"Joan Haste" by H. Rider Haggard is a story set in the 1800s about a young woman named Joan Haste. Joan is a beautiful village girl who wants more from life than what she has. She feels stuck because she has to take care of her family and deal with what people expect of her, but she dreams of a better future. The story starts near some old ruins in Ramborough Abbey, which creates a sad and gloomy mood, showing what Joan is feeling inside. She doesn't feel like she fits in, and things at home are not good since she lives with her aunt and has a boyfriend she doesn't like. As the story goes on, Joan tries to climb up the social ladder, but she keeps getting pulled back down by her real life, which makes her even more sad. This sets up the main ideas of the story: wanting something more, figuring out who you are, and being held back by society.
Joan Haste
By H. Rider (Henry Rider) Haggard
In a world of societal expectations and personal desires, a young woman yearns to transcend her humble beginnings and discover her true identity.
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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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