Project Gutenberg 2001-10-01 Public domain in the USA. 26438 Hume, Fergus 1859 1932 Hume, Ferguson Wright Hume, Fergus W. (Ferguson Wright) The Green Mummy Produced by An Anonymous Project Gutenberg Volunteer, and David Widger "The Green Mummy" by Fergus Hume is a novel likely written during the late 19th century. The story revolves around a young couple, Archie Hope and Lucy Kendal, as they navigate romance against a backdrop filled with mystery and intrigue, particularly centering on a rare mummy that Lucy's archaeologist stepfather, Professor Braddock, is eager to acquire. At the start of the novel, readers are introduced to Archie and Lucy, who share a playful yet serious conversation about their engagement. Archie reveals the lengths he has gone to in order to gain Professor Braddock’s consent to marry Lucy, involving the purchase of a valuable Peruvian mummy from Malta. Their lighthearted banter is soon overshadowed by more foreboding concerns regarding the mysterious mummy, as Lucy expresses unease about her stepfather's obsession with archaeology. The opening establishes a combination of romantic elements and hints at darker, unforeseen complications, setting the stage for a larger mystery involving the disappearance of the mummy and the tragic fate of Braddock’s assistant, which subsequently unfolds. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 81.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Fiction Detective and mystery stories PR Text Category: Romance Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Novels 626231 2025-07-02T04:33:28.805999 text/html 659523 2021-01-27T11:41:33 text/html 274600 2025-07-02T04:33:36.582968 application/epub+zip 284097 2025-07-02T04:33:30.728976 application/epub+zip 284098 2025-07-02T04:33:29.551026 application/epub+zip 512916 2025-07-02T04:33:41.144971 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 474964 2025-07-02T04:33:35.844969 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 452517 2022-09-02T06:24:22.526562 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 533719 2025-07-02T04:33:27.505020 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 533664 2018-03-15T14:49:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 521900 2008-12-14T13:58:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20542 2025-07-02T04:33:41.275933 application/rdf+xml 11874 2025-07-02T04:33:30.049988 image/jpeg 3114 2025-07-02T04:33:29.800956 image/jpeg 193914 2018-03-15T14:50:00 application/octet-stream application/zip 204816 2021-01-27T11:41:33 application/octet-stream application/zip 192506 2008-12-14T13:59:02 application/octet-stream application/zip 266413 2025-07-02T04:33:28.847976 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia