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Does the mummy who inspired Bram Stoker now reside in Manchester?
Over a century ago, Irish-born author Bram Stoker, most famous for creating Dracula, played a significant role in popularising the reanimated ancient Egyptian mummy trope. Now this Egyptologist thinks he knows the source of Stoker's inspiration.
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The Victorian Ladies Who Smuggled a Mummy Case Out of Egypt
Macclesfield, a market town in northwest England, seems an unlikely spot to find a collection of Egyptian antiquities. But the artifacts are here because of Marianne Brocklehurst, the daughter of a wealthy silk mill owner, and her interest in archaeology.
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