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And throughout these romances one finds the same evidences of archæologic study, of artistic observation, of imagination fostered by picturesque fact. The glory of the Greek kings of Lydia glows goldenly again in the pages of Le Roi Candaule ; the massive gloom and melancholy weirdness of ancient Egypt is reflected as in a necromancer's mirror throughout Une Nuit de Cléopâtre .
In the opening scene of "One of Cleopatra's Nights," the reader may be surprised at the expression "the chuckling of the crocodiles." Our own southern alligators often make a little noise which could not be better described—a low, guttural sound, bearing a sinister resemblance to a human chuckle or subdued, sneering laugh.
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Title:: One of Cleopatra's Nights, and Other Fantastic Romances: Author:: Gautier, Théophile, 1811-1872: Translator:: Hearn, Lafcadio, 1850-1904 : Link: Gutenberg text
Read 12 reviews from the world’s largest community for readers. The French writer Theophile Gautier (1811-1872) was a leading writer of the Romantic movem…
