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"Umslopogaas and Makokel. Sir H. Rider Haggard on Zulu Types" (letter) 16 August 1913: The Times "The Death of Mark Haggard" (letter) 10 October 1914: The Times "On the Land. Old Problems and New Ways. The War—and After." 15 March 1915: The Times "Soldiers as Settlers. After-War Problem for the Empire" 20 August 1915: The Times "Raids by Air.
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 was inspired by his experiences living in South Africa for seven years (1875–1882) working at the highest levels of the British colonial administration. In the figure of She, the novel notably explored themes of female authority and feminine behaviour. Its representation of womanhood has received both praise and criticism. [3]
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[3] It is set in Central Asia – partly in Tibet – reincarnation being a familiar tenet of Tibetan Buddhism; however, the back story is set in the ancient Mediterranean. In her biography of her father Haggard's daughter Lilias Rider Haggard explains the origins of the names. "She-Who-Must-Be-Obeyed" was a doll in the author's nursery.
Haggard later said the thought the novel "ought to have been cut up into several stories" and was too full of "amateur villains". [2] He says the novel "was more or less of a failure — of course I mean at that time, for in after years it became extraordinarily successful." [2] It initially earned Haggard profits of ten pounds. [3] [4]
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[1] Smith added "Haggard's originality is to side with this indigenous culture against the Ptolemies and the Roman imperialists who threaten Egypt." [1] John Scarborough included Cleopatra on a list of what he regarded as Haggard's best novels, along with King Solomon's Mines, She: A History of Adventure, Nada the Lily, Red Eve, and Eric ...