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| Author | H. Rider Haggard |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Publication date | 1895 |
Joan Haste is an 1895 novel by English writer H. Rider Haggard. [1] Set primarily in London, it is the story of a love affair hampered by differences in social class and ending in tragedy:
After the liberal amount of "human gore" with which Mr. Haggard has bedewed the pages of most of his previous romances, 'Joan Haste' will probably strike most of his admirers as somewhat anemic. [2]
Sir Henry Rider Haggard was an English writer of adventure fiction romances set in exotic locations, predominantly Africa, and a pioneer of the lost world literary genre. He was also involved in land reform throughout the British Empire. His stories, situated at the lighter end of Victorian literature and including the eighteen Allan Quatermain stories, continue to be popular and influential.
Allan Quatermain is the protagonist of H. Rider Haggard's 1885 novel King Solomon's Mines, its one sequel Allan Quatermain (1887), twelve prequel novels and four prequel short stories, totalling eighteen works. An English professional big game hunter and adventurer, in film and television he has been portrayed by Richard Chamberlain, Sean Connery, Cedric Hardwicke, Patrick Swayze and Stewart Granger among others.
Cleopatra: Being an Account of the Fall and Vengeance of Harmachis is an adventure novel written by English author H. Rider Haggard and first printed in 1889 by Longmans. Cleopatra mixes historical action with supernatural events, and could be described as a historical fantasy novel.
The Holy Flower is a 1915 novel by H. Rider Haggard featuring Allan Quatermain. It was serialised in The Windsor Magazine from issue 228 to 239, illustrated by Maurice Greiffenhagen, and in New Story Magazine from December 1913 through June 1914. The plot involves Quatermain going on a trek into Africa to find a mysterious flower. It is the seventh Quatermain novel, and the eleventh Quatermain story overall.
Moon of Israel is a novel by English writer H. Rider Haggard, first published in 1918 by John Murray. The novel narrates the events of the Biblical Exodus from Egypt told from the perspective of a scribe named Ana.
Dawn (1884) is the debut novel by British writer H. Rider Haggard.
Cetywayo and His White Neighbours, or Remarks on Recent Events in Zululand, Natal and the Transvaal is an 1882 non-fiction book by H. Rider Haggard, his first full-length published work. It was based on his time working in South Africa. The "Cetywayo" of the title is the Zulu king Cetshwayo kaMpande.
Jess is a novel by British writer H. Rider Haggard, set in South Africa.
Mr Meeson's Will is an 1888 novel by H. Rider Haggard. It was based on a well known anecdote of the time. The plot concerns a marooned man's will tattooed on the back of a woman.
Beatrice is an 1890 novel by the British writer H. Rider Haggard. The author later called it "one of the best bits of work I ever did."
Doctor Therne is a 1898 novel by H. Rider Haggard, about a smallpox epidemic that sweeps England, which was written as an attack upon the anti-vaccinationist movement of the time.
Heart of the World is an 1895 book by H. Rider Haggard about a lost Mayan city in Mexico. Its importance in the history of fantasy literature was recognized by its republication by the Newcastle Publishing Company as the tenth volume of the Newcastle Forgotten Fantasy Library in September 1976.
Lysbeth: A Tale of the Dutch is a 1901 novel by H. Rider Haggard. Lysbeth is a historical novel set in the Netherlands during the time of William the Silent.
Pearl-Maiden: A Tale of the Fall of Jerusalem is a novel by the British writer H. Rider Haggard.
The Brethren is a 1904 historical novel by H. Rider Haggard set during the Third Crusade. The Brethren features Saladin and the Assassins as characters.
Fair Margaret is a 1907 novel by British writer H. Rider Haggard, set in the time of Henry VII of England. The plot features the abduction of the titular heroine and her adventures in Spain, including a meeting with King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain.
Love Eternal is a novel by H. Rider Haggard, first published in 1918.
The Virgin of the Sun is a novel by British writer H. Rider Haggard set in South America.
Heu-Heu; or, The Monster is a novel by H. Rider Haggard. Allan Quatermain tells the story of a monster in Rhodesia. Heu-Heu is the twelfth of the fourteen novels in the Quatermain series and the sixteenth of the eighteen overall stories.
Joan Haste public domain audiobook at LibriVox