SMITH AND THE PHARAOHS by H. RIDER HAGGARD illustrated by ALEC BALL

Alec Ball was a prolific British Illustrator. Contributed illustrations to The Dial, The Strand, Windsor Magazine, The London Magazine, The Graphic, and others. 

 

1913

 Part I of  Smith and the Pharaohs illustrated by Alec Ball was published in THE STRAND MAGAZINE  1912b, Vol.XLIV and Part II in 1913a, Vol.XLV.

 

PART I

Smith looked at it once, twice, thrice, and at the third look he fell in love.

 

With a howl of terror the brave company turned and fled.

The funeral sledge drawn of Oxen, and on it the great rectangular case that contained...

...the outer and the inner coffins, and within them the mummy of some departed majesty.

"The Queen of the mask!" he gasped. The same - the same! By heavens, the very same!"

His heart swelled within him, for here was the hand of that royal lady of his dreams.

Part II.

Once he shouted in the hope of attracting attention.

 

Queen Cleopatra lifted her hands and stood thus for a while.
 

She answered: "I make my obeisance to your Majesty"

He stretched out his arms to clasp her, and lo, she was gone!

Now he was among all that throng of ghosts, which parted to let him...

...pass, looking at him as he went with cold and wondering eyes.

"I ask you, Prince, I ask you all, Royalties of Egypt, whether for such deeds this man should die?"