Translated by Hugh Shelley

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Albert Bonniers

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H Rider Haggard - Jess, Smith Elder, 1887, First Edition writing in horror & supernatural Translated by Hugh ShelleyH Rider Haggard Jess, Smith Elder, 1887, First Edition Victorian adventure and romance novel. A tense love triangle forms between Niel and Silas's two orphaned nieces, the beautiful Bessie and the brooding, deeply intellectual Jess. The villainous Frank Muller attempts to murder the family, seize their land, and establish himself as a ruler in South Africa. Green cloth in fair condition. No dust jacket. 'Conservative Club, Kirkby Stephen' ink stamps