Audiobook26 minutes
Lost in a Pyramid
Written by Louisa May Alcott
Narrated by Cathy Dobson
Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
3.5/5
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When Paul Forsyth and his archeologist friend Professor Niles are exploring the Cheops pyramid in Egypt, they become separated from their guide and lose their way in the labyrinthine tunnel network. Finding themselves close to a female mummy, they decide to create a fire using the wooden case in the hope of attracting the attention of the Egyptian guides.
Professor Niles is keen to unwrap the mummy and see what items may have been hidden in the bandages. They do indeed find treasures...one of which is a golden box containing some mysterious seeds...and another is a scrap of parchment casting a curse on anyone who disturbs the rest of the mummy, who in life had been a sorceress. Shortly afterwards, Forsyth and Niles are rescued...but as they discover over the following months, the curse of the mummy has been irrevocably unleashed....
Professor Niles is keen to unwrap the mummy and see what items may have been hidden in the bandages. They do indeed find treasures...one of which is a golden box containing some mysterious seeds...and another is a scrap of parchment casting a curse on anyone who disturbs the rest of the mummy, who in life had been a sorceress. Shortly afterwards, Forsyth and Niles are rescued...but as they discover over the following months, the curse of the mummy has been irrevocably unleashed....
Author
Louisa May Alcott
Louisa May Alcott (1832-1888) is the author of the beloved Little Women, which was based on her own experiences growing up in New England with her parents and three sisters. More than a century after her death, Louisa May Alcott's stories continue to delight readers of all ages.
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5These are two of Louisa May Alcott’s shortest short stories and two of her best.“Perilous Play” is about the effects of taking drugs. The group of characters involved are bored, until the doctor among them offers what first appear to be bonbons, but the sweet-looking items in fact contain hashish.I expected the tale to adopt a nineteenth-century approach of, “Just say no!” To point it does, yet in another way it hints that maybe it’s worth a try! The story shows both the danger of taking drugs and the potential benefits and, as a result, the narrative does not prove predictable as I suspected it would.“The Mummy’s Curse”, as the title suggests, is a dark tale. This one is so short that I can’t say too much without giving the whole game away, but despite its shortness, the author packs in enough detail and suspense to make it an engaging story.Together, these two tales again confirm for me the extent of Louisa May Alcott’s talent and versatility as a writer.