1993*1st* Rider Haggard & The Lost Empire - Tom Pocock (Weidenfeld & Nicolson)

1993*1st* Rider Haggard & The Lost Empire - Tom Pocock (Weidenfeld & Nicolson)An engaging first edition biography of Sir H. Rider Haggard, creator of King Solomon’s Mines and She. Tom Pocock presents a richly detailed portrait of the celebrated adventure writer, exploring not only his literary achievements but also his work as an imperial thinker, agricultural reformer and traveller. An absorbing account of a fascinating Victorian whose life was every bit as adventurous as his fiction.