Morning Star is a historical novel with fantasy elements by H Rider Haggard, set in Ancient Egypt.[1][2]
 First edition (UK) | |
| Author | H. Rider Haggard |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Cassell (UK) Longmans Green (US) |
Publication date | 1910 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
The novel is set some time after the expulsion of the Hyksos from Egypt (around 1500-1200 BCE). It focuses on the titular heroine, named Neter-Tua ("Morning Star").[1]
Reception
editThe Australian newspaper The World's News described Morning Star as "a very exciting and cleverly constructed romance".[3] Roger Lancelyn Green praised Morning Star as "one of the best re-creations of Ancient Egypt ever written."[4] E. F. Bleiler described Morning Star as "well-structured, but with a vein of cruelty in the excursion of the wholly-other into human life."[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c Bleiler, Everett F. (1990). The Guide to Supernatural Fiction. Kent State: Kent State University Press. p. 726. ISBN 978-0-87338-288-5.
- ^ "AN EGYPTIAN ELIZABETH". The Register. Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 30 April 1910. p. 4. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
- ^ "HAVE YOU READ?". The World's News. Sydney: National Library of Australia. 30 April 1910. p. 31. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ^ Green, Roger Lancelyn. Tales of Ancient Egypt. Bodley Head, London, 1967 (pg. 15)
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