Bøger af H. Rider Haggard

'Moon of Israel', first printed in 1918 by John Murray, is a novel by H. Rider Haggard. Haggard devoted his book to Sir Gaston Maspero, an Egyptologist and director of Cairo Museum. This book includes adventure, romance, action, historical information and struggles with in the Egyptians and Hebrews and Hebrews and Egyptians. The primary story whirls around Prince Seti, who is disowned because he doesn't continued his father's aim of killing the Jews. This book is a hypothetical account of the Israelites' servitude and escape from Egypt.

In 1908, H. R. Haggard wrote a mysterious adventurous novel 'The Ghost Kings'. The novel depicts a fantasy story of Zulu tribes and their belief in supernatural powers. The story of the novel is based on a strange myth of Zulu people. They believe that on 'reconciliation day', a white girl named Rachel Dove 'hold the spirit' of some pious and legendary goddesses. It is their belief, that the girl whom they called 'zoola' is very pretty, courageous and powerful before the battle of the Blood River.

'Nada the Lily' is a factual novel by writer H. Rider Haggard, first printed in 1892. Set in South Africa, the book's characters are all black South Africans. The novel tells the story of the hero Umslopogaas, the illegal son of the great Zulu King and General Chaka and his son for 'the most beautiful of Zulu women', Nada the Lily. Nada the Lily is unusual for a Victorian novel in that its entire cast of characters is South African and Chaka was a real king of the Zulus but Umslopogaas was discovered by Haggard. It's about Zulu Kings and the Nada in the title is the most beautiful of the Zulu woman and is loved by the son of the great king Chaka. It's got everything, adventure and a sad ending.

'Red Eve' by H. Rider Haggard was printed in 1911. It is the story of the charming Eve Clavering, known as 'Red Eve' for her many colour dresses. Set in medieval Europe, Red Eve follows the pretty Eve Clavering and her lover and cousin, the merchant Hugh de Cressi. When wicked Sir Edmund Acour marries Eve against her wish by giving her a love philtre, Hugh and his fellow Grey Dick Embark on a search to seek a cancellation from Pope Clement.

In 1888, H.R. Haggard's short novel, 'Maiwa's Revenge' was published. In the first half of, the story, author narrates hunting expedition of Allan Quatermain. Just for fun Allan and his friends killed a large numbers of birds. It's miserable, for the elephant's tusk Allan killed three elephants. These thrilling stories stun readers mind. In the second half of the story, Allan helped a tribal woman Maiwa, to take her son's revenge, her son was killed in the most hideous way.

'Queen Sheba's Ring' is a novel of endangerment in 1910 by H. Rider Haggard, set in Central Africa. This story is explained by 65-year-old Dr. Richard Adams, a widower whose son had been abducted in 'the Dark Continent' many years ago. Adams is rescuing his lost son, detained by the Fung. Adams returns with a British army captain, a professor and expert in Archaeology with a lot of explosives. It's truly a romantic tale. The King Solomon gave a gift of beauty to his love, the Queen of Sheba, the most valuable ring in the world.

'Morning Star', is a novel by H. Rider Haggard. It is a classic story of experience and romance, and tracks a powerful heroine from her royal birth to her final maturation. Morning Star is a tale of gloriousness and the successiveness of the emperor of Egypt. It is the melodrama of a young woman, Tua, who is the only child and heir of the Pharaoh. He, Rames is the son of a king of a state to the south of Egypt. Tua and Rames spent sometime together as children, and he rescues her life from a crocodile. They get detached and she becomes Pharoah upon the demise of her father. This book comprises wizards and magic by distinct personalities.

The novel 'Love Eternal' is written by H. R. Haggard, published in 1918. It is a love story of a puritanical parson's son Godfrey Knight and a merchant's daughter Isobel Blake. Their love starts at the age of 10 and they are separated by Godfrey's father at the age of 17. Although they are bound to remain apart from each other but their love is immortal. They are physically apart but their souls grow nearer before leaving the body. These immortal lovers face trials and take pledge that they will meet forever after death.

'Eric Brighteyes' is pirate romance stimulated by Norse sagas and Haggard's 1888 visit to Iceland. A great story featuring characters in an ill-starred destined romance which ends in bloody mayhem. It is the tale of a courageous and honest man who is distinct by luck or mishaps. This fantasy tragedy set mainly in Iceland and its background. It whirls around a love triangle between Eric, Gudruda, and Swanhild. In the centre there is a strong hero, bravely fighting for his morals and position.

'Child of Storm' is a novel by H. Rider Haggard. The Child of Storm is a Zulu woman of charming personality. There is sexual chemistry between her and Allan Quatermain. Allan helps his Zulu friend Saduko to win 100 cattles to purchase his true love Mameena (Child of Storm). She is very attractive and brilliant Zulu daughter of a lower level chief and she has intentions to become the top lady in all Zululand. She employs her charm to bewitch males as she ascends the power ladder with the consequence civil war and thousands of Zulu deaths. Luckily, Allan sees through her witchcraft.

'Colonel Quaritch', a novel written by H. Rider Haggard. The story is one of demanding financial times for the Squire and his dependants, puriend and lost family wealth, love triangles, desire for money and status, attempted murder, blackmail, and finally man or woman killing combined with scandal. In the end, good accomplishes over evil. Colonel Quaritch is full of mystery and fascinate including a forced marriage, disloyalty, murder and a love story.

'Ayesha' is written by H. Rider Haggard. A evocative story of love and magic that spans the centuries to challenge death and time. Ayesha is an attractive and majestic woman with supernatural powers who spends centuries waiting for the rebirth of a lover from past ages. Ayesha, the strange and eternal white queen of a Central African tribe. She is the personification of the mythical female figure who is heinous, desirable, and mortal. Leo is on a search for Ayesha and once again with Holly he reaches far and wide into the East.

In 1896, H. R. Haggard's novel 'The Wizard' was first published. The Wizard is an exemplary and notable writing of Haggard, depicting imperialist era. The story is based on Reverend Owen's mission to convert, the African tribal people known as People of Fire to Christianity. During colonialism, it was British belief, to make colonial people more civilized, convert their thought and beliefs by spreading the idea of Christianity. In this, Haggard also shows the power of womanhood by a strong female character Noma.

'Allan's Wife' is a thrilling novel written by H. Rider Haggard, first published in 1889. The book narrates beginning of Quatermain's life and inevitable luck of his wife Stella. The story is classic African adventure with effect of superficial powers and ghost. Allan Quatermain was a prominent hunter of his time. In South Africa, Allan brought up as a missionary son, his topmost interest is to find out the secrets of the land. Allan and his wife trace out a hidden tribal community controlled by a strange creature and undergoes dozens of thrilling happenings along the way.

As the title 'Allan and the Holy Flower' is a 1915 novel by H. Rider Haggard featuring Allan Quatermain. This book is representing the adventures of Allan Quatermain, great English hunter in the wilds of Africa. This story relates an expedition for a rare orchid, and the search for the kidnapped wife of one of Quatermain's friends. The lady was missing 20 years earlier. The orchid search takes them to a concealed dying civilization in which the flower is considered holy.

'When the World Shook' is a novel by H. Rider Haggard, printed in 1919. This is a model text which notifies the terror of a ghost town. There are three friends_ Arbuthnot, the leader, is a man of millions looking for meaning in the world. Bastin is a priest who believes in the progressive explanation of the Bible. Bickley is a doctor, a man of science and who only believes what can be proved. It is an uncommon defective piece of early science fiction, secured with colonial anthropology, religion, philosophy, humour and romance. This novel is about rebirth love.

In 1906, H. Rider Haggard's novel 'An African Romance' was published. It is a thrilling, romance mixed, exciting story. Benita, the prophetic female character, helps in a search, for secret treasure buried in Transvaal. A hypnotized boy reveals the secret of the treasure the help of his exact and accurate description the treasure hunters were able to find out the lost riches. But unfortunately the search party was hunted by the natives people in superstitious fear.

In 1909, H. Rider Haggard's novel 'The Lady of Blossholme' was published. It was one of the most adventurous and historical novel of the time. The story is of England during the rule of Henry VIII in 1536. It is featuring the revolt, 'Pilgrimage of Grace' broke out during the reign of Henry VIII. It is narrating the event, in which on one hand King Henry was rebelling against Pope Clement VII, on the other hand, many clergyman and people of Northern England, rebelling against King Henry VIII.

Stella Fregelius: A Tale of Three Destinies is a novel written by H. R. Haggard, a well known British writer. It is a mysterious romantic novel, mingling the fate of three persons, inventor Morris Monk, his cousin Mary Parson and Stella Fregelius. It is a complex drama that emphasises the power of love with science fiction and spiritualism. Haggard conveys the message that eternal love is everlasting. He strongly represents two conflicting approaches of life together, one is earthly; another is mystic.

H.R. Haggard's novel 'The Virgin of Sun' was published in 1922. It is a marvellous legendary composition of Haggard, in which he depicts South America's Inca history as a adventurous tale. The story begins with giving an account of, finding an ancient manuscript, in a tomb in South America. After that he narrates an English man Hubert's expedition to South America and his love for the native princess Quilla and fight for the people.

This novel is the final volume of the Allan Quatermain saga, and it comprises the fourth part of a loosely linked series begun with Allan and the Holy Flower. Once more Quatermain takes the hallucinogenic taduki drug, as he did in previous novels, and he finds himself reliving as Wi, an civilized man living in the barbaric Ice Age as part of a clan of cave-men.

King Solomon's Mines tells of the search by Sir Henry Curtis, Captain John Good and the narrator, Allan Quatermain, for Sir Henry's younger brother George.He has been lost in the interior of Africa for two years in his quest for King Solomon's Mines, the legendary source of the biblical king's enormous riches.The three companions encounter fearful hardships, fierce warriors, mortal danger and the sinister and deadly witch Gagool.