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Cleopatra: Being an Account of the Fall and Vengeance of Harmachis is an adventure novel written by English author H. Rider Haggard and first printed in 1889 by Longmans. Cleopatra mixes historical action with supernatural events, and could be described as a historical fantasy novel.
Cleopatra; The 1917 American film Cleopatra was based on Haggard's novel and other sources. Beatrice; The book was adapted into a 1921 Italian silent drama film called The Stronger Passion, [51] directed by Herbert Brenon and starring Marie Doro and Sandro Salvini. [52] Swallow; The novel was adapted into a 1922 South African film. [53] Stella ...
H. Rider Haggard, KBE (/ ˈ h æ ɡ ər d /; 1856–1925) was a British writer, largely of adventure fiction, but also of non-fiction.The eighth child of a Norfolk barrister and squire, [1] through family connections he gained employment with Sir Henry Bulwer during the latter's service as lieutenant-governor of Natal, South Africa. [2]
Archaeologists have found a white marble statue of a woman wearing a royal crown under the walls of an ancient temple and suspect it may be of the famous Egyptian queen Cleopatra VII.
Cleopatra is a 1917 American silent historical drama film based on H. Rider Haggard's 1889 novel Cleopatra, the 1890 play Cleopatre by Émile Moreau and Victorien Sardou, and the play Antony and Cleopatra by William Shakespeare. [2] The film stars Theda Bara in the title role, Fritz Leiber Sr. as Julius Caesar, and Thurston Hall as Mark Antony.
the lead character in novels by H. Rider Haggard, and film adaptations . She: A History of Adventure, 1886; Ayesha, 1905; Wisdom's Daughter, 1923; She; She; She; Hilda Rumpole, the wife of Horace Rumpole of British TV series Rumpole of the Bailey 1978–1992
Queen of the Dawn is a 1925 novel by British author H Rider Haggard, set in Ancient Egypt. [1] Written in the early 20th century. The story takes place during a period of war and political turmoil, as the Shepherd Kings invade, challenging the Egyptian Pharaohs.
The World's Desire was not the first time collaboration between Haggard and Lang. During their collaboration, Lang helped Haggard plan and revise She, Allan's Wife, Beatrice, Eric Brighteyes, Nada the Lily and also added poems to Cleopatra. [5] The pair also carried on a correspondence on the dedication pages of their separate works.