Beatrice by H. Rider Haggard (1888)

Name: Beatrice
Author: H. Rider Haggard

The novel revolves around the protagonist, a young woman who lives with her father in a remote area of England. She becomes embroiled in a mystery surrounding an ancient manuscript and a mysterious figure known as the Master. As she delves deeper into the mystery, she uncovers secrets about her family's past and confronts supernatural forces.

By H. Rider Haggard · First published 1888 · Genre: Romance, Adventure, Drama · 31 chapters · 132,673 words

First lines

The autumn afternoon was fading into evening. It had been cloudy weather, but the clouds had softened and broken up. Now they were lost in slowly darkening blue. The sea was perfectly and utterly still. It seemed to sleep, but in its sleep it still waxed with the rising tide. The eye could not mark its slow increase, but Beatrice, standing upon the farthest point of the Dog Rocks, idly noted that the long brown weeds which clung about their sides began to lift as the water took their weight, till at last the delicate pattern floated out and lay like a woman's hair upon the green depth of sea. Meanwhile a mist was growing dense and soft upon the quiet waters. It was not blown up from the west, it simply grew like the twilight, making the silence yet more silent and blotting away the outlines of the land. Beatrice gave up studying the seaweed and watched the gathering of these fleecy hosts.

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Work type: Novel
Author: H. Rider Haggard
Date: 1888 CE
Language: English
Genres: Romance, Adventure, Drama, Historical Fiction, Tragedy
Length: 132,673 words
Structure: 31 chapters, 2,105 paragraphs
Reading fit: Fairly Easy (7th Grade)

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Genres

Romance — The central plot revolves around a romantic relationship and its challenges.
Adventure — The narrative includes elements of adventure and exploration.
Drama — The story contains dramatic elements and emotional conflicts.
Historical Fiction — The setting and context are influenced by historical events and periods.