H. Rider Haggard (1856-1925)

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"His fiction marks the resurgence of the popular escape romance (mainly for male readers) in the late nineteenth century" — John Sutherland, pp. 269-70.

Portrait of the author in 1898 (photo by Histed); frontispiece
of Haggard's autobiography, The Days of My Life, Vol. I.

Biographical Materials

• A Review of Richard Reeve’s The Sexual Imperative in the Novels of Sir Henry Rider Haggard (2018)

Theme and Subject

• The Dominant Theme throughout Haggard’s Novels
• Sir Henry Rider Haggard’s Theme of Male Betrayal
• Celibacy in New Woman Fiction and the Work of H. Rider Haggard

Characterization and Description

• [Ayesha reveals her beauty] by H. Rider Haggard (excerpt)

Plot and Narrative Structure

• The Death of Mahomed in "SHE": A Critical Revision (1887)
• [Ayesha’s Doom: Her Body Ages and Decays] by H. Rider Haggard (excerpt)

Cultural Contexts

• Victorian authors
• Religion
• Science and technology
• Economic themes and contexts
• Victorian political history
• Victorian social history

Illustration

• Johnson's Serial Illustrations for "SHE:" A History of Adventure (1886)
• Greiffenhagen's Volume Illustrations for She: A History of Adventure (1888)
• A Gallery of Composite Woodblock Engravings for "SHE:" A History of Adventure by E. K. Johnson in The Graphic (1886)
• A Gallery of Lithographic Engravings for SHE: A History of Adventure by Maurice Greiffenhagen in the First British Volume Edition (1887)

Bibliography

• Secondary Sources — A Selected Bibliography

Bibliography

Brantlinger, Patrick. Introduction. She: A History of Adventure. By H. Rider Haggard. London: Penguin, 2004. vii-xxviii.

Ellis, P. B. H. Rider Haggard: A Voice from the Infinite. London: Routledge, 1978.

Haggard, H. Rider. The Days of My Life: An Autobiography, Vol. I. Edited by C. J. Longman. London: Longmans, Green, 1926. Internet Archive. Web. 14 May 2025.

_____. The Days of My Life: An Autobiogrpahy, Vol. II. Edited by C. J. Longman. London: Longmans, Green, 1923. Internet Archive. Web. 14 May 2025.

_____. "SHE:" A History of Adventure. Illustrated by E. K. Johnson. The Graphic Magazine, Vols. XXXIV and XXXV. 2 October 1886 to 8 January 1887.

_____. She: A History of Adventure. Illustrated by E. K. Johnson. New York: Harper & Bros., 1887.

_____. She: A History of Adventure.  Illustrated by Maurice Greiffenhagen and Charles H. M. Kerr. London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1888, rpt. 1927.

_____. She. Project Gutenberg EBook #3155 produced by John Bickers; Dagny; William Kyngesburye; David Kyngesburye; David Widger. 2016. Web. Accessed 9 May 2025.

Sutherland, John. The Longman Companion to Victorian Fiction. London: Longman, 1988.

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