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Rider Haggard

Rider Haggard

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A British writer of adventure novels like King Solomon's Mines and She
  • proper noun
  • /ˈraɪdər ˈhæɡərd/
: Rider Haggard
  • Rider Haggard is celebrated for his classic adventure tales, including 'She' and 'King Solomon's Mines'.

Examples

  • I recently finished reading 'King Solomon's Mines' by Rider Haggard.

  • Many early adventure stories were inspired by Rider Haggard's imaginative novels.

  • Rider Haggard was a prominent figure in late Victorian literature.

  • Rider Haggard is famous.

  • Did Rider Haggard write adventure stories?

  • The works of Rider Haggard greatly influenced the genre of adventure fiction.

  • Many readers enjoy the thrilling plots found in Rider Haggard's novels.

Surface Forms

Rider Haggard main

Morphology

Rider + Haggard

This is a proper name referring to a specific person (the author H. Rider Haggard), not a compositional phrase whose meaning follows from the parts. Even if a learner knows the common words 'rider' and 'haggard' (or their lexical senses), those constituents do not predict or transparently signal ‘British author’ — proper names are arbitrary and language-specific, so the meaning cannot be derived from the parts.

Etymology

Rider Haggard was a British writer who wrote exciting adventure stories set in far places. He is best known for books like 'King Solomon's Mines' and 'She', so Rider Haggard refers to that author and his famous adventure novels.