First published in 1827, The Mummy! A Tale of the Twenty-Second Century is a groundbreaking blend of early science fiction, political satire, and Gothic adventure — written decades before Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein became a classic of the genre. In the year 2126, a young scientist revives the ancient Egyptian Pharaoh Cheops using galvanic electricity. But this mummy is no mindless creature — he is shrewd, eloquent, and unafraid to challenge the ideals of the future world he awakens in. Through Cheops’s eyes, readers explore a Britain transformed by astonishing technology: steam-powered airships, mechanical soldiers, automated farms, and even weather control. Amid futuristic marvels and royal court intrigues, love, ambition, and human folly prove as enduring as ever. Witty, inventive, and surprisingly modern in its imagination, Jane Webb’s visionary novel remains a fascinating glimpse into the hopes, fears, and humor of the early 19th century — looking boldly toward a future that feels both strange and familiar.