Sir H Rider Haggard

Lysbeth Sir H Rider Haggard

Henry Rider Haggard, generally known as H. Rider Haggard or Rider Haggard, was born at Bradenham, Norfolk, the eighth of ten children, to Sir William Meybohm Rider Haggard, a barrister, and Ella Doveton, an author and poet. His father was born in Saint Petersburg, Russia, to British parents. Haggard was initially sent to Garsington Rectory in Oxfordshire to study under Reverend H. J. Graham, but unlike his elder brothers who graduated from various private schools, he attended Ipswich Grammar School. Lysbeth: A Tale of the Dutch is a 1901 novel by H. Rider Haggard. Lysabeth is a historical novel set in the Netherlands during the time of William the Silent.