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Jun 22, 1856 — May 14, 1925· 68 yrs

UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND AUTHOR · FICTION · ADVENTURE

H. Rider Haggard

Also known as: Henry Rider Haggard, Sir H. Rider Haggard

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English writer of adventure novels set in exotic locations, predominantly Africa, and a founder of the Lost World literary genre.

Bradenham, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
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Across the wide backs of the waves, beneath the mountains, and between the islands, a ship came stealing from the dark into the dusk, and from the dusk into the dawn.

— from The world's desire, 1890

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The world's desire

1890

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The World's Desire (1890) is a fantasy novel about the hero Odysseus. He return home after his second, previously untold journey, to find his home devastated. He then sets out on his last journey, during which he encounters Helen of Troy, to whom the title refers. His journey takes him to Egypt, where he witnesses the 'magician' Moses, and his power over the pharaoh.

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Montezuma's daughter

1893

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Fictionalized story of the first interactions between Native Americans and European explorers.

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Saga of Eric Brighteyes

1974

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