Nada the Lily (1892)

This is a back-story of the youth of Umslopogaas, who later became a companion of Allen Quartermain and died a heroic death in the novel Allen Quatermain. It is the tragic story of how Umslopogaas lost his great love Nada the Lily. It also tells of the career of the great Zulu king Chaka (Shaka). It is dedicated to Sir Theophilus Shepstone, under whom Haggard served in southern Africa. Haggard has a more positive view of Shepstone's dealings with Zulus and Boers than some modern historians do. ( )