{"product_id":"the-buried-man-a-life-of-h-rider-haggard-hardcover","title":"The Buried Man: A Life of H. Rider Haggard - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStephen Coan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eH. Rider Haggard (1856-1925), author of \u003cem\u003eKing Solomon's Mines\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eAllan Quatermain\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eShe\u003c\/em\u003e, was no stranger to the continent where his bestsellers were set. He lived in southern Africa from 1875 to 1881, a period that witnessed Britain's attempted confederation of the sub-continent, the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879, and the final subjugation of its indigenous peoples. In this new biography, the South African aspect of Haggard's life is explored in hitherto unrecorded detail. The success of \u003cem\u003eKing Solomon's Mines\u003c\/em\u003e saw him relinquish a legal career to write full-time; he also became a respected agricultural expert and social commentator, receiving a knighthood for his public service. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHaggard wrote over seventy books, fiction and non-fiction. His African adventure stories feature strong black characters, and the majority of his novels assertive female ones, not least \u003cem\u003eShe\u003c\/em\u003e. Haggard's unwitting expression of the Victorian sub-conscious attracted the interest of both Freud and Jung. Haunted by a lost love, the tragic death of his only son and frequent bouts of depression, he endlessly probed the conundrums of life and death. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eContaining much new material, this biography explores Haggard's personal and public life to resurrect the writer whom Graham Greene, an admirer, called 'the buried man'.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eStephen Coan is a journalist; a theatre and film writer-director; author of poetry collection \u003cem\u003eChant of the Doves\u003c\/em\u003e; and editor of two volumes of previously unpublished work by H. Rider Haggard: \u003cem\u003eDiary of An African Journey \u003c\/em\u003e(1914) and (with Alfred Tella) \u003cem\u003eMameena and Other Plays\u003c\/em\u003e. He lives in Johannesburg.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 672\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.28 x 9.23 x 6.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 15, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52701720281421,"sku":"9780197807613","price":171.72,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0927\/3304\/7117\/files\/DFp9VvjhnX9780197807613.webp?v=1762222827","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.us\/products\/the-buried-man-a-life-of-h-rider-haggard-hardcover","provider":"belfastbooks.us","version":"1.0","type":"link"}