Some Words with a Mummy

Name: Some Words with a Mummy
Brand: Findaway Voices
Availability: InStock
Author: Edgar Allan Poe
ISBN: 9781644080771

Author: Edgar Allan Poe

Narrator: Larry G. Jones

Unabridged: 45 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Audio Sommelier

Published: 07/28/2018

Categories: Fiction, Horror

Synopsis

One of Edgar Allen Poe’s more lighthearted stories, this details the investigation of a mummy named Allamistakeo. After finding the body of the mummy in good condition, the mummy researchers use electricity to bring him back to life. Allamistakeo then proceeds to have a conversation with the crew – from what Ancient Egypt was like to what religion was like. The conversation ends abruptly when the researchers ask him a question about the beginning of the universe, calling to play the reigning religion at the time.

About Edgar Allan Poe

Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) was an American poet, short story writer, editor, and literary critic who is credited with inventing the detective fiction genre and with contributing to the emerging science fiction genre. He began his literary career with the anonymous publication of a collection of his poems entitled Tamerlane and Other Poems. He then turned to writing prose and spent the next several years working for literary journals and periodicals, becoming well known for his particular style of literary criticism. He served for a time on the staff of the New York Mirror, in which his poem "The Raven" was published. Poe's other well-known works include his stories "The Purloined Letter," "The Murders in the Rue Morgue," and "The Mystery of Marie Roget."

Reviews

Goodreads review by Francesc on August 12, 2022

Interesante relato. Nuestro narrador se levanta de la cama a toda prisa porqué el doctor Ponnonner lo manda llamar porqué le han autorizado a destapar la momia que ha guardado durante tantos años. En cuanto han quitado las primeras capas y le han aplicado corrientes eléctricas, la momia se despierta c......more

Goodreads review by Aishu on May 26, 2019

Interesting idea- mummifying oneself in order to see what life will be like in 1,000 years or so. This story was packed with Poe's dry wit.......more

Goodreads review by Mansuriah on November 21, 2024

Some Words With a Mummy is a classic short story by Edgar Allan Poe. The author is known famously for his horror and macabre genre but this book is not horror. More like a quick and fun read. However it wasn't up to my expectation. Since this is a short story, I didn't want to get into details. If y......more

Goodreads review by Tom on September 20, 2020

A lot of critique of this story comes from the fact that Poe deviates from his writing style of the macabre and gothic romance to that of satire. This wasn't a mummy horror story. Allamistakeo wasn't at all scary which was so unlike his other stories. A humorous Poe? I however, applaud him for his d......more

Goodreads review by M.M. Strawberry on September 10, 2019

Pretty cute short story, I read this years and years ago so I'm a bit fuzzy on the details, I will admit. But I enjoyed the story nonetheless, and Count Allamistakeo is featured briefly in Alan Moore's LXG comics.......more