Octave Mirbeau
(1848–1917) French journalist, art critic, travel writer, pamphleteer, novelist, and playwright
“Mystery attracts mystery.”
—
H.P. Lovecraft
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Under the Pyramids
"Imprisoned with the Pharaohs" - Written February 1924, published May-June-July 1924 in Weird Tales
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