The Ghost Kings - Haggard, H. Rider; H. Rider Haggard
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The Zulus about here have a strange story of a white girl who in Dingaan's day was supposed to 'hold the spirit' of some legendary goddess of theirs who is also white. This girl, they say, was very beautiful and brave, and had great power in the land before the battle of the Blood River, which they fought with the emigrant Boers. Her title was Lady of the Zulus, or more shortly, Zoola, which means Heaven. She seems to have been the daughter of a wandering, pioneer missionary, but the king, I mean Dingaan, murdered her parents, of whom he was jealous, after which she went mad and cursed the…mehr

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The Zulus about here have a strange story of a white girl who in Dingaan's day was supposed to 'hold the spirit' of some legendary goddess of theirs who is also white. This girl, they say, was very beautiful and brave, and had great power in the land before the battle of the Blood River, which they fought with the emigrant Boers. Her title was Lady of the Zulus, or more shortly, Zoola, which means Heaven. She seems to have been the daughter of a wandering, pioneer missionary, but the king, I mean Dingaan, murdered her parents, of whom he was jealous, after which she went mad and cursed the nation, and it is to this curse that they still attribute the death of Dingaan, and their defeats and other misfortunes of that time.
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H. Rider Haggard's high-quality known for his works that mix factors of journey, exploration, and the supernatural. Haggard's writing fashion and bright creativeness earned him a lasting region inside the global of traditional literature. One of his lesser-recognized works is "A Yellow God," this novella is a departure from Haggard's greater famous titles like "She" and "King Solomon's Mines," delving right into a darker and greater supernatural realm. "A Yellow God" is ready in South Africa and tells the tale of brothers, John and James, who end up entangled in a mysterious and lethal quest. The novella unfolds with a haunting environment, weaving topics of greed, energy, and the supernatural. The narrative explores the magical and enigmatic, as the brothers confront a chain of supernatural activities and dark forces. Haggard's storytelling mastery is clear inside the way he combines adventure and the eerie to create a unique narrative enjoy. While "A Yellow God" won't be as widely identified as a number of his other works, it showcases H. Rider Haggard's versatility as a creator, providing a one-of-a-kind measurement of his literary expertise.