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The Rider Haggard Library

The Rider Haggard Library

By: Henry Rider Haggard
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 Step with us beyond the edge of the known world.

The Rider Haggard Library invites you into realms of lost kingdoms and deathless queens, of perilous quests beneath African suns and ancient cities long swallowed by the sands of Time. Here burn the undying flames of romance and destiny; here brave hearts wager life and soul against treasure, prophecy, and the dark mysteries of forgotten ages. In these readings, the great tales are restored to living voice, not as relics upon a dusty shelf, but as living adventures, wherein courage is tested, empires tremble, and Fate walks close beside the traveller.

Come, then. The map is drawn. The flame yet burns. And the road into the unknown lies open before you.Public domain
Episodes
  • Lysbeth Book 2 Chapter 18 - Foy Sees a Vision

    Lysbeth Book 2 Chapter 18 - Foy Sees a Vision
    Apr 6 2026
    In which Lysbeth and her household grapple with the heavy burden of a secret trust and the looming threat of a powerful enemy, resolved to keep faith at any cost while preparing for flight. Meanwhile, Adrian confronts the painful rebuff of unrequited love, his vanity wounded by Elsa’s steadfast refusal and her preference for another.
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    32 mins
  • Lysbeth Book 2 Chapter 16 - The Master

    Lysbeth Book 2 Chapter 16 - The Master
    Apr 6 2026
    In which the household wrestles with the perilous secret of a lost treasure amid threats both political and personal, while young Adrian, smitten yet thwarted, seeks counsel with a mysterious master to win the indifferent Elsa. The shadow of danger grows ever darker around them, as alliances and deceptions quietly entwine in the quiet Dutch town.
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    35 mins
  • Lysbeth Book 2 Chapter 17 - Betrothed

    Lysbeth Book 2 Chapter 17 - Betrothed
    Apr 6 2026
    In which the young Adrian seeks aid at a mystic’s chamber and procures a love philtre to win the heart of Elsa, while shadows of the Inquisition cast a gloomy pall over Leyden; Lysbeth and Elsa confront harrowing memories and threats as a dark figure from the past rises anew, and amidst whispers of plague and peril, hearts intertwine in tentative betrothal under the weight of fear and foreboding. The tale unfolds quietly but with a gathering storm, where loyalty, love, and dread mingle beneath the enduring gaze of tyranny and fate.
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    33 mins
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