Black Heart and White Heart and Other Stories

H. Rider Haggard

Henry Rider Haggard loves to focus on adventure stories in Africa. In this story, he paid attention to love, magic and faith. At the heart of the story is the father who lost his daughter, due to the attack of the barbarians. The author well emphasizes the fact that faith can defeat savagery in this world and save from death.

Child of Storm

H. Rider Haggard

Allan Quatermain helps his friend from Zulu Saduko win 100 cattle to buy his real love for Mameena. However, Mameena wants to marry another man Allan Quatermain. This is a first-class adventure with increasing intrigue that will interest the reader. The story, where everything is combined: war, politics and sex.

Cleopatra. Being an Account of the Fall and Vengeance of Harmachis

H. Rider Haggard

Henry Rider Haggard relies on adventure and exotic concepts. This story unfolds in the era of the Ptolemaic era of ancient Egyptian history. The line of the dynasty defended by the priesthood of Isis is trying to survive in difficult circumstances. The main character Harmachis must overthrow Cleopatra, banish the Romans and return to Egypt its former status.

Colonel Quaritch, V.C. A Tale of Country Life

H. Rider Haggard

Colonel Quaritch left the English army and moved to live at Honham Cottage. This is a quiet, calm and old place, which is located near the castle of the de la Molle family. He falls in love with Ida de la Molle, the only child of the squire, who has mortgaged his possessions to their full value. The young girl without wealth, but she promised her hand and help to the young banker.

Dawn

H. Rider Haggard

Henry Rider Haggard knows how to interest the reader from the very first pages. The story Dawn is a good confirmation of this. It all starts with the fact that the young man has deceived his inheritance with his lying cousin and secret marriage. The author shows on his characters that readers should not imitate others and follow their example.

Doctor Therne

H. Rider Haggard

Therne is a young budding doctor who has experienced many tragedies. He is unfairly accused of abuse of office, he loses all his patients, even if he is acquitted, and later suffers from the loss of his young wife. Being a staunch supporter of vaccination, he is running for parliament on a platform against vaccination, selling his convictions and morality political gain and dirty gain. The author of most of his story attaches vaccination, which should help humanity.

Dziecię z kości słoniowej

H. Rider Haggard

Jedna z bardziej fascynujących powieści przygodowych o Afryce z czasów kolonialnych. Spodoba się fanom afrykańskich podróży Henryka Sienkiewicza. Afrykańskie plemiona kultywują wiarę w bóstwa i reinkarnację. Zdarza się, że przypadkowymi ofiarami ich wierzeń stają się biali najeźdźcy. Tak było w przypadku lady Luny Ragnall. Kobietę porwali czarnoksiężnicy z plemienia Kendahów, którzy są przekonani, że ta jest wcieleniem świętej kapłanki najwyższego bóstwa, tytułowego dziecięcia z kości słoniowej. Lord Ragnall zaniepokojony dalszym losem lady wyrusza w towarzystwie Allana Quatermaina, by ją odszukać i sprowadzić do domu.

Eric Brighteyes

H. Rider Haggard

Eric Brighteyes an epic novel about the Vikings, the main character of which accounts for Eric Brighteyes. All events revolve around Eric and his adventures across Iceland in the 10th century. He seeks to win the hand of his beloved Gudruda the Fair. Her father, Asmund, a priest of the Norse gods, opposes this, considered to be his unpromising boy for his daughter. The most awful thing in this story is that the witch wants to get Erics attention. But can our hero resist her charms?