"Beatrice" by H. Rider Haggard is a story set in the late 1800s that highlights Beatrice Granger, a memorable woman, dealing with loneliness and her history while discovering love and who she really is. The story starts with Beatrice thinking about when her mom passed away on her twenty-second birthday by the ocean and her thoughts are disturbed by Geoffrey Bingham, a lawyer, who she meets during a hunting trip. As fog rolls in, representing the unknown challenges ahead, they meet, and Beatrice thinks about losing her mother and her new adventure with Geoffrey as they navigate dangerous waters together, showing they are meant to be together, and hints at a deeper look into what society expects from them, dreams, and how hard relationships can be.
Beatrice
By H. Rider (Henry Rider) Haggard
Amidst her sorrow, a vibrant woman's life changes forever after a chance encounter leads to a shared adventure on perilous waters.
Summary
About the AuthorSir Henry Rider Haggard was an English writer of adventure fiction romances set in exotic locations, predominantly Africa, and a pioneer of the lost world literary genre. He was also involved in land reform throughout the British Empire. His stories, situated at the lighter end of Victorian literature and including the eighteen Allan Quatermain stories beginning with King Solomon's Mines, continue to be popular and influential.
Sir Henry Rider Haggard was an English writer of adventure fiction romances set in exotic locations, predominantly Africa, and a pioneer of the lost world literary genre. He was also involved in land reform throughout the British Empire. His stories, situated at the lighter end of Victorian literature and including the eighteen Allan Quatermain stories beginning with King Solomon's Mines, continue to be popular and influential.
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