Sir Henry Rider Haggard (1856-1925) was an English writer of adventure fiction set in exotic locations, predominantly Africa, and a pioneer of the Lost World literary genre. He was also involved in agricultural reform and improvement in the British Empire. Haggard was born in Bradenham, Norfolk, England, the eighth of ten children. He was educated at Ipswich Grammar School and later at Caius College, Cambridge. After leaving university, he was called to the bar in 1876, but he soon abandoned the law for a life of adventure. Haggard's most famous work is the novel King Solomon's Mines (1885), which was an immediate success and established him as a writer of adventure fiction. He wrote over 40 novels, including She (1887), Allan Quatermain (1887), and Ayesha (1905). He also wrote non-fiction works, such as Cetywayo and His White Neighbours (1888) and The Poor and the Land (1907). Haggard was knighted in 1912 and died in 1925. He is remembered as one of the most influential writers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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