Telegram-herald., 1889-09-02

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have nol read she jess. or King
solomon Macs, hsnce TIE announcement
cf s-l-l another story from Dir. hAgg4ra
pen c4n not Dat aN-Ee8 t1o llyellest s1l--l-
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besr ssrl4l neLioa- .I sopaIra Ar hag-
g2r- latest au1 lth= critics say Is cest
story. 41d " aicn WI shortly be begun IA
tless co.1mns =, Ia fact, a. historical 10
nance Or ancient Egyp- Cleopatra, one q
the most famous women OF either ancient
or modern times, -, Or course, TIE cValFAl
character OF tie story, While AltoLg, scarce
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also an important pers0nsge IL he
tae Bat iL > around Egypts won
0rols C1eea. . woman IL whom tle
world has never Lost is interest, that Ar.
H4ggard has woven a romance 80 faGcilll
th4It nsger-to be iorg0-le1 fairy ta-es u
childhood pale before - dazzling sp.ea1or.
It's weird mysteries and Is vivid plcturug.
.She, % which ad more 10 WA Mr haggard
q z r.r 1I
snd Wblca stands 4lGost unslrpas sed
among the spec aculsr stories or the day.
Is not superior % "ClsopaLr@' Ia its Orb
ent4 gorgeousncss; w1Le IN many re-
.pects TIE latter IS FAR superior piece Il
literary work But what surprises. Gs well
as deligals the reader OF .. Cleopatra. IS
/ the amount Of historic lore 10 contains and
wuicu must have COST is author gears Of
research aud study Inceec, IN the cecica-
ton Of the work % his mother. who. u seems,
/ IS also an Egyptian scholar or much learn
Ing. Nr. EAggard hints gt tue vast amount
/ of LABOR which he was compelled 10 perform
/ IL gathering the materials Tor his story The
same attentive labor and research IA also
/ continued and carried ont in the ilustra-
tious oy Grlerenhagen, who has made LIE
/ study of Egyptian lore, and whose splendid
| ly artistic and classical pictures for this
story have been redrGwn and adapted for
newspaper use by one OF the most compe-
tent artists in the West
Briefly stated, Cleopatra" IS supposed to
be 2 translation from three rolls Of papyri
found n the coffin Of mummy who existed
| in CleOpatra's days and who was himself
1 the hero OF this tale This mummy, known
N life as Hsrmachis, was held by the native
/ priests Of Egypt 70 be a direct descendant
Of the ancient PharaOhs, ana figured as the
leader in conspiracy TO overthrow the
hated Queen. Instead OF Staying her, IS
had been plotted, Harmachis falls victim
20 her w,tcheries aud for a brief period
plays the part OF favored lover. lie is,
however, soon cast aside, when, being en-
ragged at sucn treatment, be works out a
| secret vengeance which results IN the ruin
| Cf Cleopatra and her favored Antony. This
! IS, Of course, but the barest hint az the plot
a the story, but enough, we trust, to give
those who are familiar with Mr.. Haggard's 5
work an idea OF the treat In store for them
when they come TO a perusal OF this, his
latest and best piece OF romantic fiction.
AS stated before, i. win shortly be begun
IN these columns and given in liberal in
stallInents until completed. We bespealr
| for IL hearty welcome at the hands OF our
readers and at the same time congratulate
them that we have been able to secure this
certainly wonderful and charming tale.