Henry Rider Haggard (1856–1925) was an English writer. He is best known for his adventure novels. His novels were notable for their unusual invention and stories that kept people interested. His best novels were very popular in his lifetime. They made the genre of adventure fiction popular again. Haggard also wrote books about farming and emigration.
Haggard lived in South Africa for six years when he was a young man. Many of his novels were set in Africa, including King Solomon's Mines (1886), Allan Quatermain (1887) and She (1887).
In 1919, Haggard was knighted for his services to the British Empire. Haggard's autobiography, The Days of My Life, was published in 1926 after he died. Morton Cohen's biography of Haggard was published in 1960.