Acquisitions (30): H. Rider Haggard

Macdonald illustrated edition (1948-1965):
Maiwa's Revenge / Allan's Wife / She and Allan / Marie / The People of the Mist / The Ivory Child / Nada the Lily / Allan Quatermain // Queen Sheba's Ring / Ayesha / Benita / Montezuma's Daughter / Finished / Allan and the Holy Flower / Child of Storm / King Solomon's Mines

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Sir Henry Rider Haggard (1856-1925)

The Romances of Sir Henry Rider Haggard
(1948-1965)
[Listed 3/9/19]:

List of Macdonald illustrated edition (1958)

And the Haggards ride no more ...

Will there never come a season
Which shall rid us from the curse
Of a prose which knows no reason
And an unmelodious verse:
...
When there stands a muzzled stripling,
Mute, beside a muzzled bore:
When the Rudyards cease from kipling
And the Haggards ride no more.

James Kennedy Stephen, "Lapsus Calami [A slip of the pen]"

Ever since I first read King Solomon's Mines as a boy, I've been rather keen on the adventure stories of Rider Haggard. There were certainly some unpalatable elements in them: for instance, the propensity of his characters to shoot large numbers of animals for 'sport,' even when in the midst of some perilous quest.

They're certainly boys' books, too. It's not that there aren't female characters in them, it's just that their role is generally either to fall in love with one or other of the heroes, or to rule over some mysterious tribe in the heart of Africa, or - in the case of She - both.

Certainly the fact that my father had so many of them, and his preference for the wonderfully colourful Macdonald illustrated editions of all the major ones, had something to do with it, too.

In any case, right or wrong, forward-thinking or recidivist, I do like the look and the feel of these books. I've tried to compile a list, below, of all the volumes in the series I can find mention of online, together with (in bold) the ones which I myself own.

Not all of the covers are by Hookway Cowles, but his are definitely the most spirited. I'd never read them in any other form if I had the chance of picking up one of these:

King Solomon's Mines (1964)



1. King Solomon's Mines. 1885. Illustrated by Hookway Cowles. The Romances of Sir Henry Rider Haggard. Macdonald Illustrated Edition. London: Macdonald & Co, 1964.
   • King Solomon's Mines. 1885. London: Cassell & Company, Ltd., 1929.
   • King Solomon's Mines. 1885. Classic Tales from the Golden Age of Adventure. Hodder & Stoughton Ltd. London: Hodder Headline, 2007.




She (1948)



2. She: A History of Adventure. 1887. Illustrated by Hookway Cowles. Introduction by Malcolm Elwin. The Romances of Sir Henry Rider Haggard. Macdonald Illustrated Edition. 1948. London: Macdonald & Co, 1952.




Allan Quatermain (1949)



3. Allan Quatermain. 1887. Illustrated by Hookway Cowles. The Romances of Sir Henry Rider Haggard. Macdonald Illustrated Edition. 1949. London: Macdonald & Co, 1951.




Maiwa's Revenge (1965)



4. Maiwa's Revenge. 1888. Illustrated by Hookway Cowles. The Romances of Sir Henry Rider Haggard. Macdonald Illustrated Edition. London: Macdonald & Co, 1965.




Cleopatra (1958)



5. Cleopatra. 1889. Illustrated by Hookway Cowles. The Romances of Sir Henry Rider Haggard. Macdonald Illustrated Edition. London: Macdonald & Co, 1958.
   • Cleopatra. 1889. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1963.




Allan's Wife (1951)



6. Allan's Wife, with Hunter Quatermain’s Story, A Tale of Three Lions, & Long Odds. 1889. Illustrated by Hookway Cowles. The Romances of Sir Henry Rider Haggard. Macdonald Illustrated Edition. 1951. London: Macdonald & Co, 1958.




The World's Desire (1953)



7. [with Andrew Lang]. The World's Desire. 1890. Illustrated by Geoffrey Whittam. The Romances of Sir Henry Rider Haggard. Macdonald Illustrated Edition. London: Macdonald & Co, 1953.
   • [with Andrew Lang]. The World's Desire. 1890. Introduction by Lin Carter. London: Pan/ Ballantine, 1972.




Eric Brighteyes (1949)



8. Eric Brighteyes. Illustrated by Lancelot Speed. 1891. Cover illustration by Hookway Cowles. The Romances of Sir Henry Rider Haggard. Macdonald Illustrated Edition. 1949. London: Macdonald & Co, 1951.




Nada the Lily (1949)



9. Nada the Lily. 1892. Illustrated by Hookway Cowles. The Romances of Sir Henry Rider Haggard. Macdonald Illustrated Edition. 1949. London: Macdonald & Co, 1973.




Montezuma's Daughter (1948)



10. Montezuma's Daughter. 1893. Illustrated by Hookway Cowles. The Romances of Sir Henry Rider Haggard. Macdonald Illustrated Edition. 1948. London: Macdonald & Co, 1959.




The People of the Mist (1951)



11. The People of the Mist. 1894. Illustrated by Jack Matthew. The Romances of Sir Henry Rider Haggard. Macdonald Illustrated Edition. 1951. London: Macdonald & Co, 1958.




Heart of the World (1965)



12. Heart of the World. 1895. Illustrated by Hookway Cowles. The Romances of Sir Henry Rider Haggard. Macdonald Illustrated Edition. London: Macdonald & Co, 1965.




The Brethren (1963)



13. The Brethren. 1904. Illustrated by Hookway Cowles. The Romances of Sir Henry Rider Haggard. Macdonald Illustrated Edition. London: Macdonald & Co, 1963.



Ayesha (1956)



14. Ayesha. 1905. Illustrated by Hookway Cowles. The Romances of Sir Henry Rider Haggard. Macdonald Illustrated Edition. London: Macdonald & Co, 1956.
    • Ayesha: The Return of She. 1905. London: Ward, Lock & Co., Ltd., 1919.




Benita (1965)



15. Benita. 1906. Illustrated by Hookway Cowles. The Romances of Sir Henry Rider Haggard. Macdonald Illustrated Edition. London: Macdonald & Co, 1965.




Queen Sheba's Ring (1958)



16. Queen Sheba's Ring. 1910. Illustrated by Geoffrey Whittam. The Romances of Sir Henry Rider Haggard. Macdonald Illustrated Edition. London: Macdonald & Co, 1953.




Marie (1959)



17. Marie. 1912. Illustrated by Hookway Cowles. The Romances of Sir Henry Rider Haggard. Macdonald Illustrated Edition. London: Macdonald & Co, 1959.




Child of Storm (1958)



18. Child of Storm. 1913. Illustrated by Hookway Cowles. The Romances of Sir Henry Rider Haggard. Macdonald Illustrated Edition. London: Macdonald & Co, 1958.




Allan and the Holy Flower (1963)



19. Allan and the Holy Flower. 1915. Illustrated by Hookway Cowles. The Romances of Sir Henry Rider Haggard. Macdonald Illustrated Edition. London: Macdonald & Co, 1963.




The Ivory Child (1958)



20. The Ivory Child. 1916. Illustrated by Hookway Cowles. The Romances of Sir Henry Rider Haggard. Macdonald Illustrated Edition. London: Macdonald & Co, 1958.




Finished (1962)



21. Finished. 1917. Illustrated by Hookway Cowles. The Romances of Sir Henry Rider Haggard. Macdonald Illustrated Edition. London: Macdonald & Co, 1962.
    • Finished. 1917. London: Ward, Lock & Co, Limited., 1919.




She and Allan (1958)



22. She and Allan. 1921. Illustrated by Hookway Cowles. The Romances of Sir Henry Rider Haggard. Macdonald Illustrated Edition. London: Macdonald & Co, 1958.
    • She and Allan. 1921. A Del Rey Book. New York: Ballantine Books, 1978.

Macdonald illustrated edition (1951-1965):
Cleopatra / Allan's Wife / Eric Brighteyes / Queen Sheba's Ring / Maiwa's Revenge / Nada the Lily / The World's Desire / Allan Quatermain / The Brethren / Benita


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Rider Haggard Caricature

Sir Henry William Rider Haggard
(1856-1925)

Books I own are marked in bold:

Novels:


1. Dawn (1884)
2. The Witch's Head (1884)
3. King Solomon's Mines (1885) [Allan Quatermain series]
   • King Solomon's Mines. 1885. London: Cassell & Company, Ltd., 1929.
   • King Solomon's Mines. 1885. Classic Tales from the Golden Age of Adventure. Hodder & Stoughton Ltd. London: Hodder Headline, 2007.
4. She: A History of Adventure (1886) [Ayesha series]
   • She: A History of Adventure. 1887. Illustrated by Hookway Cowles. Introduction by Malcolm Elwin. The Romances of Sir Henry Rider Haggard. Macdonald Illustrated Edition. 1948. London: Macdonald & Co, 1952.
5. Allan Quatermain (1887) [Allan Quatermain series]
   • Allan Quatermain. 1887. Illustrated by Hookway Cowles. The Romances of Sir Henry Rider Haggard. Macdonald Illustrated Edition. 1949. London: Macdonald & Co, 1951.
6. Jess (1887)
7. A Tale of Three Lions (1887) [Allan Quatermain series]
8. Maiwa's Revenge, or the War of the Little Hand (1888) [Allan Quatermain series]
9. Colonel Quaritch, VC (1889)
10. Cleopatra (1889)
    • Cleopatra. 1889. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1963.
11. Beatrice (1890)
    • Beatrice: A Novel. London: Longmans, Green & Co., 1890.
12. [with Andrew Lang] The World's Desire (1890)
    • [with Andrew Lang]. The World's Desire. 1890. Introduction by Lin Carter. London: Pan/ Ballantine, 1972.
13. Eric Brighteyes (1891)
    • Eric Brighteyes. Illustrated by Lancelot Speed. 1891. Cover illustration by Hookway Cowles. The Romances of Sir Henry Rider Haggard. Macdonald Illustrated Edition. 1949. London: Macdonald & Co, 1951.
14. Nada the Lily (1892) [Allan Quatermain & Ayesha series]
    • Nada the Lily. 1892. Illustrated by Hookway Cowles. The Romances of Sir Henry Rider Haggard. Macdonald Illustrated Edition. 1949. London: Macdonald & Co, 1973.
15. An Heroic Effort (1893)
16. Montezuma's Daughter (1893)
    • Montezuma's Daughter. 1893. Illustrated by Hookway Cowles. The Romances of Sir Henry Rider Haggard. Macdonald Illustrated Edition. 1948. London: Macdonald & Co, 1959.
17. The People of the Mist (1894)
    • The People of the Mist. 1894. Illustrated by Jack Matthew. The Romances of Sir Henry Rider Haggard. Macdonald Illustrated Edition. 1951. London: Macdonald & Co, 1958.
18. Heart of the World (1895)
    • Heart of the World. 1895. Illustrated by Hookway Cowles. The Romances of Sir Henry Rider Haggard. Macdonald Illustrated Edition. London: Macdonald & Co, 1965.
19. Joan Haste (1895)
20. The Wizard (1896)
21. Doctor Therne (1898)
22. Swallow: A Tale of the Great Trek (1899)
23. Lysbeth (1901)
24. Pearl Maiden (1903)
    • The Pearl Maiden. 1903. Zebra Books: The Golden Age of Rome Series, 3. New York: Kensington Publishing Corp, 1978.
25. Stella Fregelius: A Tale of Three Destinies (1903)
26. The Brethren (1904)
27. Ayesha: The Return of She (1905) [Ayesha series]
    • Ayesha: The Return of She. 1905. London: Ward, Lock & Co., Ltd., 1919.
28. The Way of the Spirit (1906)
29. Benita (1906)
    • Benita. 1906. Illustrated by Hookway Cowles. The Romances of Sir Henry Rider Haggard. Macdonald Illustrated Edition. London: Macdonald & Co, 1965.
30. Fair Margaret (1907)
31. The Ghost Kings (1908)
32. The Yellow God (1908)
33. The Lady of Blossholme (1909)
34. Morning Star (1910)
35. Queen Sheba's Ring (1910)
    • Queen Sheba's Ring. 1910. Illustrated by Geoffrey Whittam. The Romances of Sir Henry Rider Haggard. Macdonald Illustrated Edition. London: Macdonald & Co, 1953.
36. Red Eve (1911)
37. The Mahatma and the Hare (1911)
38. Marie (1912) [Allan Quatermain series]
    • Marie. 1912. Illustrated by Hookway Cowles. The Romances of Sir Henry Rider Haggard. Macdonald Illustrated Edition. London: Macdonald & Co, 1959.
39. Child of Storm (1913) [Allan Quatermain series]
40. The Wanderer's Necklace (1914)
41. The Holy Flower (1915) [Allan Quatermain series]
42. The Ivory Child (1916) [Allan Quatermain series]
43. Finished (1917) [Allan Quatermain series]
    • Finished. 1917. London: Ward, Lock & Co, Limited., 1919.
    • Finished. 1917. Illustrated by Hookway Cowles. The Romances of Sir Henry Rider Haggard. Macdonald Illustrated Edition. London: Macdonald & Co, 1962.
44. Love Eternal (1918)
45. Moon of Israel (1918)
46. When the World Shook (1919)
    • When the World Shook: Being an Account of the Great Adventure of Bastin, Bickley and Arbuthnot. 1919. A Del Rey Book. New York: Ballantine Books, 1978.
47. The Ancient Allan (1920) [Allan Quatermain series]
48. She and Allan (1921) [Allan Quatermain & Ayesha series]
    • She and Allan. 1921. A Del Rey Book. New York: Ballantine Books, 1978.
49. The Virgin of the Sun (1922)
50. Wisdom's Daughter (1923) [Ayesha series]
    • Wisdom's Daughter: The Life and Love Story of She-Who-Must-be-Obeyed. 1923. A Del Rey Book. New York: Ballantine Books, 1978.
51. Heu-Heu (1924) [Allan Quatermain series]
52. Queen of the Dawn (1925)
53. The Treasure of the Lake (1926) [Allan Quatermain series]
54. Allan and the Ice-gods (1927) [Allan Quatermain series]
55. Mary of Marion Isle (1929)
56. Belshazzar (1930)

Short story collections:


57. Allan's Wife and Other Tales (1889)
    • Allan's Wife, with Hunter Quatermain’s Story, A Tale of Three Lions, & Long Odds. 1889. Illustrated by Hookway Cowles. The Romances of Sir Henry Rider Haggard. Macdonald Illustrated Edition. 1951. London: Macdonald & Co, 1958.
58. Black Heart and White Heart: A Zulu Idyll (1900)
59. Smith and the Pharaohs (1920)
60. The Best Short Stories of Rider Haggard. Ed. Peter Haining. Foreword by Hammond Innes. London: Michael Joseph, 1981.

Non-fiction:


61. Cetywayo and His White Neighbours (1882)
62. A Farmer's Year (1899)
63. The Last Boer War (1899)
64. A Winter Pilgrimage (1901)
65. Rural England (1902)
66. A Gardener's Year (1905)
67. The Poor and the Land (1905)
68. Regeneration (1910)
69. Rural Denmark (1911)
70. The Days of My Life (1926)



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