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H. Rider Haggard

H. Rider Haggard was an English author renowned for his adventure fiction, particularly the Allan Quatermain series. Born in 1856 as the eighth of ten siblings, his father once viewed him as unlikely to achieve much, leading to his attendance at Ipswich Grammar School instead of the private institutions his brothers went to. In 1875, his father sent him to South Africa to take an unpaid role as an assistant to the secretary of Sir Henry Bulwer, the Lieutenant-Governor of the Colony of Natal. Haggard returned to England in 1882, where he embarked on his writing career, initially focusing on the political landscape of South Africa before shifting to novel writing.

H. Rider Haggard became a published novelist in 1882 with the novel Cetywayo and His White Neighbours. Below is a list of H. Rider Haggard's books in order of when they were originally released:

Publication Order of Allan Quatermain Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
King Solomon's Mines (1885) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Allan Quatermain (1887) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Allan's Wife (1887) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Maiwa's Revenge (1888) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Marie (1912) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Child of Storm (1913) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Holy Flower (1915) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Ivory Child (1916) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Finished (1917) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Ancient Allan (1920) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
She and Allan (1921) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Heu Heu (1924) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Treasure of the Lake (1926) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Allan Quatermain and the Ice Gods (1927) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Allan's Wife, with Hunter Quatermain's Story (1980) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Tales of Allan Quatermain and Others (2002) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Ayesha Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
She (1886) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Ayesha (1905) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Wisdom's Daughter (1923) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Standalone Novels Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
The Witch's Head (1885) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Jess (1887) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
A Tale of Three Lions (1887) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Mr. Meeson's Will (1888) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Colonel Quaritch, V.C. (1888) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Cleopatra (1889) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Beatrice (1890) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The World's Desire (1890) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Saga of Eric Brighteyes / Eric Brighteyes (1891) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Nada the Lily (1892) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Montezuma's Daughter (1893) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The People of the Mist (1894) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Heart of the World (1895) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Joan Haste (1895) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Wizard (1896) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Doctor Therne (1898) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Swallow (1898) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Spring of a Lion (1899) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Last Boer War (1899) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Black Heart and White Heart (1900) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Elissa (1900) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Lysbeth (1901) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Pearl-Maiden (1903) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Stella Fregelius (1903) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Brethren (1904) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Benita / The Spirit of Bambatse (1906) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Way of the Spirit (1906) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Fair Margaret (1907) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Ghost Kings (1908) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Yellow God (1908) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Lady of Blossholme (1909) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Morning Star (1910) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Queen Sheba's Ring (1910) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Red Eve (1911) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Mahatma and the Hare (1911) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Wanderer's Necklace (1914) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Love Eternal (1918) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Moon of Israel (1918) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
When the World Shook (1919) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The missionary and the witch-doctor (1920) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Smith and the Pharaohs (1920) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Virgin of the Sun (1922) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Queen of the Dawn (1925) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Mary of Marion Isle (1929) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Belshazzar (1930) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold (1999) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Cetywayo and His White Neighbours (1882) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
A Farmer's Year (1899) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
A Winter Pilgrimage (1901) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Rural England (1902) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
A Gardener's Year (1905) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Regeneration (1910) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Rural Denmark and Its Lessons (1911) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Diary of an African Journey (1914) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
After the War Settlement and Employment of Ex-service Men (1916) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Days of My Life (1926) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Private Diaries of Sir H. Rider Haggard, 1914-1925 (1980) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Chapbooks Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Allan Quatermain's Wife (1887) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Anthologies Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Adventure Stories for Boys and Girls (1985) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Tales Before Tolkien (2003) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
30 Occult & Supernatural Masterpieces You Have to Read Before You Die (2019) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

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