Telegram-herald., 1889-09-04

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have not reasl Sue. jess or shi-g
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q SUI another story from M Haggard's >
psn can not bui awaken The lselless 2atici-
palens Of pleasure among AL loYers ~ TIE
best serial ucllo1 Cleopatra Mr Hag-
CARDS latest aud lthe critics saw his best
story, snd wtlch vii shortly be brEuu II
these columns, ls. IN fat, al historical TO
nance 0f ancient Egypt Cleopatra, oae q
the most famous women CT either ancient
or modern times, =. of course. The central
character of me story. while Antony. soaroe-
also a. important parsonage ln the
tale. But il Is around Egypt's woa-
drous Queen. q woman in whom the
world has never lost is interest, tlat Mr..
Haggard has woven romance 80 fancifll
thai the never-tO-be forgotten fairy tales of
childhood pale before It's dazzling sp.endCr,
its weird mysteries and lis vivid piciurng.
"She. which did more 10 win Ar Haggard
name and fame than al his previous works,
and which stands almost unsurpassed
among the spectacular stories Of the day.
Is lot superior 10 Cleopatra Ia lis Or
ental gOrgeousness, whl.e ia many re
spects the latter Il a FAR superior piece of
literary work But what surprises, a. well
as delights, the reader Of " Cleopatra Is
the amount Of historic lore IL contains, and
which must have cost its author years Of
research and study Indeed, IN the GedlCa-
ton of the work 10 his mother, who, II seems,
is also an Egyptian scholar Of much learn
ing, Mr.. Haggard hints al the vast amount
Of laboc which he was compelled 70 perform
IN gathNing the materials for his story The
same attentive labor and research Is also
continued and carried out Ia the illustra~
tions by Grieffenhagen, who has made a life
study Of Egyptian lore, and whose splendid
ly artistic and classical pictures for this
story have been redrawn and adapted for
newspaper use by one OF the most compe-
tent artists in the West.
Briefly stated, Cleopatra is supposed To
be a translation from three rolls OF papyri
found in the coffin of a mummy who existed
in Cleopatra's days and who was himself
the hero of this tale. This mummy, known
IN life as Harmachis. WAS held by the native
priests Of Egypt 70 be direct descendant
of the ancient Pharaohs, and figured as the
leader In a conspiracy 10 overthrow the
hated Queen. Instead of Staying her. as
had been plotted, Harmachis falls victim
TO her Witcheries and for a brief period
plays the part of a favored lover. He i,
however, soon cast aside, when, being en-
ragged at such treatment. he works out
secret vengeance which results in the ruin
of Cleopatra and her favored Antony. This
is, Of course, but the barest hint al the plot
Of the story, but enough. we trust, 10 give
those who are familiar with Mr. Haggards
work an idea Of the treat in store for them
when they come TO perusal Of this, his
latest and best piece of romantic fiction.
AS stated before, it viii shortly be begun
IN these columns and giver in liberal in
stalments until completed We bespeak
for it a 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.