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Smith and the Pharaohs, and Other Tales is a collection of stories by H Rider Haggard. Others in the collection included: "Magepa the Buck" - an Allan Quatermain short story "The Blue Curtains" "Little Flower" "Only a Dream" "Barbara Who Came Back"

Scientists, or some scientists-for occasionally one learned person differs from other learned persons-tell us they know all that is worth knowing about man, which statement, of course, includes woman. They trace him from his remotest origin; they show us how his bones changed... Read Full Overview

Smith and the Pharaohs, and Other Tales is a collection of stories by H Rider Haggard. Others in the collection included: "Magepa the Buck" - an Allan Quatermain short story "The Blue Curtains" "Little Flower" "Only a Dream" "Barbara Who Came Back"

Scientists, or some scientists-for occasionally one learned person differs from other learned persons-tell us they know all that is worth knowing about man, which statement, of course, includes woman. They trace him from his remotest origin; they show us how his bones changed... Read Full Overview

This short story collection from H. Rider Haggard, acclaimed author of She and Ayesha, includes: "Smith and the Pharaohs," "Magepa the Buck," "The Blue Curtains," "Little Flower," "Only a Dream," and "Barbara Who Came Back."

His novels portray many of the stereotypes associated with colonialism, yet they are unusual for the degree of sympathy with which the native populations are portrayed. Africans often play heroic roles in the novels, although the protagonists are typically European (though not... Read Full Overview

Smith And The Pharaohs And Other Tales is a collection of short stories written by H. Rider Haggard. The book features a range of thrilling and adventurous tales, including the titular story of Smith And The Pharaohs, which follows the journey of a young man who discovers a hidden... Read Full Overview

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"Smith and the Pharaohs and Other Tales" from Henry Rider Haggard. English writer of adventure novels (1856-1925).

Smith and the Pharaohs, and Other Tales is a collection of stories by H Rider Haggard.

Smith and the Pharaohs, and Other Tales is a collection of stories by H Rider Haggard. The title story was serialized in Strand Magazine, between December 1912 and February 1913.

The collection kicks off with the title tale, and concerns a budding Egyptologist who is locked up one night in the Cairo Museum, and dreams that he is put on trial for grave robbing by the ghosts of Egypt's pharaohs and queens. Or is it a dream? This is a very amusing, somewhat... Read Full Overview