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Haggard, H Rider

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1421841649 ISBN 13: 9781421841649

Publisher: 1st World Library - Literary Society, 2007

Synopsis

You, my friend, into whose hand, if you live, I hope these scribblings of mine will pass one day, must well remember the 12th of April of the year 1877 at Pretoria. Sir Theophilus Shepstone, or Sompseu, for I prefer to call him by his native name, having investigated the affairs of the Transvaal for a couple of months or so, had made up his mind to annex that country to the British Crown. It so happened that I, Allan Quatermain, had been on a shooting and trading expedition at the back of the Lydenburg district where there was plenty of game to be killed in those times. Hearing that great events were toward I made up my mind, curiosity being one of my weaknesses, to come round by Pretoria, which after all was not very far out of my way, instead of striking straight back to Natal. As it chanced I reached the town about eleven o'clock on this very morning of the 12th of April and, trekking to the Church Square, proceeded to outspan there, as was usual in the Seventies. The place was full of people, English and Dutch together, and I noted that the former seemed very elated and were talking excitedly, while the latter for the most part appeared to be sullen and depressed.

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About the Author

English author Henry Rider Haggard (1856 –1925) wrote adventure novels set in exotic locations including Africa. He founded the Lost World literary genre with stories at the lighter end of Victorian literature Haggard, generally known as H. Rider Haggard, was born in Norfolk, England, After failing his army entrance exam, he contemplated taking the British Foreign Office exams but didn’t follow through. Haggard's father sent him to South Africa to be an assistant to the secretary to Sir Henry Bulwer, Lieutenant-Governor of the Colony of Natal. He fell in love with Mary Elizabeth "Lilly" Jackson and wrote to his father informing him that he intended to return to England and get married. His father forbade it until Haggard had a career and Jackson married a banker instead. He eventually moved back to England and married, settling in Norfolk. Haggard was called to the bar but decided novel writing was more profitable. He drew on his experiences in Africa to create characters including Allan Quatermain.

Edition details

• Publisher: 1st World Library - Literary Society
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1421841649
• ISBN 13: 9781421841649
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 372