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The H. Rider Haggard Omnibus: 50 Novels and Short Stories (Halcyon Classics)
 
 

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The H. Rider Haggard Omnibus: 50 Novels and Short Stories (Halcyon Classics) [Kindle Edition]

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THE H. RIDER HAGGARD OMNIBUS contains many of the published works of British author H. Rider Haggard, including his Allan Quatermain and SHE series. Includes an active table of contents for easy navigation.


Allan Quatermain Series:

• King Solomon’s Mines
• Allan Quatermain
• Allan’s Wife
• Maiwa’s Revenge
• Marie
• Child of Storm
• Allan and the Holy Flower
• Finished
• The Ivory Child
• The Ancient Allan
• SHE and Allan
• Magepa the Buck
• A Tale of Three Lions
• Hunter Quatermain’s Story
• Long Odds


SHE Series:

• SHE
• Ayesha: The Return of SHE
• SHE and Allan


Other Works:

• Dawn
• The Witch’s Head
• Jess
• Mr. Meeson’s Will
• Colonel Quaritch
• Cleopatra
• Beatrice
• The World’s Desire
• Eric Brighteyes
• Nada the Lily
• Montezuma’s Daughter
• The People of the Mist
• Joan Haste
• Heart of the World
• The Wizard
• Doctor Therne
• Swallow
Elissa
• Black Heart and White Heart
• Lysbeth
• Pearl Maiden
• Stella Fregelius
• The Brethren
• The Way of the Spirit
• Benita, An African Romance
• Fair Margaret
• The Ghost Kings
• The Yellow God
• The Lady of Blossholme
• Queen Sheba’s Ring
• Morning Star
• Red Eve
• The Mahatma and the Hare

Henry Rider Haggard (1856-1925) was an English writer of adventure novels set predominantly in Africa, and a founder of the Lost World literary genre. Haggard is most famous as the author of the novels KING SOLOMON'S MINES and its sequel ALLAN QUATERMAIN, and SHE and its sequel AYESHA, swashbuckling adventure novels set in the context of late 19th century Africa. Hugely popular KING SOLOMON'S MINES is one of the best-selling adventure books of all time.

This unexpurgated edition contains the complete text with errors and omissions corrected.

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  • Format: Kindle Edition
  • File Size: 14368 KB
  • Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
  • Publisher: Halcyon Press Ltd.; Revised edition (10 Nov 2009)
  • Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
  • Language: English
  • ASIN: B002WPZV7S
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
  • X-Ray: Not Enabled
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #11,717 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Avidreader50novels ! 29 Mar 2011
By Mr. K. Wareham
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Lots of books to review here. I confess I have only just completed the first one "King Solomons Mines" It is 50 years since I last read this book and enjoyed it just as much now as then. Somewhat dated and can only be described as Politically Incorrect but does reflect British views when we raised heroes, good spellers and ruled an empire. This omnibus represents excellent value I have 49 books to go and politically my views might well vere to BNP unless I find some more liberal reading material. This is hardly likely as I have just downloaded a Rudyard Kipling omnibus. Will end here as I have to go and hoist the Union Jack on my roof flag pole. Happy Reading.
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4.0 out of 5 stars An Overlooked Masterpiece 11 Jun 2011
By Bob
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Mr. Wareham hadn't read 'King Solomon's Mines' for 50 years & that goes for 'Nada the Lily' as regards myself. I've looked for it in vain in recent years & jumped at the chance of getting it on Kindle.
So what''s so good about it? White men scarcely appear and it's a novel set against the zenith of Zulu power under Chaka. Rider-Haggard writes synpathetically about that great people but doesn't stint at the wickedness of the tyranny of Chaka and his much weaker brother, Dingaan. Umslopogass is outsnading as the hero - those who know him from 'She' or other Quartermain books will see him here as a youth (compare Chingachgook as he appears in 'Deerslayer' with as he appears in later 'Leatherstocking Tales' of Fenimore-Cooper. The story is told through his uncle, Mopo (a fictional intriguer in Zulu poltics) & concentrates on the love of 'the Woodpecker' and Nada the Lily, so beautiful that she wreaks destruction on their world.

The novel's language is quaint in the garrulous style of an African story-teller. The slips in scanning are amusing rather than irritating. Much more important is that, via Kindle, a much-neglected masterpiece is again available. I consider it on a par with the Alan Quartermain books. Where it scores is how it blends GENUINE history (e.g.Chaka's revenge against the Langene tribe) with pure fiction. In that it's as good as the Claudius Books by Robert Graves which also intrigued me as a teenage lover of History.

Enjoy a truly great novel - surely an inspiration for writers like Wilbur Smith.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars series not complete 29 July 2011
By Morning Star
The She series begins with the novel "Wisdom's Daughter" - the story of Ayesha's origins as told by herself. It does not appear to be included here.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A world of Rider Haggard
This omnibus edition of 50 Rider Haggard stories (about a years reading) is free. These stories are some of the front runners in the ethos of exploration, mysticism, and scifi... Read more
Published 2 months ago by MR P J HOGAN
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful story-telling, beautifully told
These are great tales, and the collection is highly recommended. Most people will have heard of King Solomon's Mines, and She, and perhaps Ayesha, but there are a dozen other... Read more
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3.0 out of 5 stars A useful collection
There is a great charm about these old derring-do novels and a wonderful insight into the manners of those days. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Alan G Dutton
5.0 out of 5 stars Classic literature
Old school adventure stories by a classic writer. Timeless stories written by a master story teller. This omnibus will keep me entertained for ages.
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I have been a Rider Haggard fan since I was very young, but have yet to read the extra copies which I expect to start soon.
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The Rider Haggard Omnibus (all 50 books) will keep me going for quite a few weeks. I had no idea that he had written anything else apart from the Mines. Read more
Published 6 months ago by D. R. Whitehouse
5.0 out of 5 stars My View
Over the years I have read all the normally available R H books And enjoyed them many times this is a great way to read the rest.
Published 8 months ago by johnl
5.0 out of 5 stars It's adventure time
Dashing heroes, beautiful women, dramatic country, danger and death, adventure, love and romance - there is something for everyone in H Rider Haggard's stories.
Published 12 months ago by Sarah P
5.0 out of 5 stars Revisiting bygone days
I am just enjoying The Return of She which I had not read before and it is not disappointing me. I have read She many times and of course King Solomons mines. Read more
Published 12 months ago by rob lundy
4.0 out of 5 stars An archetype
Haggard's She is a classic and an archetype for the adventure genre. Stories like Indiana Jones were written in the She tradition. Read more
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