Fair Margaret
Author | H. Rider Haggard |
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Illustrator | J. R. Skelton |
Language | English |
Publisher | Hutchinson |
Publication date | 1907 |
Publication place | United Kingdom |
Fair Margaret (published in the United States as Margaret) is a 1907 novel by British writer H. Rider Haggard, set in the time of Henry VII of England.[1][2][3] The plot features the abduction of the titular heroine and her adventures in Spain, including a meeting with King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain.[1]
Reception
[edit]Reviewing the novel, Frederic Taber Cooper praised Margaret. Cooper stated: "Mr. Haggard has the craft of a born stage manager, and thanks to his gorgeous scenery, his thronging troops of soldiers, sailors, courtiers, black-robed inquisitors, and languishing Spanish maids, he brings his story to a triumphant and happy solution, and sends us away with the feeling that we have witnessed a big, spectacular show that was eminently worth while."[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b ""Fair Margaret" (Rider Haggard)". The World's News. Sydney: National Library of Australia. 26 October 1907. p. 30. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
- ^ "RIDER HAGGARD COINCIDENCE". The Register. Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 9 December 1907. p. 6. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
- ^ (p. 408-9)
- ^ Frederic Taber Cooper, "The Economies of Structure and Some Recent Books." The Bookman, December 1907, (pp. 408-409)
External links
[edit]- Complete book at Project Gutenberg
- Fair Margaret public domain audiobook at LibriVox