Cleopatra (Haggard novel)
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Cleopatra: Being an Account of the Fall and Vengeance of Harmachis is an
Synopsis
The story is set in the
As is the case with the majority of Haggard's works,[citation needed] the story draws heavily upon adventure and exotic concepts. 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.
Reception
Boucher and McComas gave the novel a mixed review, saying that it combined "a not always believable portrait" of its title heroine with a "fascinating, wholly convincing" story line.[2] Curtis C. Smith described Cleopatra as "one of Haggard's best works, particularly for those modern readers who may find the implied defenses of colonialism in the Allan Quatermain and She series difficult to take."[1] Smith added "Haggard's originality is to side with this indigenous culture against the Ptolemies and the Roman imperialists who threaten Egypt."[1] John Scarborough included Cleopatra on a list of what he regarded as Haggard's best novels, along with King Solomon's Mines, She: A History of Adventure, Nada the Lily, Red Eve, and Eric Brighteyes.[3]
See also
- Harmachis
- Cleopatra, a 1917 film based on the novel
References
- ^ ISBN 0-684-17808-7(pp.321-328).
- ^ "Recommended Reading," F&SF, September 1953, p. 100.
- ISBN 9780684805931(pp. 323-329)
- Bleiler, Everett (1948). The Checklist of Fantastic Literature. Chicago: Shasta Publishers. p. 112.
External links
- Cleopatra at Standard Ebooks
- Cleopatra at Project Gutenberg
- Images and bibliographic information for various editions of Cleopatra at SouthAfricaBooks.com