H. Rider Haggard Books in Order
78 books are credited to H. Rider Haggard, published between 1882 and 2013; 10 of them appeared after H. Rider Haggard's death in 1925. The first book is Cetywayo and His White Neighbours (1882) and the newest is The Complete H. Rider Haggard Anthology (2013). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 78
- Published
- 1882–2013
- Confirmed
- 78 of 78 titles
- Pages on record
- 15,062 in 54 of 78 books
- Reading time
- 251–377 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 15,062 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 54 of 78 titles with a page count on record.
Sir Henry Rider Haggard (1856-1925) was an English writer of adventure romances set in exotic locations, Africa above all, and a pioneer of the lost world genre. The eighteen Allan Quatermain stories begin with King Solomon's Mines (1885), and Ayesha is the other named series. Haggard also worked on land reform across the British Empire. The catalogue holds 78 titles dated 1882 to 2013, from Cetywayo and His White Neighbours to a complete anthology, and covers novels, non-fiction and short fiction.
How many H. Rider Haggard books are there?
H. Rider Haggard has 78 books, released between 1882 and 2013. 10 of them were published after H. Rider Haggard's death in 1925. They include 3 separate series.
H. Rider Haggard Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 78 H. Rider Haggard books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 118822763/4
- 218852643/4
- 318853523/4
- 418862583/4
- 518871323/4
- 618872043/4
- 71887–3/4
- 81887–3/4
- 91887–3/4
- 101888523/4
- 1118882003/4
- 1218882913/4
- 1318892783/4
- 141890–3/4
- 1518902603/4
- 16Saga of Eric Brighteyes / Eric BrighteyesH. Rider Haggard Standalone Novels #91891 · 320 pages · confirmed 3/418913203/4
- 1718922563/4
- 1818934383/4
- 1918941323/4
- 2018953263/4
- 2118954783/4
- 221896–3/4
- 231898–3/4
- 241898–3/4
- 2518994893/4
- 261899–3/4
- 271899–3/4
- 2819001083/4
- 291900–3/4
- 301901–3/4
- 3119014603/4
- 321902–3/4
- 3319033483/4
- 3419033703/4
- 351904–3/4
- 361905–3/4
- 371905–3/4
- 38Benita / The Spirit of BambatseH. Rider Haggard Standalone Novels #261906 · 180 pages · confirmed 3/419061803/4
- 3919063183/4
- 4019072323/4
- 4119083383/4
- 4219082483/4
- 4319092703/4
- 441910–3/4
- 451910–3/4
- 4619103603/4
- 4719113833/4
- 4819112663/4
- 4919111773/4
- 5019121643/4
- 5119135403/4
- 5219143453/4
- 5319142763/4
- 5419152003/4
- 5519162283/4
- 56After the War Settlement and Employment of Ex-service MenH. Rider Haggard Non-Fiction #91916 · confirmed 3/41916–3/4
- 5719172003/4
- 5819182413/4
- 591918–3/4
- 6019193603/4
- 6119203083/4
- 621920–3/4
- 6319201783/4
- 6419213443/4
- 6519221443/4
- 6619233363/4
- 6719242763/4
- 681925–3/4
- 691926–3/4
- 7019263243/4
- 7119272043/4
- 7219292943/4
- 731930–3/4
- 74The Private Diaries of Sir H. Rider Haggard, 1914-1925H. Rider Haggard Non-Fiction #111980 · 299 pages · confirmed 3/419802993/4
- 7519802403/4
- 76Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of GoldH. Rider Haggard Standalone Novels #461999 · 309 pages · confirmed 3/419993093/4
- 7720021883/4
- 782013–3/4
H. Rider Haggard series in order
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Allan Quatermain books in order 16 books
H. Rider Haggard books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.
H. Rider Haggard Standalone Novels
46 books46 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
H. Rider Haggard Non-Fiction
11 books11 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Ayesha in order
3 books- 1. She
- 2. Ayesha
- 3. Wisdom's Daughter
Chap in order
1 bookH. Rider Haggard in order
1 bookDo you have to read H. Rider Haggard books in order?
You only need to read H. Rider Haggard books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with H. Rider Haggard
Start with King Solomon's Mines (1885), the first Allan Quatermain book. The earliest catalogued title overall is Cetywayo and His White Neighbours (1882).
What is the newest H. Rider Haggard book?
The Complete H. Rider Haggard Anthology (2013) is the newest H. Rider Haggard book released so far.
Is there a new H. Rider Haggard book coming?
No next H. Rider Haggard book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
H. Rider Haggard at a glance
- Died
- H. Rider Haggard died in 1925, according to Wikidata.
- After death
- Books credited to H. Rider Haggard are still being published after H. Rider Haggard's death in 1925; the newest appeared in 2013.
- Release pace
- H. Rider Haggard books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 15,062 pages across the 54 of 78 books with a recorded length, a median of 276 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most H. Rider Haggard books, 17 of 78, were published in the 1910s.
What the H. Rider Haggard books are about
53 of the 78 H. Rider Haggard books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: action & adventure is tagged on 30 of 53. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Action & adventure 30 of 53 books
- Fantasy 12 of 53 books
- Historical fiction 12 of 53 books
- Allan Quatermain (Fictitious character) 11 of 53 books
- Quatermain, allan (fictitious character) 9 of 53 books
- Classic literature 8 of 53 books
- History 8 of 53 books
- Romance 7 of 53 books
- Adventure stories 6 of 53 books
- Africa 6 of 53 books
- English literature 6 of 53 books
- Hunting guides 6 of 53 books