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H. Rider Haggard was an English author known for adventure novels set in exotic locations. Haggard is considered to be one of the first writers of the Lost World genre. Haggard's novel She: A History of Adventure is a first-person narrative of 2 men in a lost kingdom.

Swallow (+Biography and Bibliography) (6X9po Glossy Cover Finish): Swallow is a Dutch girl raised in South Africa among the Kaffirs. Lonely, she gazes from shore over the waves of a storm-tossed sea, and dreams of a brother entering her life . . . and soon finds herself face-to-face... Read Full Overview

This is a historical/adventure travelogue type work written by famous writer H. Rider Haggard. From the intro: "Over twenty years have passed since we found some unique opportunities of observing Boer and Kaffir character in company; therefore it is not perhaps out of place that... Read Full Overview

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

In this thrilling adventure novel, H. Rider Haggard takes readers on a journey through the rugged landscape of South Africa during the Great Trek. Filled with danger, romance, and intrigue, this book is sure to captivate readers of all ages.

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It is a strange thing that I, an old Boer vrouw, should even think of beginning to write a book when there are such numbers already in the world, most of them worthless, and many of the rest a scandal and offence in the face of the Lord. Notably is this so in the case of those... Read Full Overview

Swallow is a Dutch girl raised in South Africa among the Kaffirs. Lonely, she gazes from shore over the waves of a storm-tossed sea, and dreams of a brother entering her life . . . and soon finds herself face-to-face with a shipwrecked waif cast ashore by the storm. Swallow grows... Read Full Overview

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Short excerpt: It is strange to look at him his white hair hanging upon his shoulders his eyes glazed his chin sunk upon his breast his great hands knotted and helpless and to remember that at the battle of Vechtkop when Moselikatse sent his regiments to crush us I saw those... Read Full Overview