H. Rider Haggard, KBE (; 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. Rider Haggard travelled to southern Africa in 1875 and remained in the country for six years, during which time he served as Master of the High Court of the Transvaal and an adjutant of the Pretoria Horse.

Rider Haggard's time in Africa proved inspirational for him, and while still in Natal he wrote two articles for The Gentleman's Magazine describing his experiences. He returned to Britain in 1881 and was called to the bar; while studying he wrote his first book, Cetywayo and His White Neighbours, a critical examination of Britain's policies in South Africa. Two years later he published his first work of fiction, Dawn. In 1885 he wrote one of his most popular novels, King Solomon's Mines—detailing the life of the adventurer Allan Quatermain—which was followed by She: A History of Adventure (1886), which introduced the female character Ayesha, both of which became series of books; according to the author Morton N. Cohen, writing for the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, much of Rider Haggard's reputation rests on these two works. Although he mostly concentrated on his non-fiction and his novels, he also produced a number of short-stories, which have been released in three collections.

Rider Haggard was interested in land affairs and wrote several works on the subject; in 1895 he served on a government commission to examine Salvation Army labour colonies, and in 1911 he served on the Royal Commission examining coastal erosion. He was an inveterate letter writer to The Times, and had nearly 100 letters published by the newspaper.

Publications in periodicals and newspapers

+ Rider Haggard's work in periodicals and newspapers(initially sorted by publication date) Title Date ofpublication Periodical Longman's Magazine Longman's Magazine Thompson's Seasons Journal of the Society for Psychical Research Country Life Travel Magazine United Empire United Empire United Empire

Non-fiction

+ Non-fiction by Rider Haggard(initially sorted by publication year) Title Year of firstpublication First edition publisher(London, unless otherwise stated) Cetywayo and His White Neighbours Trübner & Co A Farmer's Year Longmans Green The Last Boer War(American title: A History of the Transvaal) Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner Longmans Green Rural England Longmans Green Longmans Green Longmans Green Regeneration Longmans Green Rural Denmark Longmans Green Longmans Green

Novels “The Sexual Imperative in the Novels of Sir Henry Rider Haggard” by Richard Reeve. “Haggard wrote 58 works of fiction and 10 works of nonfiction. It’s important to understand that, during the era in which he wrote, book-length works of fiction were usually classified as either ‘novels” or “romances’. Novels generally dealt with relations between middle class English men and women and were set within English society. Romances were tales of high adventure depicting voyages of exploration and the encountering of exotic foreign societies, locales, and individuals. Though these sorts of works were termed romances during much of the 19th century and the early 20th century, thereafter the term quickly evolved far beyond that meaning into the modern sense of a relationship between two people who are in love with each other, and variations on that theme. When his last book had been published, 11 were classified as novels and 47 as romances." That said, however, many of those listed as romances were neither novels nor romances, but were instead solid historical fiction comparable to, say, Howard Fast's Spartacus, Robert Graves' I Claudius, James Michener's Caravans, and Mika Waltari's The Egyptian. Some of Haggard's books that fall handily into this third category are Cleopatra, Red Eve, Pearl Maiden, Swallow, and Montezuma's Daughter.” Reeve, Richard. The Sexual Imperative in the Novels of Sir Henry Rider Haggard. London & New York: Anthem Press, 2018. pp. 12-16

+ Novels of Rider Haggard(initially sorted by publication year) Title Year of firstpublication First edition publisher(London, unless otherwise stated) Notes Dawn Hurst and Blackett Published in three volumes Hurst and Blackett Published in three volumes King Solomon's Mines Cassell Allan Quatermain series She: A History of Adventure Ayesha series Allan Quatermain Longmans, Green & Co. Allan Quatermain series Jess Smith, Elder & Co. Allan Quatermain series Maiwa's Revenge, or the War of the Little Hand Longmans Green Allan Quatermain series Colonel Quaritch, VC Longmans Green Published in three volumes Cleopatra Longmans Green Beatrice Longmans Green Longmans Green Co-written with Andrew Lang Eric Brighteyes Longmans Green Nada the Lily Longmans Green Allan Quatermain and Ayesha series Montezuma's Daughter Longmans Green Longmans Green Heart of the World Longmans Green Joan Haste Longmans Green Doctor Therne Longmans Green Swallow: A Tale of the Great Trek Longmans Green Lysbeth Longmans Green Pearl Maiden Longmans Green Stella Fregelius: A Tale of Three Destinies Longmans Green Cassell Ayesha: The Return of She Ward Lock & Co Ayesha series. Serialised in The Windsor Magazine December 1904 – October 1905 Hutchinson Benita Cassell Fair Margaret Hutchinson Cassell Hodder & Stoughton Morning Star Cassell Queen Sheba's Ring Nash Red Eve Hodder & Stoughton Longmans Green Marie Cassell Allan Quatermain series Child of Storm Cassell Allan Quatermain series Cassell Ward Lock & Co Allan Quatermain series. Serialised in The Windsor Magazine December 1913 - November 1914 Cassell Allan Quatermain series Finished Ward Lock & Co Allan Quatermain series Love Eternal Cassell Moon of Israel John Murray When the World Shook Cassell Cassell Allan Quatermain series She and Allan Hutchinson Allan Quatermain series and Ayesha series Cassell Wisdom's Daughter Hutchinson Ayesha series Heu-Heu Hutchinson Allan Quatermain series Queen of the Dawn Hutchinson Hutchinson Allan Quatermain series Allan and the Ice-gods Hutchinson Allan Quatermain series Mary of Marion Isle Hutchinson Belshazzar Stanley Paul

Short story collections

+ Short story collections by Rider Haggard(initially sorted by publication year) Title Year of firstpublication First edition publisher(London, unless otherwise stated) Allan's Wife and Other Tales Hurst and Blackett Black Heart and White Heart: A Zulu Idyll Longmans Green Smith and the Pharaohs

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Umslopogaas, She, & Allan Quatermain Full Series (1927)