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H. Rider Haggard Biography

Birth Name:Henry Rider Haggard

Birth Place:Norfolk, England

Profession Writer

Fast Facts

  • In 1919, he was made a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
  • Would frequently describe tales of colonialism in his writings
  • Is best known for his work writing adventure novels
  • After failing his entrance exam into the army, his father sent him to South Africa to work for the diplomat Sir Henry Bulwer
  • Ran as a Norfolk candidate for Parliament in the summer of 1895
  • Released the book "King Solomon's Mines" in 1885
  • While completing some of his novels, he worked as a lawyer in England