H. Rider Haggard, 1856 - 1925) was an English writer, largely of adventure fiction, but also of non-fiction. The eighth child of a Norfolk barrister and squire, 1] through family connections he gained employment with Sir Henry Bulwer during the latter's service as lieutenant-governor of Natal, South Africa. 2] Rider Haggard travelled to southern Africa in 1875 and remained in the country for six years, during which time he served as Master of the...