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Sir Henry Rider Haggard KBE (/ ˈ h æ ɡ ər d /; 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]
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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On 14 May 1925, H. Rider Haggard died at the age of sixty-eight in London. His ashes were buried at St Mary's Church, Ditchingham and his papers are now held at the Norfolk Record Office. Rider, a railway point of the Canadian National Railway in British Columbia has been named after him.
H. Rider Haggard died in a London nursing home at 3 Devonshire Terrace on 14 May 1925. His ashes are buried in the chancel of Ditchingham church. One of Haggard's daughters, L. R. Haggard, wrote a memoir of him, The Cloak that I Left in 1951.
Sir Henry Rider Haggard. born West Bradenham, Norfolk: 22 June 1856. died London: 14 May 1925. works. This listing excludes posthumous omnibuses after 1930. Where US edition precedes UK by less than a month, we follow the flag and cite the UK edition. series. Allan Quatermain. King Solomon's Mines (London: Cassell and Company, 1885) [Allan ...
Sir H. Rider Haggard, in full Sir Henry Rider Haggard (born June 22, 1856, Bradenham, Norfolk, Eng.—died May 14, 1925, London), English novelist best known for his romantic adventure King Solomon’s Mines (1885).
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May 14, 2021 · Though his creations remain classics in world literature, his name isn’t widely recognized among the general public. So today, May 14th, on the ninety-sixth anniversary of Haggard’s death, let’s take the opportunity to celebrate him and his legacy.
