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Haggard wrote the book in 1885, primarily in his chambers where he was working as a barrister. King Solomon's Mines had been an enormous success but Haggard says he had been "somewhat piqued by the frequent descriptions of myself as 'a mere writer of romances and boys' books'... Read Full Overview

Maurice Greiffenhagen RA (London 15 December 1862-26 December 1931) was a British painter and Royal Academician. He illustrated books and designed posters as well as painting idyllic landscapes Jess is a novel by H. Rider Haggard set in South Africa.Haggard wrote the book in... Read Full Overview

Sir Henry Rider Haggard KBE (1856-1925) was a Victorian writer of adventure novels set in exotic locations. After failing his army entrance exam he was sent to a private 'crammer' in London to prepare for the entrance exam for the British Foreign Office, for which he never sat... Read Full Overview

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A thrilling adventure novel set in the Australian outback, from the author of King Solomon's Mines. The story follows a British aristocrat named Jess Yates who travels to Australia to seek his fortune and finds himself embroiled in a dangerous hunt for gold. Along the way,... Read Full Overview

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The day had been very hot even for the Transvaal, where the days still know how to be hot in the autumn, although the neck of the summer is broken-especially when the thunderstorms hold off for a week or two, as they do occasionally. Even the succulent blue lilies-a variety of... Read Full Overview

Jess Croft is a frightened and closed in herself a girl. All this because of her misfortune that happened in childhood. She was forced to leave England without a mother in South Africa. Captain John Niel arrives at the farm where Jess and her sister live. He falls in love with... Read Full Overview

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

Jess is a novel written by James Matthew Barrie, first published in 1898. The story is set in the Scottish countryside and follows the life of a young girl named Jess. She is a bright and imaginative child who lives with her grandmother in a small village. Jess's mother died... Read Full Overview

Jess is a novel by H. Rider Haggardset in South Africa. Haggard wrote the book in 1885, primarily in his chambers where he was working as a barrister. King Solomon's Mines had been an enormous success but Haggard says he had been "somewhat piqued by the frequent descriptions... Read Full Overview

Jess Croft lives with sister Bessie and old Silas, a farmer raising ostriches on the great Transvaal veldt. Jess is a reserved and aloof, with a quietness about her brought on by the misfortunes of her young childhood, when she and Bessie arrived motherless from England to South... Read Full Overview

A thrilling adventure novel set in the Australian outback, from the author of King Solomon's Mines. The story follows a British aristocrat named Jess Yates who travels to Australia to seek his fortune and finds himself embroiled in a dangerous hunt for gold. Along the way,... Read Full Overview

Jess by H. Rider Haggard is a romantic adventure novel set against the backdrop of the First Boer War in South Africa. The story follows the lives of two sisters, Jess and Bessie, and their entanglement with an Englishman named John Niel. As the tensions of war mount, love,... Read Full Overview

His novels portray many of the stereotypes associated with colonialism, yet they are unusual for the degree of sympathy with which the native populations are portrayed. Africans often play heroic roles in the novels, although the protagonists are typically European (though not... Read Full Overview

Excerpt: ...on the old bedstead in the little room," she said; "I am going for the doctor." Assisted by Mrs. Neville he was only too glad to take this advice, but long before the doctor arrived John had followed Jess's example, and gone off into a dead faint, to the intense alarm... Read Full Overview