H. Rider Haggard

The World’s Desire begins with Odysseus utterly alone. His kingdom of Ithaca is an empty, abandoned wasteland. His beloved wife Penelope is dead. His patron goddess Athena has forsaken him. But then Aphrodite visits Odysseus and sends him on a quest to find the world’s desire, the face that launched a thousand ships: the woman he once knew as Helen of Troy. Armed with his legendary bow, Odysseus’s final journey takes him to a court riven by murderous factions, ruled by a queen who is haunted by dreams of Odysseus’s face . . .

Israelin kuu on englantilaisen kirjailijan H. Rider Haggardin romaani, jonka John Murray julkaisi ensimmäisen kerran vuonna 1918. Romaani kertoo tapahtumia Raamatun Egyptistä lähtemisestä Ana-nimisen kirjurin näkökulmasta. Haggard omisti romaaninsa Sir Gaston Masperolle, ansioituneelle egyptiologille ja Kairon museon johtajalle. Sir Henry Rider Haggard (1856-1925) oli brittiläinen kirjailija, jonka seikkailuromaanien tapahtumat sijoittuivat eksoottisiin maisemiin ja sisälsivät usein yliluonnollisia tapahtumia.

King Solomon's Mines is a novel written by H. Rider Haggard and published in 1885. It tells the story of Allan Quatermain, a British big-game hunter who searches for the legendary King Solomon's Mines in Africa, at the behest of an unnamed client. The book has been adapted numerous times for film and television. The novel is divided into four parts, each part told in the first-person by one of the protagonists. The first three parts all feature Allan Quatermain as their protagonist and are set in Africa, while Part 4 features his son. The book has been adapted numerous times as films, television series, comics and video games.

In 1909, H. Rider Haggard's novel 'The Lady of Blossholme' was published. It was one of the most adventurous and historical novel of the time. The story is of England during the rule of Henry VIII in 1536. It is featuring the revolt, 'Pilgrimage of Grace' broke out during the reign of Henry VIII. It is narrating the event, in which on one hand King Henry was rebelling against Pope Clement VII, on the other hand, many clergyman and people of Northern England, rebelling against King Henry VIII.

Stella Fregelius: A Tale of Three Destinies is a novel written by H. R. Haggard, a well known British writer. It is a mysterious romantic novel, mingling the fate of three persons, inventor Morris Monk, his cousin Mary Parson and Stella Fregelius. It is a complex drama that emphasises the power of love with science fiction and spiritualism. Haggard conveys the message that eternal love is everlasting. He strongly represents two conflicting approaches of life together, one is earthly; another is mystic.

H. R. Haggard's novel 'The Virgin of Sun' was published in 1922. It is a marvellous legendary composition of Haggard, in which he depicts South America's Inca history as a adventurous tale. The story begins with giving an account of, finding an ancient manuscript, in a tomb in South America. After that he narrates an English man Hubert's expedition to South America and his love for the native princess Quilla and fight for the people.

Originally published in 1904, Stella Fregelius: A Tale of Three Destinies centers an unconventional love triangle between a man, his cousin and an unexpected beauty. It’s a complex drama that explores the power of love in the most unusual circumstance. Morris Monk is a young inventor who is engaged to his first cousin, Mary. Even though she is supportive and caring, Morris’s heart belongs to another. He falls in love with Stella Fregelius, the beautiful young daughter of the new church rector. Despite his commitment to Mary, Morris is drawn to Stella with the two establishing an unwavering spiritual connection. When tragedy strikes, his personal and professional relationships are traumatized forcing him to reckon with his past choices. Stella Fregelius: A Tale of Three Destinies is a captivating tale of forbidden romance infused with science fiction and the supernatural. H. Rider Haggard delivers a thrilling story led by a conflicted and often tortured protagonist. With an eye-catching new cover, and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Stella Fregelius: A Tale of Three Destinies is both modern and readable.