"His fiction marks the resurgence of of popular escapist romance (mainly for male readers) in the late nineteenth century" — John Sutherlad, 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

Theme and Subject

Characterization and Description

Plot and Narrative Structure

Cultural Contexts (sitemaps for sections outside individual authors = ***)

Illustration

Bibliography

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.

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


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