Cleopatra - Softcover

H. Rider Haggard

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1906814724 ISBN 13: 9781906814724

Publisher: Classic Comic Store Ltd, 2013

Synopsis

A tale of intrigue and treachery in the court of Queen Cleopatra! Harmachis, descendant of a royal Egyptian bloodline, is prophesied to become pharaoh, casting out the Greeks who have ruled Egypt for years…

Classics Illustrated tells this wonderful tale in colourful comic strip form, offering an excellent introduction for younger readers. Also includes a biography of H. Rider Haggard, theme discussions and study questions, which can be used both in the classroom or at home to further engage the reader in the story.

About this title

About the Author

Sir Henry Rider Haggard (22 June 1856 - 14 May 1925) was an English adventure writer.<br /><br />NORMAN NODEL (Nochem Yeshaya) was a noted artist and illustrator of children's books and magazines. Nodel began his illustrious career as a field artist in the army, drawing military maps during World War II. After the war, he pursued a successful career as an artist in a variety of styles, notably illustrating a great many issues in the famous 'Classics Illustrated' series in the 1950s. In the 1940s, he had previously been an assistant to George Marcoux, and he has done comic book art for True Comics and Sun Publications.<br/>His contributions to 'Classics Illustrated' varied from 'Ivanhoe' to 'Faust' and 'The Invisible Man'. He was also a regular on Charlton's teen, horror and romance titles of the 1960s and 1970s. In the 1960s he contributed to the Warren magazines Eerie and Creepy, using the pen name Donald Norman.<br/>During the last twelve years of his life, Mr. Norman Nodel devoted a major amount of his time and energy to illustrating books and magazines specifically for Jewish children, which gave him great pleasure and satisfaction. Norman Nodel worked to the last day of his life. He died on the 25th of February, 2000.

From the Back Cover

H. Rider Haggard's story of the life of the great Egyptian Queen. Classics Illustrated tells this wonderful tale in colourful comic strip form, providing an excellent introduction for younger readers. Also includes theme discussions and study questions.

Edition details

• Publisher: Classic Comic Store Ltd
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1906814724
• ISBN 13: 9781906814724
• Binding: Paperback
• Illustrator: Norman Nodel, Poch
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 48