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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. He was also involved in land reform throughout the British Empire.
Jun 18, 2024 · 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, 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, through family connections he gained employment with Sir Henry Bulwer during the latter's service as lieutenant-governor of Natal, South Africa.
Title [6]Date Of PublicationPeriodical"The Transvaal"May 1877"A Zulu War-Dance"July 1877"A Visit to the Chief Secocoeni"September 1877"Hydrophobia" (letter)3 November 1885- (97.9K)
- May 14, 1925
- June 22, 1856
- King Solomon's Mines (Allan Quatermain, #1)
- She: A History of Adventure (She, #1)
- Allan Quatermain (Allan Quatermain, #2)
- The People of the Mist.
Henry Haggard is a Senior Advisor at WestExec Advisors, a non-resident fellow at the Baker Institute, Rice University and Senior Associate, KF-VUB Korea Chair, CSDS, Vrije Universiteit Brussel.
Title [6]Date Of PublicationPeriodical"The Transvaal"May 1877"A Zulu War-Dance"July 1877"A Visit to the Chief Secocoeni"September 1877"Hydrophobia" (letter)3 November 1885- 500+
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- Army War College
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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.
H. Rider Haggard is the pen name of Sir Henry Rider Haggard. an English author of fiction novels that focused mainly on adventures in exotic geographical regions. He is credited as the creator of the literary genre of the “lost world”.
