Henry Rider Haggard (1856—1925) — a well-known English writer, the author of many adventure novels that won widespread popularity. With considerable success, Haggard also tried his hand at writing historical, psychological, and fantastical stories. Everything he created is marked by rich imagination, extraordinary plausibility, and the scale of the narrative. As a reward for his labors in the service of the British Empire, he was elevated to the rank of knight.
In this volume, the novel "Cleopatra" is presented, telling of a conspiracy by the high priests of Egypt who decided to overthrow the hated queen Cleopatra, who had placed Egypt under Roman rule.