![]() This is the copyright page from the first American edition.Ĭhapter XVI was deleted from later editions of The Jewel of Seven Stars.īoth the British and American first editions of The Jewel of Seven Stars have the original ending where the narrator's companions are killed. This is the title page from the first American edition. It is unclear whether Stoker himself made the changes. Chapter XVI was deleted in later editions and the ending was changed to a happy ending where the archaelogist's girlfriend and companions did not die. Like the British edition, the first American edition has the original ending and Chapter XVI. The story is about an archaelogist's plot to revive an ancient Egyptian mummy. The first American edition states "Published February, 1904" on the copyright page. Pages: 311 The true first edition was published in London by William Heinemann in 1903.īelow is the first American edition published by Harper and Brothers in 1904. ![]() First Edition Points and Criteria for The Jewel of Seven Stars ![]()
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