The Origin and Significance of the Great Pyramid

by C. Staniland Wake

[1882]

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In this classic of Pyramidology, C. Staniland Wake attempts to answer the questions: who actually built the pyramids, and why? He rejects the conventional theory that they were tombs, and explores astronomical and religious motivations for their construction instead.

Title Page
Preface
Table of Contents
Chapter I. The Astronomical Theory
Chapter II. Early Egyptian Civilization
Chapter III. The Tomb Theory
Chapter IV. The Religious Theory
Chapter V. Seth And Serpent Worship
Note
Appendix I
Appendix II