H. Rider Haggard (1856–1925)
Autore di Le miniere di re Salomone
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Sir Henry Rider Haggard (1856-1925) is best remembered for his 34 adventure fantasy novels set in exotic locations. As a child, Haggard, whose father was an English barrister, was considered dim-witted and was inclined to daydreaming. His parents ended his formal education when he was seventeen, mostra altro and he was sent to work in South Africa, where his imagination was inspired by the people, animals, and jungle. He became close friends with authors Rudyard Kipling and Andrew Lang. Haggard's most popular books are King Solomon's Mines (1886) and She (1887). He also wrote short stories, as well as nonfiction on topics such as gardening, English farming, and rural life, interests which led to duties on government commissions concerned with land maintenance. For his literary contributions and his government service, Haggard was knighted in 1912. Several of Haggard's novels have been filmed. She was filmed in 1965, starring Ursula Andress. King Solomon's Mines was filmed with Stewart Granger and Deborah Kerr in 1950, and again with Richard Chamberlain and Sharon Stone in 1985. Also, the novel Allan Quatermain was filmed as Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold with Richard Chamberlain and Sharon Stone in 1986. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra meno
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Opere di H. Rider Haggard
Regeneration, Being an Account of the Social Work of the Salvation Army in Great Britain (1910) 22 copie
Cetywayo and his White Neighbours Remarks on Recent Events in Zululand, Natal, and the Transvaal (1882) 14 copie
King Solomon's Mines and Other Adventures Vol. 1 (The Allan Quatermain Tales--Four Exciting Adventure Novels in… (2008) 10 copie
H. RIDER HAGGARD Ultimate Collection: 60 Works in One Volume (Allan Quatermain Series, Ayesha Series, Lost World… (2016) 10 copie
The Works of Leo Tolstoi One Volume Edition [1928]; The Works of Victor Hugo One Volume Edition [1927]; The Works of H.… (1928) 10 copie
The Annotated She: A Critical Edition of H. Rider Haggard's Victorian Romance (Visions (Bloomington, Ind.)) (1991) 10 copie
The Allan Quatermain Series: 15 Books and Stories in One Volume (Unexpurgated Edition) (Halcyon Classics) (2009) 9 copie
King Solomon's Mines: Level 3 (Usborne Young Reading) (3.3 Young Reading Series Three (Purple)) (2012) 8 copie
SHE: The four novels.: (She, Ayesha: The Return of She, She and Allan, Wisdom?s Daughter) (Timeless Wisdom Collection) (2014) — Autore — 7 copie
The Favorite Novels of H. Rider Haggard [Cleopatra / She / King Solomon's Mines / Allan Quatermain / Maiwa's Revenge] (1928) 7 copie
Quatermain: the Complete Adventures: 3-Child of Storm & Allan and the Holy Flower (Quartermain) (2008) 5 copie
Lost civilizations 5 copie
African Adventures: 2-The People of the Mist, Black Heart and White Heart & The Wizard (2009) 4 copie
Quatermain: the Complete Adventures: 7-Allan and the Ice Gods, Four Short Adventures & Nada the Lily (2009) 4 copie
Novelas Escogidas. Ella, Las Minas del Rey Salomon, Allan Quatermain, La esposa de Allan, La venganza de Maiwa (1966) 4 copie
Rural England;: Being an account of agricultural and social researches carried out in the years 1901 & 1902 (1902) 4 copie
Quatermain: the Complete Adventures: 6-Heu-Heu or, the Monster & The Treasure of the Lake (2009) 3 copie
Allan Quatermain: 17 Books 3 copie
Mr. Meeson's Will/ Doctor Therne 3 copie
African Stories 2 copie
She 2 copie
She [Motion picture] 2 copie
King Solomon's Mines: Allan Quatermain and Montezuma's Daughter (Illustrated British Classics) (2016) 2 copie
The Allan Quatermain Omnibus Volume II, including the following novels (complete and unabridged) The Ivory Child, The… (2012) 2 copie
King Solomons Mines 2 copie
New Oxford Progressive English Readers: Grade 4: 3700 Headwords: King Solomon's Mines (2008) 2 copie
Maiwas Hævn 1 copia
H. Rider Haggard. Les Mines du Roi Salomon : Traduit par René Lécuyer. Illustrations de P. Couronne 1 copia
Allan Quatermain Annotated 1 copia
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The Collected Works of Henry Rider Haggard: The Complete Works PergamonMedia (Highlights of World Literature) (2015) 1 copia
Margaret 1 copia
She [Short Story] 1 copia
The Lady of the Heavens 1 copia
Pollyanna 1 copia
She Vol. 2 1 copia
KING SOLOMON´S MINES 1 copia
The Days of My Life - Vol 2 1 copia
Rozamunda 1 copia
Nada the Lily 1 copia
Alan Quatermain 1 copia
Benita: An African Romance 1 copia
Belshazzar 1 copia
Ella. Vols. I i II 1 copia
Mary of Marion Isle 1 copia
(all) 1 copia
Allan Quatermain (abridged) 1 copia
A Winter Pilgrimage: Being an Account of Travels through Palestine, Italy, and the Island of Cyprus Accomplished in the… (1999) 1 copia
MY FELLOW LABORER. 1 copia
Dziecię z kości słoniowej 1 copia
මායා සිහිනය 1 copia
අයේෂා ආපසු එයි 1 copia
The Zayat Kiss 1 copia
Luno de Izrael 1 copia
ඈ සහ ඇලන් 1 copia
King Solomon's Mines 1 copia
رقصة الموت 1 copia
Novelas escogidas 1 copia
As Minas de Salomão Livro 1 1 copia
About Fiction 1 copia
ඈ හෙවත් අයේෂා : 2 වන වෙළුම 1 copia
ෂීබා රැජිනගේ මුදුව 1 copia
Den sorte lilie 1 copia
The Allan Quatermain Omnibus Volume I, including the following novels (complete and unabridged) King Solomon's… (2012) 1 copia
The Blue Curtains 1 copia
foreign teachers graded reading the Oxford English society (Level 4) (Oxford progressive English readers) (1998) 1 copia
Barbara Who Came Back 1 copia
An Allan Quatermain Adventure Collection: King Solomon's Mines, Allan Quatermain, Allan's Wife, Hunter Quatermain's… (2020) 1 copia
ඈ හෙවත් අයේෂා : 1 වන වෙළුම 1 copia
The Retirn of She 1 copia
Jitřenka (1920) 1 copia
טבעת מלכת שבא 1 copia
H. Rider Haggard - The Wizard: "Truly wealth, which men spend all their lives in acquiring, is a valueless thing at the… (2016) 1 copia
She ; King Solomon's mines 1 copia
King Solomon's Mines 1 copia
King Solomon's Mines 1 copia
Opere correlate
Into Unknown England, 1866-1913: Selections from the Social Explorers (1976) — Collaboratore — 22 copie
Out of the Sand: Mummies, Pyramids, and Egyptology in Classic Science Fiction and Fantasy (2008) — Collaboratore — 5 copie
Adventure Novels: King Solomon's Mines, Prisoner of Zenda, Under the Red Robe, The Lost World, Beau Geste (Collins… (1995) — Collaboratore — 5 copie
Het Beste Boek 124: Luchtkasteel / Liesbeth / Gekidnapt / Vondeling van de storm (1986) — Autore — 2 copie
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Informazioni generali
- Nome canonico
- Haggard, H. Rider
- Nome legale
- Rider Haggard, Sir Henry
- Data di nascita
- 1856-06-22
- Data di morte
- 1925-05-14
- Luogo di sepoltura
- Ditchingham, Norfolk, England
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- UK
- Nazione (per mappa)
- England, UK
- Luogo di nascita
- Bradenham, Norfolk, England, UK
- Luogo di morte
- London, England, UK
- Luogo di residenza
- South Africa
UK - Istruzione
- Ipswich Grammar School
- Attività lavorative
- novelist
barrister
civil servant - Relazioni
- Haggard, Lilias Rider (daughter)
- Premi e riconoscimenti
- Knight Commander, Order of the British Empire (1919)
Knight Bachelor (1912) - Breve biografia
- Sir H. Rider Haggard
Also known asSir Henry Rider Haggard
born
June 22, 1856
Bradenham, England
died
May 14, 1925 (aged 68)
London, England
notable works“She”
“King Solomon’s Mines”
“Heart of the World”
“The Ivory Child”
“Cleopatra”
“Nada the Lily”
“A Farmer’s Year”
“Queen Sheba’s Ring”
“Rural England”
“Marie”
Sir H. Rider Haggard, in full Sir Henry Rider Haggard (born June 22, 1856, Bradenham, Norfolk, Eng.—died May 14, 1925, London), English novelist best known for his romantic adventure King Solomon’s Mines (1885).
The son of a barrister, Haggard was educated at Ipswich grammar school and by private tutors. In 1875, at age 19, he went to southern Africa as secretary to the governor of Natal, Sir Henry Bulwer. Then he served on Sir Theophilus Shepstone’s staff and himself hoisted the flag at the brief first annexation of the Transvaal (1877–81). He then became master of the high court there. In 1879 he returned to England, wrote a history of recent events in southern Africa, Cetywayo and His White Neighbours (1882), and read for the bar.
He published two unsuccessful novels but captured the public with his African adventure story King Solomon’s Mines. He followed this with She (1887) and further stories of Africa, notably Allan Quatermain (1887), Nada the Lily (1892), Queen Sheba’s Ring (1910), Marie (1912), and The Ivory Child (1916). He used other settings for such striking romances as Cleopatra (1889), Montezuma’s Daughter (1893), and Heart of the World (1896).
Haggard was also a practical farmer; he served on several government commissions concerning agriculture and was knighted in 1912 for these services. A Farmer’s Year (1899) and Rural England, 2 vol. (1902), are works of some importance. His autobiography, The Days of My Life: An Autobiography by Sir H. Rider Haggard (1926), was edited by C.J. Longman and published posthumously. With Robert Louis Stevenson, George MacDonald, and William Morris, Haggard was part of the literary reaction against domestic realism that has been called a romance revival.
(Written By: The Editors of Encyclopædia Britannica)
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