Fair Margaret Explained

Fair Margaret
Author:H. Rider Haggard
Illustrator:J. R. Skelton
Country:United Kingdom
Language:English
Publisher:Hutchinson
Release Date:1907

Fair Margaret (published in the United States as Margaret) is a 1907 novel by British writer H. Rider Haggard, set in the time of Henry VII of England.[1] [2] [3] The plot features the abduction of the titular heroine and her adventures in Spain, including a meeting with King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain.

Reception

Reviewing the novel, Frederic Taber Cooper praised Margaret. Cooper stated: "Mr. Haggard has the craft of a born stage manager, and thanks to his gorgeous scenery, his thronging troops of soldiers, sailors, courtiers, black-robed inquisitors, and languishing Spanish maids, he brings his story to a triumphant and happy solution, and sends us away with the feeling that we have witnessed a big, spectacular show that was eminently worth while."[4]

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Notes and References

  1. News: "Fair Margaret" (Rider Haggard). . . Sydney . 26 October 1907 . 20 December 2013 . 30 . National Library of Australia.
  2. News: RIDER HAGGARD COINCIDENCE. . . Adelaide . 9 December 1907 . 20 December 2013 . 6 . National Library of Australia.
  3. (p. 408-9)
  4. Frederic Taber Cooper, "The Economies of Structure and Some Recent Books." The Bookman, December 1907, (pp. 408-409)