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Rider Haggard after his return to England in 1881. Rider Haggard returned to Britain in 1881. At the time, England was increasingly beset by the social and cultural anxieties that marked the fin de siècle. [14] One of the most prominent concerns was the fear of political and racial decline, encapsulated in Max Nordau's Degeneration (1895).
Henry Rider Haggard, generally known as H. Rider Haggard or Rider Haggard, was born at Bradenham, Norfolk, the eighth of ten children, to William Meybohm Rider Haggard, a barrister, and Ella Doveton, an author and poet. [3] His father was born in Saint Petersburg, Russia, in 1817 to British parents. [4]
Haggard never found out who the girl was but was sufficiently inspired to write the first draft at Norwood in 1882, while studying for the Bar. The novel was originally called Angela , which was the first name of the heroine of the story; Angela was also the name of Haggard's eldest daughter.
H. Rider Haggard, KBE (/ ˈ h æ ɡ ər d /; 1856–1925) was a British writer, largely of adventure fiction, but also of non-fiction.The eighth child of a Norfolk barrister and squire, [1] through family connections he gained employment with Sir Henry Bulwer during the latter's service as lieutenant-governor of Natal, South Africa. [2]
Fair Margaret (published in the United States as Margaret) is a 1907 novel by British writer H. Rider Haggard, set in the time of Henry VII of England. [1] [2] [3] The plot features the abduction of the titular heroine and her adventures in Spain, including a meeting with King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain.
Morning Star is a historical novel with fantasy elements by H Rider Haggard, set in Ancient Egypt. [1] [2] The novel is set some time after the expulsion of the Hyksos from Egypt (around 1500-1200 BCE). It focuses on the titular heroine, named Neter-Tua ("Morning Star"). [1]
See also the Chronology section in fictional character article Allan Quatermain, whose table covers all stories in the Quatermain series or its overlapping series.By default they are listed according to the fictional chronology from c. 2000 BCE to 1899, which happens to be the span of the She series.
Benita bears several similarities to other works by Haggard. Like The Ivory Child (1916) it features a young woman with clairvoyant powers, and like King Solomon's Mines (1885) it deals with the idea of ancient Phoenicians visiting Africa and hiding their treasure in a chamber there.