Elissa, or The Doom of Zimbabwe

by H. Rider Haggard

Overview

Part of the Wildside Fantasy Classics series. The famous ruins in Zimbabwe suggested this story to Haggard, in which he makes this "lost city" the Biblical Ophir, said to have fallen because of the wickedness of its religion and people. As always, a rousing story in Haggard's finest style.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781587157493
Publisher:	Borgo Press
Publication date:	12/01/2002
Pages:	144
Product dimensions:	6.08(w) x 9.06(h) x 0.35(d)

About the Author

Sir Henry Rider Haggard (1856-1925) was an English author of adventure novels set in exotic locales, predominantly Africa. King Solomon’s Mines, one of his best-known books, details the life of the explorer Allan Quartermain. She: A History of Adventure followed, introducing the character Ayesha. While much of Haggard’s reputation stems from those two books and their subsequent series, he also wrote nonfiction and short stories.