Beatrice (novel)

Summary

Beatrice is an 1890 novel by the British writer H. Rider Haggard.[1] The author later called it "one of the best bits of work I ever did."[2]

Beatrice
AuthorH. Rider Haggard
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
PublisherLongmans
Publication date
1890

Reception edit

It is much the most successful non-African thing he has done; and the best parts of it are better than all but the very best parts of his African stories and higher than even these in attempt.[3]

Adaptation edit

The book was adapted into a 1921 film called The Stronger Passion.[4]

References edit

  1. ^ "Bea[?]: A Novel. By H. RIDER HAGGARD. London: Longman[?] Green, and Co. 1890". The Sydney Morning Herald. National Library of Australia. 13 September 1890. p. 7. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
  2. ^ H. Rider Haggard, The Days of My Life, Chapter 11 accessed 21 December 2013
  3. ^ Saintsbury, George (26 October 1895). "Review of Beatrice by H. Rider Haggard". The Academy and Literature. 37 (947): 438–439.
  4. ^ The Stronger Passion at IMDb

External links edit

  • Complete novel at Project Gutenberg
  •   Beatrice public domain audiobook at LibriVox
  • Images and bibliographic information for various editions of Beatrice at SouthAfricaBooks.com