In the history of letters, H. Rider Haggard is one of the names that keeps being returned to.
The record lists H. Rider Haggard as English adventure novelist (1856–1925).
H. Rider Haggard was born at Bradenham in 1856. His recorded nationality is United Kingdom. He was educated at Ipswich School.
The nineteenth century was the age of the serialised novel and mass literacy; writers reached audiences of a size never seen before.
He worked as writer, novelist and screenwriter.
The writing is recorded in English.
His work is classed as fantasy, adventure fiction and historical fiction.
Among his best-known works are King Solomon's Mines and She: A History of Adventure. A writer's real subject usually becomes visible only across the whole body of work.
Recognition followed: Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire and Knight Bachelor.
That the work was written from United Kingdom matters: language, censorship and the reach of a publishing industry decide which books travel and which stay local.
H. Rider Haggard died in 1925, aged 69. The books remain, which is the only durable form a writing life takes.
Achievements
- Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
- Knight Bachelor
- Notable work: King Solomon's Mines
- Notable work: She: A History of Adventure
- Genres: fantasy, adventure fiction and historical fiction
