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Sir H. Rider Haggard
Sir Henry Rider Haggard
Rider Haggard
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an English novelist best known for his romantic adventure King Solomon’s Mines (1885).
He published two unsuccessful novels but captured the public with his African adventure story King Solomon’s Mines. He followed this with She (1887) and further stories of Africa, notably Allan Quatermain (1887), Nada the Lily (1892), Queen Sheba’s Ring (1910), Marie (1912), and The Ivory Child (1916). He used other settings for such striking romances as Cleopatra (1889), Montezuma’s Daughter (1893), and Heart of the World (1896).
- Haggard was also a practical farmer; he served on several government commissions concerning agriculture and was knighted in 1912 for these services.
- With Robert Louis Stevenson, George MacDonald, and William Morris, Haggard was part of the literary reaction against domestic realism that has been called a romance revival.
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Created: 19 August 2026, C. Kemnitz
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Britannica Editors. "Sir H. Rider Haggard". Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 Jun. 2026, https://www.britannica.com/biography/H-Rider-Haggard. Accessed 19 August 2026.
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