The Mummy's FootThéophile Gautier
The Mummy's Foot
by OpenStories
Original author: Théophile Gautier
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"The Mummy's Foot" by Théophile Gautier is a horror short story first published in 1840. A man purchases a mummified foot from a Parisian curiosity shop, intending to use it as a paperweight. That night, the foot's original owner—an ancient Egyptian princess—appears with a supernatural demand. What follows is a fantastical journey across time and space, where the boundaries between dream and reality blur mysteriously.
The Mummy's Foot, by Théophile Gautier. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #22662.
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