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Sir H. Rider Haggard: Quick Facts

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Also Known As Sir Henry Rider Haggard
Born June 22, 1856 • England
Died May 14, 1925 (aged 68) • London • England
Notable Works “King Solomon’s Mines” • “She”

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H. Rider Haggard, caricature by “Spy” (pseudonym of Leslie Ward) for Vanity Fair, 1905.
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