Cleopatra vs History of Cleopatra, queen of Egypt: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Cleopatra, History, Fiction

Cover of Cleopatra

Cleopatra H. Rider Haggard · 1881 ★★★★☆ 3.9 278 pages · ≈ 5 h 09 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of History of Cleopatra, queen of Egypt

History of Cleopatra, queen of Egypt Jacob Abbott · 1851 ★★★★☆ 3.8 220 pages · ≈ 4 h 04 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.9 vs 3.8 — either is a safe pick by score.
Cleopatra is the easier read (Challenging), History of Cleopatra, queen of Egypt more demanding (Demanding).

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