H. Rider Haggard

The Saga of Eric Brighteyes is the title of an epic viking novel by H. Rider Haggard, and concerns the adventures of its eponymous principal character in 10th century Iceland. The novel was first published in 1890 by Longmans, Green & Company. It was illustrated by Lancelot Speed.

Sir Henry Rider Haggard was one of the pioneering writers in the adventure and lost world subgenre. His dozens of books have captured the hearts of minds of countless readers, with exciting adventures, lost cities and well written plots. In "Hear of the World", Haggard manages to draw in the reader in a fast-paced …