Belshazzar (novel)
 Cover of First edition | |
| Author | H. Rider Haggard |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Stanley Paul & Co., Ltd. |
Publication date | 1930 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (hardcover) |
| Pages | 285 pages |
Belshazzar is a historical novel by H Rider Haggard set in Ancient Babylon. It was written in 1924,[1] and was just finished at the time of his death.[2]
Publication history
The novel was published posthumously.[3] It was refused by Haggard's publisher Hutchinson's, and the first U.K. edition was published by Stanley Paul & Co., Ltd., London, in September 1930.[4] It was reissued in 1931.[4]
The first U.S. edition was published by Doubleday, Doran and Co., New York, the same year.[1][4] A trade paperback edition was issued by Wildside Press in March 2001.[4]
Plot
The Egyptian prince Ramose seeks to rescue his wife Myra from the King of Babylon.
Notes
- ^ a b "Belshazzar" at [visualhaggard.org.
- ^ "The Wings of Romance". The Brisbane Courier. National Library of Australia. 4 August 1928. p. 25. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
- ^ "RIDER HAGGARD'S LAST STORY, "BELSHAZZAR."". The Sydney Morning Herald. National Library of Australia. 7 November 1930. p. 7. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
- ^ a b c d Belshazzar title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
External links
- Complete book at Free Read
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