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THE GHOST KINGS
Works by H, Rider Haggard
ROMANCES
King Solomon's Minei,
She.
Allan Quatermain.
Malwa s Revenge
Mr. Meeson s Will.
AUan's Wife.
CleoDatra.
Eric Brighteyes.
Nada the Lily.
Montezuma's Daughter
The People of the Mist.
Heart of the 'World.
Swallow.
Black Heart and V/hita Heart.
Lyabeth.
Pearl Maiden. I The Brethren
Ayesha : The Return of She.
Benlta. I Fair Margaret. The World s Desire. (/;: collaboratiott 'a'ith Andrew Lans-
Dawn.
The Witch's Head.
Jess.
Colonel Quarltch, V.C.
NOVELS
Beatrice. Joan Haste. Doctor Theme. Stella Fregelius. The Way of the Spirit.
BOOK OF TRAVEL A Winter Pilgrimage.
WORKS ON AGRICULTURE, COUNTRY LIFE, AND SOCIOLOGY
Rural England (2 vols, i The Poor and the Land.
A Farmer's Year. A Gardener's Year.
POLITICAL HISTORY Cetewayo and his White Neighbours.
" Siidi a star runs ever before the dealli ol' kings (see page 1^7).
THE GHOST KINGS
BY
H. RIDER HAGGARD
WITH EIGHT ILLUSTRATIONS BY A. C. MICHAEL
CASSELL AND COMPANY, LIMITED
London, Paris, New York, Toronto and Melbourne
MCMVIII
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CONTENTS
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