Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

    Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

    Bilingual Book - The Life of Cleopatra (Swedish - English)
    Bilingual Book - The Life of Cleopatra (Swedish - English)
    Bilingual Book - The Life of Cleopatra (Swedish - English)
    Ebook96 pages1 hour

    Bilingual Book - The Life of Cleopatra (Swedish - English)

    By Redback Books

    ()

    Read preview

    About this ebook

    Our new brand of books with short stories and bilingual translations offers readers with different levels of Swedish the pleasure of learning a language while increasing their general knowledge in the process. The text is written in two different languages, Swedish and English. The Swedish sentence appears above the English sentence in classic bilingual text.

    Our unique story telling is inspired by historic characters and written in modern language, bringing them closer to our times and lives. Adding a twist to the story, The Life of Cleopatra is told from 4 different perspectives making it more exciting. Readers of all ages can enjoy our books.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRedback Books
    Release dateMar 7, 2015
    ISBN9781311771827
    Bilingual Book - The Life of Cleopatra (Swedish - English)

    Read more from Redback Books

    Related to Bilingual Book - The Life of Cleopatra (Swedish - English)

    Related ebooks

    Children's For You

    View More
    View More

    Related podcast episodes

    Related articles

    • Article

      QUEEN Of The NILE

      Sep 26, 2019

      QUEEN Of The NILE
      4 min read

    • Article

      ‘I Was In A State Of Delirium’

      Dec 9, 2021

      Have you heard the phrase ‘through hell or high water’? I’ve been through both, simultaneously. In January 2020, after the year-long restoration of our 1970 S&S Swan Elixir, my friends Max, Harry and I set off on the first stage of our circumnavigati

      5 min read

    • Article

      Roger’s PROFANISAURUS

      Jan 5, 2023

      Roger’s PROFANISAURUS
      8 min read

    • Article

      HUNTING With The Ellements…

      Sep 13, 2021

      HUNTING With The Ellements…
      19 min read

    • Article

      You Only Need Two Bricks

      Sep 23, 2022

      We sat in front of a blazing fire in the hearth of the tiny hunting cabin. The chimney drew well as long as the door was kept slightly open, like Lem Putt advised, to get the draft just right. We were sipping a most wonderfully aged 56-year-old Caber

      5 min read

    • Article

      Roger’s PROFANISAURUS

      Jan 5, 2022

      Roger’s PROFANISAURUS
      5 min read

    • Article

      The Island

      Jun 4, 2018

      The Island
      8 min read

    • Article

      The Eternal Adventure

      Jun 29, 2021

      The Eternal Adventure
      4 min read

    • Article

      Maybe It Won’t Be That Bad

      Dec 9, 2019

      Maybe It Won’t Be That Bad
      4 min read

    • Article

      Fair Dinkum!

      Oct 5, 2023

      Fair Dinkum!
      5 min read

    • Article

      Perfect Prose II

      May 15, 2020

      Perfect Prose II
      4 min read

    • Article

      There’s No Place Like Home

      Aug 17, 2022

      NÍL aon tinteán mar do thinteán fhéin,’ Rose says (it means: ‘There is no fireplace like your own’) every time we turn in through our gates and catch a glimpse of the house at the end of the drive. We have been leading such a peripatetic existence of

      2 min read

    • Article

      NATURAL High

      May 25, 2020

      NATURAL High
      6 min read

    • Article

      In Praise of Captains

      Oct 27, 2020

      In Praise of Captains
      3 min read

    • Article

      If Sheep COULD FLY…

      Aug 3, 2022

      If Sheep COULD FLY…
      6 min read

    • Article

      Tom Cunliffe

      Feb 21, 2020

      Tom Cunliffe
      5 min read

    • Article

      Sailing In The South Pacific

      Sep 3, 2020

      Sailing In The South Pacific
      7 min read

    • Article

      The Maldives: A taste of Eden

      Jun 29, 2023

      The Maldives: A taste of Eden
      9 min read

    • Article

      Hard Sleep

      Aug 23, 2021

      Many, many mornings, I try for a sleep on the train. This I attempt as the track rises towards the darkness of the Remutaka tunnel. I stretch out my legs, arrange my arms loosely in my lap. The seats have slight wings which cup my head just enough th

      7 min read

    • Article

      Jess Lloyd-Mostyn

      Feb 26, 2021

      Jess Lloyd-Mostyn
      3 min read

    • Article

      Jess Lloyd-Mostyn

      Feb 26, 2021

      Jess Lloyd-Mostyn
      3 min read

    • Article

      Table Talk

      Jun 1, 2023

      Table Talk
      11 min read

    • Article

      A Colombian Kiting Tale

      May 17, 2019

      A Colombian Kiting Tale
      10 min read

    • Article

      The Whale Who Will Come Soon

      Sep 8, 2021

      The beachfront narrows to an ocherous ribbon, belted by blue, above and below. After a while, a handful of shearwaters appear in the air above the Cat Balou. The birds flash around us; like knife-thrower tricks at a circus. Diving through the water,

      8 min read

    Related categories

    Reviews for Bilingual Book - The Life of Cleopatra (Swedish - English)

    0 ratings

    0 ratings0 reviews

    What did you think?

    Tap to rate

    Review must be at least 10 words

      Book preview

      Bilingual Book - The Life of Cleopatra (Swedish - English) - Redback Books

      New Redback Bilingual Books: The Life of Cleopatra

      Bilingual Book

      The Life of Cleopatra

      Swedish - English

      Redback Books

      Smashwords Edition

      ISBN 9781311771827

      www.redback-books.com

      Our new brand of books with short stories and bilingual translations offers readers with different levels of Swedish the pleasure of learning a language while increasing their general knowledge in the process. The text is written in two different languages, Swedish and English. The Swedish sentence appears above the English sentence in classic bilingual text.

      Our unique story telling is inspired by historic characters and written in modern language, bringing them closer to our times and lives. Adding a twist to the story, The Life of Cleopatra is told from 4 different perspectives making it more exciting. Readers of all ages can enjoy our books.

      Copyright © 2015 Redback Books

      ISBN 9781311771827

      Illustration Anna Furashova

      All rights reserved

      Other Redback Bilingual Books:

      The Adventures of Julius Caesar

      The Starry Night

      Berättelsen om Kleopatra

      The Story of Cleopatra

      Vägen till Julius Caesars läger var ojämn och full av gropar.

      The road to Julius Caesar's camp was rough and full of potholes.

      Jag skumpade runt i bakdelen av vagnen som en påse full med trasor.

      I was bouncing around in the back of the wagon like a bag full of rags. 

      Hur i hela världen kunde drottningen av Egypten, härskare över den mest avancerade civilisationen i vår tid, befinna sig i en sådan härva?

      How in the world could the Queen of Egypt, ruler of the most advanced civilisation of our times, find herself in such a fix?

      Här var jag, insvept i en persisk matta, tätt förpackad mellan säckar med säd, en låda med grönsaker och ett dussin burar av kacklande höns.

      Here I was, wrapped up in a Persian rug, packed in tightly between bags of grain, a crate of vegetables and a dozen cages of cackling hens.

      Hur hade det blivit så här?

      How exactly had it come to this? 

      Jag blundade en stund och lät mina tankar glida tillbaka till bättre tider.

      I closed my eyes for a moment and let my mind drift back to better times.

      Genom det öppna fönstret i mitt rum kunde jag se den vackra staden Alexandria i all sin fantastiska glans.

      Through the open window of my room I could see the beautiful city of Alexandria in all its splendid glory.

      Bortom staden och ut mot havet stod en lång fyr på ön Pharos som lotsade in många av de fartyg som anlöpt vår hamn.

      Beyond the city and out to sea a tall lighthouse on the island of Pharo guided the many ships that entered our harbour.

      Fyren var gjord av vit marmor.

      The lighthouse was made of white marble.

      Den var etthundrafemtio meter hög.

      It was one hundred and fifty meters high.

      Sjömän hävdade att de kunde se den stå och trona redan på femtio kilometer avstånd.

      Sailors claimed they could see it standing there from fifty kilometres away.

      Anblicken på denna stora stad med sina breda gator och stora byggnader tog andan ur mig.

      The view of this great city with its wide avenues and grand buildings took my breath away.

      Detta var den stad som Alexander den store hade låtit bygga och nu var det min!

      This was the city that Alexander the Great had built and now it was mine!

      Jag var tvungen att nypa mig själv, snabbt för att rensa mitt huvud.

      I had to pinch myself for a moment just to clear my head.

      Allt hade hänt så fort och nu, bara arton år gammal, hade jag blivit drottning, den stora faraon i Egypten.

      It had happened all so quickly and now at only eighteen years of age, I had become the Queen, the great Pharaoh of Egypt.

      Plötsligt avbröts mina tankar av ett ljud vid dörren till mitt rum.

      Suddenly my thoughts were interrupted by the sound of movement at the door of my room.

      Mina tjänare hade anlänt.

      My servants had arrived.

      De hade kommit för att klä mig i mina nya kläder som det anstår min status som en farao.

      They were here to dress me in my new garments befitting my Pharaoh status.

      När jag upptäckte de färgglada tygen bland kläderna påminde mig tjänarinnorna snabbt om min nya position.

      When I noticed brightly coloured fabric among the clothing items, the servant girls quickly reminded me of my new position.

      "Bara vanliga kvinnor bär vitt, min drottning.

      "Only common women wear white, my Queen.

      Ni kommer att vara klädd i en chiton, i de finaste grekiska linnétygerna med broderade kanter och i ljusa färgglada, klara färger.

      You will be wearing a chiton, in the finest of Greek linens, embroidered on its edges and dyed in bright vibrant colours.

      Er klänning kommer att dras åt i midjan med en läderrem, översållad med juveler".

      Your dress will be pulled in at the waist with a belt made from leather and studded with jewels"

      Den ljusa chitonen var en sydd klänning.

      The bright chiton was a stitched dress.

      Den var mer officiell än de togor som bars av mina båda tjänarinnor.

      It was more formal than the togas worn by both my servants.

      Dessa togor vart enkelt lindade kring deras kroppar och ihopbundna vid axeln.

      The togas simply wrapped around their bodies and tied at the shoulder.

      Den unga flickan som hade talat, stannade plötsligt till,

      Enjoying the preview?
      Page 1 of 1