H. Rider Haggard 
Cleopatra 

Sir Henry Rider Haggard was an English writer of adventure novels set in exotic locations, predominantly Africa, and the creator of the Lost World literary genre. His stories, situated at the lighter end of the scale of Victorian literature, continue to be popular and influential. He was also involved in agricultural reform and improvement in the British Empire. "Cleopatra: Being an Account of the Fall and Vengeance of Harmachis" is a novel written by the author H. Rider Haggard, the author of "King Solomon’s Mines" and "She". (Excerpt from Wikipedia)