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Died. Sir Henry Rider Haggard, 68, famed writer of best sellers; in London. It is estimated that he wrote on an average of one novel a year for 43 years, of which the most famed are: She, Jess, King Solomon's Mines, Allan Quatermain. He was an authority on agriculture, was knighted by the King in 1912 for his services as an experimental and practical farmer...
Alphabetically, the honored authors, their works, their judges, the magazines, were: Michael Arlen, The Dancer of Paris. Editor Sewell Haggard. Everybody...
...truly what he was-the bantamweight champion of the world. He charged his pathetic opponent like a volley of round-shot. But what was this? A spattering of left jabs stopped his rush, jerked back his head, made the flesh puff around his eyes. Again he charged, again the haggard challenger flicked ' him, right, left. For 13 rounds, the sturdy champion took a dreadful drubbing. Then, with that obstinate, fantastic courage that sometimes animates beaten men, he began to lash out furiously, to force his victorious but weary opponent to duck, cover up, retreat. No use; his arms were...
Venice also has its charm for him. "You must arrive in Venice in the right mood, and at the right time of day, if you would fully appreciate her beauty," he explained. "In the sunlight she gives herself away light a worn, haggard old woman. The time to arrive in Venice is when the moon diffuses her mellow light over the city. To enjoy Venice best, one should take a gondola and be propelled slowly through the narrow canals. Don't take one of those motor driven gondolas, reported to be coming into use. If they are not done away...
Covetousness stands mute, an abashed and haggard youth, amid the stony evidence of his larcenies...