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Marie Corelli

A British novelist whose widely quoted March 1923 newspaper letter, claiming ancient Egyptian texts warned of dire punishment for tomb violators, significantly shaped public belief in the Tutankhamun curse shortly before Lord Carnarvon's death.

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  • Ancient Egypt

    Marie Corelli is associated with Ancient Egypt — Her claimed research into ancient Egyptian warning texts, never independently verified, framed her widely publicised 1923 claim.

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