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Sir Henry Rider Haggard, author of King Solomon’s Mines and other adventure stories, mostly about Africa, is born in Norfolk, E
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- 30 Sep 2019
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- 01Wallis, F. (2000). Nuusdagboek: feite en fratse oor 1000 jaar, Kaapstad: Human & Rousseau
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2012, June 15). Sir Henry Rider Haggard, author of King Solomon’s Mines and other adventure stories, mostly about Africa, is born in Norfolk, E. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0086200
South African History Online (2012) 'Sir Henry Rider Haggard, author of King Solomon’s Mines and other adventure stories, mostly about Africa, is born in Norfolk, E', South African History Online, 15 June. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0086200 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).
South African History Online, Sir Henry Rider Haggard, author of King Solomon’s Mines and other adventure stories, mostly about Africa, is born in Norfolk, E [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0086200, (accessed 11 October 2026).
"Sir Henry Rider Haggard, author of King Solomon’s Mines and other adventure stories, mostly about Africa, is born in Norfolk, E." South African History Online, 15 June 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0086200. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.
South African History Online. "Sir Henry Rider Haggard, author of King Solomon’s Mines and other adventure stories, mostly about Africa, is born in Norfolk, E." South African History Online. June 15, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0086200.
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