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Sir H. Rider Haggard (born June 22, 1856, Bradenham, Norfolk, Eng.—died May 14, 1925, London) was an English novelist best known for his romantic adventure King Solomon’s Mines (1885). The son of a barrister, Haggard was educated at Ipswich grammar school and by private tutors.
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H. Rider Haggard was an English novelist, best known for his African adventure novel, ‘King Solomon’s Mines’. Check out this biography to know about his childhood, family life, achievements and fun facts about him.
Aug 29, 2015 · Fun facts about the life and work of Henry Rider Haggard, author of King Solomon’s Mines and She. 1. He is the author of one of the biggest-selling books of all time.
Sir Henry Rider Haggard KBE (/ ˈhæɡərd /; 22 June 1856 – 14 May 1925) was an English writer of adventure fiction romances set in exotic locations, predominantly Africa, and a pioneer of the lost world literary genre. [1] He was also involved in land reform throughout the British Empire. [2]
One of the great joys of collecting H. Rider Haggard material is finding rare and unexpected illustrations of some of his novels in the most unlikely places. The Readers Library was a series of hundreds of very inexpensive hardcover books published by Collins Publishers in the 1920's and 1930's.
Jun 22, 2019 · The tale is narrated by Allan Quatermain, an old hunter eking out a living on the African frontier. He tells us what kind of cart you need for a trek into the wilderness, the sort of guns to bring along, the right type of oxen, and the importance of native servants.
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Apr 24, 2012 · Henry Rider Haggard (b. 1856–d. 1925) assisted in the annexation of the Transvaal in South Africa as a young man before going on to write more than fifty novels and a dozen books of nonfictional works on sociology, agriculture, and religion.
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