The Wanderer's Necklace
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By H. Rider Haggard 13 Sep, 2019
The Wanderer's Necklace is a novel by H Rider Haggard. Olaf, a Norseman in the eighth century A.D., flees his homeland after challenging the Norse god Odin's right to a human sacrifice, travels to Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey) to protect Empress ... Read more
The Wanderer's Necklace is a novel by H Rider Haggard. Olaf, a Norseman in the eighth century A.D., flees his homeland after challenging the Norse god Odin's right to a human sacrifice, travels to Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey) to protect Empress Irene Augusta from her son Constantine the Fifth and other enemies of the Eastern Roman Empire. From Byzantium to the pyramid tombs of Upper Egypt, Olaf becomes a traveling Christian who must reject the adulterous advances of Irene. Blinded as punishment for rejecting the Empress, Olaf's adventures are woven within the intrigues of the Eastern Roman Empire Less
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  • 219.897 KB
  • 256
  • Public Domain Book
  • 2007-06-15
  • English
  • 978-1079222470
Sir Henry Rider Haggard, KBE, Kt, known as H. Rider Haggard, was an English writer of adventure novels set in exotic locations, predominantly Africa, and a pioneer of the Lost World literary genre. He...
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