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By Henry Rider Haggard - Illustrated
出版Independently Published, 2017-02-17
主題Fiction / Classics
ISBN15206282699781520628264
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=Wh6HAQAACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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  • Font adjustments & biography included
  • Unabridged (100% Original content)
  • Formatted for e-reader
  • Illustrated
About Long Odds by Henry Rider Haggard The subjects and historical periods that British action-adventure writer Henry Rider Haggard tackled in his vast body of work ranged considerably, but one element remains a constant thread that unites his entire oeuvre: heart-racing adventure that will keep you on the edge of your seat. If you're looking for an engaging and entertaining read, try Haggard's Long Odds. This one tells of the encounter with a family of lions that left him limping for the rest of his life. Henry Rider Haggard was a Victorian writer of adventure novels set in exotic locations. After failing his army entrance exam he was sent to a private 'crammer' in London to prepare for the entrance exam for the British Foreign Office, for which he never sat. Haggard's father sent him to Africa in an unpaid position as assistant to the secretary to Lieutenant-Governor of Natal Sir Henry Bulwer. Heavily influenced by the larger-than-life adventurers he met in Colonial Africa, the great mineral wealth discovered in Africa, and the ruins of ancient lost civilizations in Africa such as Great Zimbabwe, Haggard created his Allan Quatermain adventures. Haggard also wrote about agricultural and social issues reform, in part inspired by his experiences in Africa, but also based on what he saw in Europe.