Nada the Lily by H. Rider Haggard

Name: Nada the Lily
Author: H. Rider Haggard

The story revolves around a young woman who is forced into marriage with an elderly man to secure her family's financial future. She is sent to live in the countryside where she must navigate her new life and the expectations placed upon her. The narrative explores themes of duty, loyalty, and the constraints placed on women during this time period.

By H. Rider Haggard · First published 1892 · Genre: Adventure, Historical Fiction, Romance · 38 chapters · 137,748 words

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The writer of this romance has been encouraged to his task by a purpose somewhat beyond that of setting out a wild tale of savage life. When he was yet a lad,-now some seventeen years ago,-fortune took him to South Africa. There he was thrown in with men who, for thirty or forty years, had been intimately acquainted with the Zulu people, with their history, their heroes, and their customs. From these he heard many tales and traditions, some of which, perhaps, are rarely told nowadays, and in time to come may cease to be told altogether. Then the Zulus were still a nation; now that nation has been destroyed, and the chief aim of its white rulers is to root out the warlike spirit for which it was remarkable, and to replace it by a spirit of peaceful progress. The Zulu military organisation, perhaps the most wonderful that the world has seen, is already a thing of the past; it perished at Ulundi. It was Chaka who invented that organisation, building it up from the smallest beginnings.

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Work type: Novel
Author: H. Rider Haggard
Date: 1892 CE
Language: English
Genres: Adventure, Historical Fiction, Romance, Fantasy, Drama
Length: 137,748 words
Structure: 38 chapters, 1,953 paragraphs
Reading fit: Very Easy (5th Grade or below)

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Adventure — The narrative is driven by thrilling and action-packed events, typical of adventure stories.
Historical Fiction — The story is set in a historical context, incorporating real historical figures and events.
Romance — The plot includes significant romantic elements and relationships.
Fantasy — The inclusion of mythical elements and larger-than-life characters aligns with fantasy genre conventions.