INTRODUCTION
This book, although it can be read as a separate story,
is the third of the trilogy of which Marie
and Child of Storm are the first two parts.
It narrates, through the mouth of All...
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Henry Rider Haggard, K.B.E., wrote tales of romantic adventure which may be termed "mysteries" only in a nonconventional sense of the term. The reader encounters no Poirots, no Lord Peter Wimseys, no ...
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Sir Henry Rider Haggard was not a great artist in anyone's estimation, least of all his own. Still less was he a great writer of short fiction; one seeks in vain for his name in critical surveys of th...
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H. Rider Haggard brought more of the world into Victorian homes than almost any other author, yet Haggard was technically not a travel writer. Instead, he fused his extensive travels with fiction and ...
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A man of diverse talents and a writer eager to try his skills at many different kinds of writing projects, both nonfiction and fiction, H. Rider Haggard is best remembered by general readers of fantas...
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Middle East: As Iran continues to defy world demands that it halt its illicit nuclear program, a U.S. armada steams just off the Iranian coast. Good thing. Those ships might come in handy real soon...
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Gold prices ended essentially flat Friday, reversing an early rally, as investors made cautious bets ahead of the Federal Reserve's decision on interest rates next week.It was a quiet finish to a v...
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Wall Street fell for the first time in four sessions on Monday as concerns about the technology and energy sectors overshadowed some $81 billion in takeover activity.Stocks spent most of the day in...
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Hakeem Jeffries announced his candidacy for the assembly seat being vacated by Roger Green.
The race for the 57th assembly district will mostly likely have two major components. First, that there...
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Congress agreed Wednesday to tighten national security reviews of proposed foreign investment, a consequence of the uproar 18 months ago over a Dubai-owned company's plan to manage six of the Unite...
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Most indexes ended near session lows, but the midcap S&P 400 held on for a small gain.According to preliminary data, the Dow climbed near the 13,000 mark early Monday, but closed down 0.3%. The...
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Wall Street ended a fractious session slightly higher Wednesday after falling oil prices hurt energy stocks and overshadowed a stronger-than-expected productivity reading. A Federal Reserve officia...
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Wall Street extended its February rally Thursday, growing confident that interest rates will hold steady even as Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke tempered his forecast of slowly cooling growth...
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Finished
H(enry) Rider Haggard
Finishing Tehran
