiet study into a web of puzzling correspondence. The letters speak of forgotten Egyptian rites, a sealed tomb, and a desperate call for help from a distant relative obsessed with reviving a long‑dead queen. Intrigued and unsettled, he departs for the sun‑baked Nile, where a sprawling estate hides a labyrinth of antiquities and an atmosphere thick with whispered warnings.
On the banks of the river, the narrator meets a reclusive family whose patriarch has spent decades attempting to summon the ancient ruler Tera. As they sift through dust‑covered relics and decipher cryptic hieroglyphs, a palpable sense of dread mingles with scientific curiosity. The first act sets a tone of eerie anticipation, inviting listeners to imagine what might awaken when history’s shadows are disturbed.
Language
en
Duration
~8 hours (478K characters)
Release date
2003-02-01
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1847–1912
Best known for creating Count Dracula, this Irish writer turned theatre insider and storyteller into one of horror literature’s most lasting names. His life moved from a sickly childhood in Dublin to the busy literary and stage world of London, where his most famous novel took shape.
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