Ivory Child, The by H. Rider Haggard (from the SciFan database of Fantasy & SF novels, anthologies, collections)


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	Ivory Child, The, by H. Rider Haggard


	Novel, first publication in June 1916 , latest edition in June 2002


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	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. Haggard's father sent him to Africa in an unpaid position as assistant to the secretary to Lieutenant-Governor of Natal Sir Henry Bulwer. Heavily influenced by the larger-than-life adventurers he met in Colonial Africa, the great mineral wealth discovered in Africa, and the ruins of ancient lost civilizations in Africa such as Great Zimbabwe, Haggard created his Allan Quatermain adventures. Haggard also wrote about agricultural and social issues reform, in part inspired by his experiences in Africa, but also based on what he saw in Europe.


	Part of series


	Allan Quatermain (#9)


	Related theme(s)


	Africa Drugs - Narcotics - Addiction - Psychoactive Substances Kings, Queens & Princes - Emperors - Kingdoms & Empires Monsters Religion - Theology - Gods & Deities - Faith - Priests & Clerics



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