The artwork used for the cover is 'Cleopatra' by Heinrich Faust. Production notes: This ebook of Cleopatra was published by Global Grey in 2020, and updated on the 3rd July 2022. This book has 103,061 words, 176 pages in the PDF version, and was originally published in 1889.

The story is told from the point of view of Harmachis and is recounted in Biblical language. First published in 1889, it tells the story of the Egyptian priest Harmachis (who is the living descendant of the pharoahs) who is tasked with overthrowing Cleopatra along with the Greeks and Romans and restoring Egypt to its golden era. Rider Haggards 1889 novel Cleopatra and the plays, Cleopatre by Émile Moreau and Victorien Sardou and William Shakespeares Antony and Cleopatra. Or read online.Ĭleopatra: Being an Account of the Fall and Vengeance of Harmachis, is a historical adventure fiction novel by English writer H. RM EC7RDK Cleopatra, 1917,was an American silent historical drama film based on H. Rider HaggardĪvailable to download for free in PDF, epub, and Kindle (mobi and AZW3) ebook formats. The locality of Rider, British Columbia, was named in his memory.Buy the entire collection (over 2,400 ebooks) for only £15. He stood unsuccessfully for Parliament as a Conservative candidate for the Eastern division of Norfolk in 1895. Haggard was made a Knight Bachelor in 1912 and a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1919. His breakout novel was King Solomon's Mines(1885), which was to be the first in a series telling of the multitudinous adventures of its protagonist, Allan Quatermain. He was also involved in agricultural reform and improvement in the British Empire. His stories, situated at the lighter end of the scale of Victorian literature, continue to be popular and influential. Sir Henry Rider Haggard was an English writer of adventure novels set in exotic locations, predominantly Africa, and the creator of the Lost World literary genre. All of the characters are mixtures of good and evil, and evoke both sympathy and loathing. Haggard's portrait of Cleopatra is quite stunning, revealing her wit, her treachery, and her overwhelming presence. The story, told from the point of view of the Egyptian priest Harmachis, is recounted in biblical language, being in the form of papyrus scrolls found in a tomb. The main character Harmachis (the living descendant of this bloodline) is charged by the Priesthood to overthrow the supposed impostor Cleopatra, drive out the Romans, and restore Egypt to its golden era.Īs is the case with the majority of Haggard's works, the story draws heavily upon adventure and exotic concepts. The story is set in the Ptolemaic era of ancient Egyptian history and revolves around the survival of a dynasty bloodline protected by the Priesthood of Isis. Dodo Collections brings you another classic from H.

Cleopatra by h rider haggard