Moon of Israel (novel)

Moon of Israel is a novel by English writer H. Rider Haggard, first published in 1918 by John Murray. The novel narrates the events of the Biblical Exodus from Egypt told from the perspective of a scribe named Ana.[1][2]

Moon of Israel
First edition (UK)
AuthorH. Rider Haggard
LanguageEnglish
PublisherJohn Murray (UK)
Longmans, Green (US)
Publication date
1918
Publication placeUnited Kingdom

Haggard dedicated his novel to Sir Gaston Maspero, a distinguished Egyptologist and director of Cairo Museum.

Adaptation

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His novel was the basis of a script by Ladislaus Vajda, for film-director Michael Curtiz in his 1924 Austrian epic known as Die Sklavenkönigin, or "Queen of the Slaves".[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Our Literary Page The Newest Books MOON OF ISRAEL". Western Mail (Perth, WA : 1885 - 1954). Perth, WA: National Library of Australia. 28 February 1919. p. 39. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
  2. ^ "Moon of Israel (H. Rider Haggard)". The World's News (Sydney, NSW : 1901 - 1955). Sydney, NSW: National Library of Australia. 10 May 1919. p. 29. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
  3. ^ Moon of Israel at IMDb
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  • Moon of Israel at Project Gutenberg