The World's Desire (Esprios Classics): H. Rider Haggard and Andrew Lang (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781034973508)

Sir Henry Rider Haggard KBE (1856-1925) was a Victorian writer of adventure novels set in exotic locations. After failing his army entrance exam he was sent to a private 'crammer' in London to prepare for the entrance exam for the British Foreign Office, for which he never sat. Haggard's father sent him to Africa in an unpaid position as assistant to the secretary to Lieutenant-Governor of Natal Sir Henry Bulwer. Heavily influenced by the larger-than-life adventurers he met in Colonial Africa, the great mineral wealth discovered in Africa, and the ruins of ancient lost civilizations in Africa such as Great Zimbabwe, Haggard created his Allan Quatermain adventures. Haggard also wrote about agricultural and social issues reform, in part inspired by his experiences in Africa, but also based on what he saw in Europe.

Author: H. Rider Haggard
ISBN-10: 1034973509
ISBN-13: 9781034973508
Publisher: Blurb
Language: English
Published: 04/26/2024
Pages: 242
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.79lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.55d