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Cleopatra (Haggard novel)

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series difficult to take." Smith added "Haggard's originality is to side with this indigenous culture against the Ptolemies and the Roman imperialists who threaten Egypt." John Scarborough included
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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. Curtis C. Smith described
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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.
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as "one of Haggard's best works, particularly for those modern readers who may find the implied defenses of colonialism in the
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As is the case with the majority of Haggard's works, the story draws heavily upon
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mixes historical action with supernatural events, and could be described as a
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era of Ancient Egyptian history and revolves around the survival of a
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on a list of what he regarded as Haggard's best novels, along with
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Cleopatra: Being an Account of the Fall and Vengeance of Harmachis
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H. Rider Haggard
Adventure novel
Longmans
Hardback
ISBN
1-55521-122-4
OCLC
16862670

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