The Jewel of Seven Stars



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.

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 when Stoker attempted to republish the book he was told that he would have to change the ending if he didn’t want it to go out of publication. 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.

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Unabridged chapters
The following content is from the original 1903 script (Unabridged) with all twenty chapters.
 * 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
 * Chapter X: The Valley of the Sorcerer
 * Chapter XI: A Queen's Tomb
 * Chapter XII: The Magic Coffer
 * Chapter XIII: Awaking From the Trance
 * Chapter XIV: The Birth-Mark
 * Chapter XV: The Purpose of Queen Tera
 * Chapter XVI Powers--Old and New
 * Chapter XVII: The Cavern
 * Chapter XVIII: Doubts and Fears
 * Chapter XIX: The Lesson of the "Ka"
 * Chapter XX: The Great Experiment
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Alternate ending
A happier ending at the request of the publisher for the abridged 1912 edition.
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