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Nada the Lily

by H. Rider Haggard

This work draws on southern African history as Haggard understood and reshaped it. Its narrative energy deserves attention, as do the colonial viewpoint and racial assumptions through which that history is presented.
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Reading time: About 7 hr 50 min
Where to find it: On the History shelves
Edition: Project Gutenberg, eBook #1207. In the public domain in the United States.

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