H. Rider Haggard
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Sir Henry Rider Haggard was an English writer of adventure fiction romances set in exotic locations, predominantly Africa, and a pioneer of the lost world literary genre. He was also involved in land
Haggard, c. 1905
Portrait of H. Rider Haggard c. 1902
Blue plaque, 69 Gunterstone Road, London
H. Rider Haggard in later life; undated picture taken after c. 1919
She: A History of Adventure
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She: A History of Adventure is a Gothic novel by the English writer H. Rider Haggard, published in book form in 1887 following serialisation in The Graphic magazine between October 1886 and January 18
H. Rider Haggard
…Solomon's Mines. He accepted a 10 percent royalty rather than £100 for the copyright. A sequel soon followed entitled Allan Quatermain, followed by She and its sequel Ayesha, swashbuckling adventure novels set in the context of the Scramble for Africa (although the action of Ayesha happens in Tibet…
Cover of the first edition (1887)
Title page of third edition
Rider Haggard after his return to England in 1881
Rider Haggard's recreation of the Sherd of Amenartas, now in the collection of the Norwich Castle Museum