New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-30
BEAUTIFUL EGYPT.
MR.. RIDER HAGGARD'S HEw NOVEL.

Vengeance of ITarms"hi, The Roval Eryrtsn. ~
got forth hy h.. own hand. ny. n Rmcr Hasrarl.
Illustrated lGmo pr. 200 Harper brothers.
THE So RET OF TIE LANNs; 4 Tale Of Tibet
I2mO Up. g"j. CassrIl 4 %.
DERRICK VAUGHAN Novelist nv Edna IvnI
l2nIo. Up. 100. Frank +. L0vcn & co.
Mr. Hagcard has shown considerable tngonuitv IN IFS
what hazardous and auhsci0uS experiment To SrIkr
out l'nc which might sugGrrt compsn,onS with
Shakesprarr but The Invention OF new motive saved
the venture There (, nothing Historically impossible
In the native Egypt an piracy - ovrrthruw the
rule Of the LsGdao and plUe Har'rachs. q trio dc.
sCcndan OF the Pharsoh> a." thrpu" 81 Egypt and
" such plot had existed. It would undoubtedly have
derived its chief support from the us'oua p~icstOo.i
whose organization, powr- and swp" and
means OF communication and conference must h,vr
pointed them ont the h'trst cents n such m un
dcr;alirS. Mr. Haccart has evidently stud ri II,
archaeology very carefully and thoroughly and la,
avoided claring anaChrnisms, though The chant uf
Isis introduced into tho drCnpt'on 81 the religious
ccrrmonalS in the first book, scarcely hopping
with the cult Of ISIS and OSIRIS. Mr.. Andcw Lang,
graceful and mcOdi0us measures 1r" welcome for thoir
own sake but they cannot b" rpardci a, representing
Egy ptian sacred music IN any sense"
The account Of the education OF HaTmsChis In all
the learning Of the ECyrtans" Is jud c0usly sc,chv
but in the final initiation Mr. lacgar has faced thc
exige7ces Of tho situation with remarkable intrpiiy
and has produced scene which will live long in tho
memory Of tho reader Tie vision OF ISIS indeed. is
a majestic and beautiful conception. IL any fault
be found with armnChs, who elatrs the story OF his
own aspirations fall and vengeance, II that in the
opening Of the action his weakness surh to afford
no promise Of the cnacity OF purpose which be sbss
ouently dcveOps Tho fall Of the Prince through the
seductiO Of Cleopatra Is. In fact inadequatcly
treated. The purpose Of years Is represented a. being
supincy surrendered after an exposure OF few min
u,cs 70 tho wilcs and charm, OF tho fascinating en
and thenccfort until he is di u>onzcd by Chnrnon
(by the by, why not CHAIRMAN, In aCcONlanc" with his
tory D. he exhibits feeble nindClnrsS which tends
TO diminish the interest felt in his adventures The
story has several striking and powerful scenes. and
mono more so than the descent into the Pyramid Of Her.
in search OF the treasure buried In The sarcOpha2s OF
Pharaoh Menkara This is particularly grrwsome.
though the monster bat may DO thought rather bo
gross "A piece Of Stage business
In his display Of magical phenomena before Cleo
pa,ra II WAS certainly little uresomc Of HaImarhs
10 epeat so archaic trick that Of the rod aud the
serpents. even II he did Introduce variations 10 tho
original theme II may also be objected that for a
passed master in oCcultism the royal prctcudcr ap.
ucars 10 have been sinEulary indSrosed 10 exercise
his special powers when they wec most needed. In
his Introduction Mr.. HaccAld Appeals ~ Intimate
that he has pauslbly explained tho panic flight
Of Cleopatra at. hctium. but after al 1t is quito
as easy 10 believe that 1t was just what It
has always sccmcd-thc effect CT access
OF unressoning fesr,-as 10 accept the new su.-
gestion, that this terror caused by the astral
form Of Harmachis whispering In her ear. In fact.
there Is q certain awkwsrdncsS and unfamIiarty
about the way Mr. Haggard handles his supernatur-
alsm In this story at times. lie docs not seem to