Haggard wrote the novel following his debut effort Dawn. He was unable to find any magazine that would serialise the story, but it was accepted for publication by the firm that had put out Dawn. Haggard later wrote that "although, except for the African part, it is not in my opinion so good a story as Dawn, it was extremely well received and within certain limits very successful."[2] The 1893 edition was illustrated by Charles H. M. Kerr.
Receptionedit
The book was a minor success, earning Haggard a profit of fifty pounds.[3]
Haggard later named his daughter Dorothy after the heroine in the novel.[2]
Mr. Haggard knows a good deal about Zululand, and rifle shooting, and of the wilder pleasures of the country, and he has contrived to make a lively story out of these and other materials.[4]
Referencesedit
^R.D. Mullen, The Books of H. Rider Haggard: A Chronological Survey Science Fiction Studies, # 16 = Volume 5, Part 3 = November 1978 accessed 13 December 2013
^"Rider Haggard". Oakleigh Leader (North Brighton, Vic. : 1888 - 1902). North Brighton, Vic.: National Library of Australia. 24 November 1888. p. 9. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
^Buckingham, James Silk; Sterling, John; Maurice, Frederick Denison; Stebbing, Henry; Dilke, Charles Wentworth; Hervey, Thomas Kibble; Dixon, William Hepworth; MacColl, Norman; Rendall, Vernon Horace; Murry, John Middleton (10 January 1885). "Review: The Witch's Head by H. Rider Haggard". The Athenaeum (2958): 49.
External linksedit
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witch, head, second, novel, rider, haggard, which, wrote, just, prior, king, solomon, mines, authorh, rider, haggardcountryunited, kingdomlanguageenglishgenreadventure, novelpublisherhurst, blackettpublication, date1885text, wikisource, contents, background, r. The Witch s Head is the second novel by H Rider Haggard which he wrote just prior to King Solomon s Mines 1 The Witch s HeadAuthorH Rider HaggardCountryUnited KingdomLanguageEnglishGenreAdventure novelPublisherHurst and BlackettPublication date1885TextThe Witch s Head at Wikisource Contents 1 Background 2 Reception 3 References 4 External linksBackground editHaggard wrote the novel following his debut effort Dawn He was unable to find any magazine that would serialise the story but it was accepted for publication by the firm that had put out Dawn Haggard later wrote that although except for the African part it is not in my opinion so good a story as Dawn it was extremely well received and within certain limits very successful 2 The 1893 edition was illustrated by Charles H M Kerr Reception editThe book was a minor success earning Haggard a profit of fifty pounds 3 Haggard later named his daughter Dorothy after the heroine in the novel 2 Mr Haggard knows a good deal about Zululand and rifle shooting and of the wilder pleasures of the country and he has contrived to make a lively story out of these and other materials 4 References edit R D Mullen The Books of H Rider Haggard A Chronological Survey Science Fiction Studies 16 Volume 5 Part 3 November 1978 accessed 13 December 2013 a b H Rider Haggard The Days of My Life Chapter 9 accessed 21 December 2013 Rider Haggard Oakleigh Leader North Brighton Vic 1888 1902 North Brighton Vic National Library of Australia 24 November 1888 p 9 Retrieved 13 December 2013 Buckingham James Silk Sterling John Maurice Frederick Denison Stebbing Henry Dilke Charles Wentworth Hervey Thomas Kibble Dixon William Hepworth MacColl Norman Rendall Vernon Horace Murry John Middleton 10 January 1885 Review The Witch s Head by H Rider Haggard The Athenaeum 2958 49 External links editImages and bibliographic information for various editions of The Witch s Head at SouthAfricaBooks com nbsp This article about an adventure novel of the 1880s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it See guidelines for writing about novels Further suggestions might be found on the article s talk page vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Witch 27s Head amp oldid 1195269868, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
