Haggard, H. Rider (1856-1925), was one of the most successful English writers of popular fiction in the late 1800’s. He wrote 58 volumes of fiction and 7 volumes of economic, political, and social history. Haggard’s best novels are based on his experiences in Africa. King Solomon’s Mines (1885) became a young people’s classic. It is the story of a search for the legendary lost treasure of King Solomon. She (1887) is the story of Ayesha, a white goddess of Africa who is 2,000 years old but still appears young and beautiful.
Henry Rider Haggard was born on June 22, 1856, in Norfolk. He moved to South Africa in 1875. King George V knighted Haggard in 1912, and he became known as Sir Henry Haggard. He died on May 14, 1925.
