The Mummy! A Tale of the Twenty-Second Century
by Jane Loudon
- Reading level
- Plain English
- Price
- Free
About the book
"The Mummy! A Tale of the Twenty-Second Century" by Mrs. Loudon is a three-volume novel published in 1827. When the Egyptian mummy of Cheops is reanimated in the year 2126, he offers unexpected wisdom to those who befriend him. Set in a future England filled with air travel, steam-powered automatons, and advanced technology, this groundbreaking work became the first English-language story to feature a reanimated mummy, blending science fiction with social satire.
- Science fiction
- Feminist fiction
- Twenty-second century
Updated September 2026. Public domain in the USA. Text and summary from Project Gutenberg eBook #56426. The Mummy! A Tale of the Twenty-Second Century on Wikipedia.
