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The famous ruins in Zimbabwe suggested this story to Haggard, in which he makes this "lost city" the Biblical Ophir, said to have fallen because of the wickedness of its religion and people. As always, a rousing story in Haggard's finest style.

"Allan Quatermain and Lady Luna Ragnall team up in The Ancient Allan, an adventure that continues Allan and the Holy Flower (1915) and The Ivory Child (1916). Under the influence of the magical herb taduki, Ragnall and Quatermain experience a shared past life as lovers in ancient Egypt." -visualhaggard.org

Moon of Israel (1918) was one of the earliest Haggard books to be filmed (in 1924, as a silent movie directed by Michael Curtiz). The movie adaptation has been released both as Moon of Israel and The Slave Queen. Interestingly, Paramount bought the original film and suppressed it so it wouldn?t complete with the release of DeMille?s original silent version of The Ten Commandments. As a book, it is an exceptional retelling of the Biblical story of the Exodus. I?m certain most modern readers will be familiar with the original story. By selecting an unlikely viewpoint character?the scribe Ana?Haggard provides a down-to-earth narrator for a story of fantastic proportion. The novel was first serialized in The Cornhill Magazine from January through October in 1918 and released in book for in October 1918. Author and critic Jessica Amanda Salmonson has called Moon of Israel ?a beautifully written Jewish legend,? and adds, ?Haggard was pro-Zionist advocating a Jewish homeland in Palestine as early as 1915.?

The tale of Allan Quatermain's second wife, Stella, is also a classic fantasy African adventure, complete with magic and ghosts, plus Haggard's trademark gripping narrative style.

Allan and the Ice Gods 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, The Ivory Child, and The Ancient Allan. Once more Quatermain takes the hallucinogenic taduki drug, as he did in previous novels, and he gets to see a previous incarnation?

"Haggard's two most popular characters, Ayesha and Allan Quatermain, share an adventure in She and Allan. Accompanied by the Zulu warrior Umslopogaas and guided by the witch-doctor Zikali, in this lost world novel Allan and Ayesha join forces to journey to the land of the dead. Told from hunter Quatermain's perspective, the plot of this novel precedes events in Wisdom's Daughter (1923), She (1887), Ayesha (1905), and Allan Quatermain (1887), but they are set after those depicted in Quatermain's adventure novels Marie (1912), Child of Storm (1913), Finished (1917) and King Solomon's Mines (1885)." --visualhaggard.org

The World's Desire begins with Odysseus utterly alone. His kingdom of Ithaca is an empty, abandoned wasteland. His beloved wife Penelope is dead and his patron goddess Athena has forsaken him. But then Aphrodite visits Odysseus and sends him on a quest to find the world's desire, the face that launched a thousand ships: the woman he once knew as Helen of Troy. Armed with his legendary bow, Odysseus's final journey takes him to a court riven by murderous factions, ruled by a queen who is haunted by dreams of Odysseus's face. . .

Belshazzar is a historical novel by H Rider Haggard set in Ancient Babylon, where Egyptian prince Ramose tries to rescue his wife Myra from the King of Babylon.Belshazzar was written in 1924 and had just been completed at the time of Haggard's death. It was published posthumously.

"In the Spanish historical romance Fair Margaret, titled simply Margaret in some editions, Peter Brome must rescue his fiancé Margaret Castell from her kidnapper, the Marquis of Morella." --visualhaggard.org

Regeneration by H. Rider Haggard is a thought-provoking novel that explores themes of spiritual rebirth and moral redemption. The story centers on James Seymour, a man who has lost his way in life due to personal failures and societal pressures. In a desperate bid to find meaning and purpose, Seymour embarks on a journey of self-discovery and transformation. Along the way, he encounters various characters who challenge his beliefs and guide him towards a path of inner regeneration. Through his trials and tribulations, Seymour learns the value of faith, hope, and the possibility of a new beginning.Published in 1910, Regeneration reflects Haggard's deep interest in spiritual and philosophical questions, offering readers an inspiring narrative of personal growth and renewal.

Queen of the Dawn by H. Rider Haggard is a historical fantasy novel set in ancient Egypt. The story follows the life of Rima, a princess of the Sun People, who embarks on a quest to reclaim her kingdom from the usurper who has seized her throne. Along her journey, Rima encounters romance, danger, and mystical elements, with Haggard weaving a tale that blends ancient history, adventure, and the supernatural. The novel highlights themes of destiny, power, and sacrifice.

Jess by H. Rider Haggard is a romantic adventure novel set against the backdrop of the First Boer War in South Africa. The story follows the lives of two sisters, Jess and Bessie, and their entanglement with an Englishman named John Niel. As the tensions of war mount, love, jealousy, and political intrigue lead to dramatic consequences. With vivid descriptions of the African landscape and complex emotional dynamics, Jess showcases Haggard's skill in blending romance and adventure.

While many of H. Rider Haggard's acclaimed action-adventure tales take place in exotic locations, Colonel Quaritch, V.C. unfolds in the author's own backyard. After leaving active service, a decorated officer moves back to his ancestral village. Instead of finding the peace and quiet he was seeking, however, life in this "quaint" community proves to be just as dramatic as his days on the battlefield. Fans of Victorian domestic dramas will delight in this rollicking tale.

Cleopatra is set in the Ptolemaic era of Ancient Egyptian history and revolves around the survival of a dynasty bloodline protected by the Priesthood of Isis. The main character Harmachis (a living descendant of the pharaoh's bloodline) is charged by the Priesthood to overthrow the supposed impostor Cleopatra, drive out the Greeks and Romans, and restore Egypt to its golden era.As is the case with the majority of Haggard's works, the story draws heavily upon adventure and exotic concepts. The story, told from the point of view of the Egyptian priest Harmachis, is recounted in biblical language, being in the form of papyrus scrolls found in a tomb.

The Wanderer's Necklace by H. Rider Haggard is an epic historical adventure that weaves together elements of romance, mystery, and the supernatural. The story follows Olaf, a Norse nobleman, who discovers an ancient necklace with mysterious powers. This discovery sets him on a thrilling journey across Europe and the Middle East. Along his path, Olaf faces numerous trials, battles, and intrigues, all while seeking the truth behind the necklace and its connection to his destiny. His adventures lead him to Byzantium, where he becomes entangled in court politics and falls in love with the beautiful Heliodore. Published in 1914, The Wanderer's Necklace is a captivating tale that showcases Haggard's talent for blending historical detail with imaginative storytelling.

"It is enough to say that when Allan Quatermain, in the opening sentence of his narrative, speaks of this as 'one of the strangest of all the adventures which have befallen me in the course of a life, that so far can scarcely be called tame or humdrum,' he is well within the mark . . . handled in Sir Rider Haggard's best manner." --The Spectator, London

The strange adventures and escapes of Thomas Wingfield, half English and half Spanish, in the years after Cortes's conquest of Mexico.

If Haggard?one of the greatest adventure writers of all time?is remembered now, it is for his novels featuring Allan Quatermain, a hero whose exploits form the most important sequence of his books. Quatermain?s life is chronicled in such novels as King Solomon?s Mines, Allan Quaterman, She, and many others. However, despite the importance of the Quaterman books, many of Haggard?s other novels are interesting in their own right. Nada the Lily is the first of four books about the Zulus, all of which are excellent. Eric Brighteyes is rich, fantasy-laden Icelandic saga. The World?s Desire (written with Andrew Lang) is a fantasy about the characters in The Odyssey. And there are numerous other titles (many of them reprinted by Wildside Press as part of the Wildside Fantasy Classics series) which bring undeservingly lost Haggard books back into print. The Yellow Idol, originally published in 1908, is another of Haggard?s African novels, and it features many elements of the fantastic, such as a magic mask and fetish objects, a lost race, reincarnation, and an immortal woman whose many husbands she has preserved as mummies! It certainly deserved a place alongside Haggards other African novels and more than stands its own as a thrilling adventure novel.

Praised as "the most amazing story ever written," this 1885 story tells the tale in which Allan Quatermain, a gentleman adventurer, is hired to locate a man who has disappeared into the heart of Africa while hunting for the legendary lost diamond mines of King Solomon.