ABSTRACT
One of the most popular novelists of the late nineteenth century was Sir H(enry) Rider Haggard. Starting with King Solomon's Mines (1885), and continuing with Allan Quatermain (1887) and She (1887), he created a body of fantasies for juveniles which appealed to readers of all ages, wherever the English language was spoken. In an extremely brief time, Haggard became a literary "superstar." Since there was, at that time, a vogue for "lost race" novels, Haggard's output definitely catered to the popular taste and exploited the British pride in imperialism.
