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What if the treasures inside a London house hold the power to wake the dead?
A message wakes Malcolm Ross in the night. Margaret Trelawny, the woman he is falling for, needs his help: something is badly wrong with her father. In a house crowded with Egyptian treasures, the young barrister searches for a rational answer while his concern for Margaret draws him deeper into danger.
Abel Trelawny studies ancient Egypt, and among his relics lies the mummy of Queen Tera, a ruler and sorceress. His plans reach beyond the study of the past. In The Jewel of Seven Stars, Bram Stoker brings a crime puzzle and a love story into conflict with the desire to master death.
What you’ll discover
- A house crowded with secrets Enter rooms filled with objects from Egyptian tombs, where scholarship meets a growing sense of dread.
- A barrister seeking answers Follow Malcolm Ross as he weighs evidence against events that challenge his trust in reason.
- A daughter facing danger Meet brave, level headed Margaret, who stands by her father as the mystery deepens.
- The mystery of Queen Tera Explore the secrets of an ancient queen believed to have sought power over death.
- The limits of reason Consider how far knowledge should reach when the wish to conquer death takes hold.
Who will love it
Readers who love gothic atmosphere, locked-room puzzles and Egyptian tombs will find all three here, with a love story and a bold experiment.
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The key ideas, in the 15-minute summary
- A summons brings hope and fear
- The watch fails to protect Trelawny
- Missing lamps deepen the mystery
- A dead queen reaches toward Margaret
- Trelawny prepares to call Tera back
- Science and magic remain competing explanations
- Love asks for trust without certainty
- Facts cannot settle every human question
Who’s who
- Malcolm RossA London barrister and narrator who is drawn into the Trelawny house and wants to protect Margaret and win her trust.
- Margaret TrelawnyThe proud, clever daughter of Abel Trelawny, who longs to know her father and stands by him in every danger.
- Abel TrelawnyA wealthy Egyptologist who has spent twenty years planning an experiment based on a queen's tomb.
- Eugene CorbeckA learned traveler and loyal friend of Trelawny, who guards his secrets and searches tombs for lamps.
- Doctor WinchesterA young physician with a sharp mind who is determined to find a scientific cause for the strange attacks.
- Sergeant DawA careful Scotland Yard detective who follows the facts even when they seem to point to Margaret.
- Nurse KennedyA sturdy, practical nurse who is struck into a rigid trance while keeping watch beside the patient.
- Queen TeraAn ancient Egyptian queen skilled in magic, whose mummy hopes to rise again beneath the stars of the north.
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The Jewel of Seven Stars
by Bram Stoker · 1903
A barrister is summoned at three in the morning to a house of mummies where a father lies bleeding and silent.
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“Time is short, and I have to think about matters so urgent and strange that I dare not lose an hour.”
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What would you do if a groom hammered on your door at three in the morning with a note begging you to come at once? That is how The Jewel of Seven Stars begins for Malcolm Ross, a London barrister who dreams of a girl he met at a river picnic.
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- 81,600 words
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- Medium longer sentences, everyday words
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- 1903by Bram Stoker
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A midnight summons draws Ross into the house
The story opens with a dream. Ross sees himself in a boat beneath willow branches, listening to a young woman describe how lonely her new life is. The dream breaks into a ceaseless knocking at his door. A groom stands outside with a letter and a carriage waiting.
The note is from Margaret Trelawny. She fears for her injured father, Abel Trelawny. Ross rides to the house in Kensington Palace Gardens, with hope and fear fighting inside him, because she has chosen him above everyone else.
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Stoker, Bram. The Jewel of Seven Stars. Library of Alexandria, 2026, libraryofalexandria.com/products/the-jewel-of-seven-stars.
Stoker, B. (2026). The jewel of seven stars. Library of Alexandria. https://libraryofalexandria.com/products/the-jewel-of-seven-stars (Original work published 1903)
Stoker, Bram. The Jewel of Seven Stars. Library of Alexandria, 2026. https://libraryofalexandria.com/products/the-jewel-of-seven-stars.
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What is The Jewel of Seven Stars about?
A London barrister is called to the home of an Egyptologist who lies in an unexplained trance after a bloody attack. As the watchers dig into his collection of mummies, they uncover the story of an ancient queen who wanted to live again.
Who is Queen Tera in The Jewel of Seven Stars?
Queen Tera is an ancient Egyptian ruler whose mummy Trelawny took from a tomb in the Valley of the Sorcerer. She was skilled in magic and planned her own resurrection beneath the stars of the Plough.
What does the Jewel of Seven Stars mean?
It is a carved ruby in the shape of a scarab, showing seven stars with seven points each, arranged like the Plough. It carries two words of power and plays a central part in the queen's plan.
The author
Bram Stoker
1847–1912 · Irish Gothic novelist
Bram Stoker was an Irish novelist and short story writer, born in Dublin in 1847. He moved to London in 1878 and worked as manager of the Lyceum Theatre. He wrote Dracula (1897), The Jewel of Seven Stars (1903), and The Lair of the White Worm (1911). He died in London in 1912.
“Time is short, and I have to think about matters so urgent and strange that I dare not lose an hour.”
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