English writer of adventure fiction romances H. Rider Haggard died #OTD in 1925.
Haggard's most famous work is "King Solomon's Mines," published in 1885. Haggard's other works include "Allan Quatermain" (1887), "Jess" (1887), "Nada the Lily" (1892), "The People of the Mist" (1894), and "The Brethren" (1904), among many others.
Books by H. Rider Haggard at PG:
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