H. Rider Haggard
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
- Is best known for his work writing adventure novels
- Would frequently describe tales of colonialism in his writings
- 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