Nada the Lily
by Haggard, H. Rider
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Original green cloth. Cocked, minor foxing, corners bumped, head and tail of spine bumped and chipped. Good
- Seller
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HACKETTSTOWN, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
London: Longmans, Green and Co, 1892. First edition. Title vignette, frontispiece and plates. 1 vols. 8vo. Original green cloth. Cocked, minor foxing, corners bumped, head and tail of spine bumped and chipped. Good. First edition. Title vignette, frontispiece and plates. 1 vols. 8vo. Inspired "The Jungle Books" Haggard's Zulu novel, noted as his most goriest work as well as one of his best. Kipling credits this work with giving him the idea for "The Jungle Books" Bleiler p. 327; NCBEL 3:1055
Synopsis
Nada the Lily is an historical novel by English writer H. Rider Haggard, written in 1892. It is said to be inspired by Haggard's time in South Africa (1875-1882). The novel tells the tale of the hero Umslopogaas, the illegitimate son of the great Zulu king and general Chaka, and his love for "the most beautiful of Zulu women", Nada the Lily. Nada the Lily is unusual for a novel of its time in that its entire cast of characters is South African and black.
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- Bookseller
- The Old Mill Bookshop (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 18781
- Title
- Nada the Lily
- Author
- Haggard, H. Rider
- Format/Binding
- Title vignette, frontispiece and plates. 1 vols. 8vo
- Book Condition
- Used - Original green cloth. Cocked, minor foxing, corners bumped, head and tail of spine bumped and chipped. Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Longmans, Green and Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1892
- Keywords
- Science Fiction / Fantasy | H. Rider Haggard
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