Mary of Marion Isle

Haggard, Sir H Rider; Haggard Sir, Henry Rider

ISBN 10: 1849027994 / ISBN 13: 9781849027991

Published by Benediction Classics, 2010

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Mary of Marion Isle
• Publisher: Benediction Classics
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1849027994
• ISBN 13: 9781849027991
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

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. Haggard's father sent him to Africa in an unpaid position as assistant to the secretary to Lieutenant-Governor of Natal Sir Henry Bulwer. Heavily influenced by the larger-than-life adventurers he met in Colonial Africa, the great mineral wealth discovered in Africa, and the ruins of ancient lost civilizations in Africa such as Great Zimbabwe, Haggard created his Allan Quatermain adventures. Haggard also wrote about agricultural and social issues reform, in part inspired by his experiences in Africa, but also based on what he saw in Europe. Haggard is most famous as the author of the best-selling novel King Solomon's Mines (1885). Amongst his other works are She (1887), Allan Quatermain (1888), Eric Brighteyes (1891) and Ayesha (1895).