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Haggard, Sir H. Rider, ( Sir Henry Rider Haggard) (1856–1925), author of 34 adventure novels that made him famous. Their varied settings include Iceland, Mexico, Constantinople, and Ancient Egypt; but his best novels—of which King Solomon's Mines (1886) and She (1887) are the most celebrated—of which King Solomon's Mines (1886) and She (1887) are the most celebrated—were set in Africa, and vividly conveyed the fascination he found in its landscape, wild-life, tribal society, and mysterious past. He had a world-wide readership which included Jung, who used She as a striking example of the anima concept. The Days of My Life: An Autobiography appeared in 1926.

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