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The final volume in this classic Haggard Historical fiction collection

Complete and unabridged paperback edition.

First published in 1901.

Sir Henry Rider Haggard 22 June 1856 - 14 May 1925) was an English writer of Adventure fiction set in exotic locations, predominantly Africa, and a pioneer of the Lost World literary genre. He was also involved in agricultural reform throughout the British Empire. His stories,... Read Full Overview

The time was in or about the year 1544, when the Emperor Charles V. ruled the Netherlands, and our scene the city of Leyden. Any one who has visited this pleasant town knows that it lies in the midst of wide, flat meadows, and is intersected by many canals filled with Rhine water... Read Full Overview

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Lysbeth: A Tale of the Dutch is a 1901 novel by H. Rider Haggard. Lysabeth is a historical novel set in the Netherlands during the time of William the Silent.

Sir Henry Rider Haggard KBE (1856-1925) was a Victorian writer of adventure novels set in exotic locations. After failing his army entrance exam he was sent to a private 'crammer' in London to prepare for the entrance exam for the British Foreign Office, for which he never sat... Read Full Overview