The Rider Haggard Library

In which a chance encounter on a bustling spring day in London leads to a violent clash between English citizens and foreign guards, bringing the stern and soldierly Peter Brome into the presence of K...

1 Nov 25min

In which a tense encounter at the king’s feast leads to a troublesome brawl and an unexpected Spanish escort who accompanies Margaret and her kin back to a merchant’s house in London, revealing hidden...

1 Nov 21min

In which Peter Brome, a man of silent resolve and steadfast heart, receives unexpected fortune and his patron's blessing to pursue the hand of his cousin Margaret, amid shadowed threats and guarded se...

1 Nov 24min

In which the beleaguered defenders of a once-mighty city hold the walls against relentless savages bent on conquest, while a valiant prince is captured and thrust into a cruel cage of death at the mer...

31 Okt 20min

In which the steadfast and sorrowful Elissa confronts King Ithobal with a heavy heart to ransom the life of Prince Aziel, choosing sacrifice over surrender amidst the grim towers of ancient Zimboe. Th...

31 Okt 10min

In which Aziel and Elissa are brought before the priests for judgment, accused of sacrilege against the sacred laws of Baal, and face the grim choice between death and a forced union that would demand...

30 Okt 21min

In which the steadfast Levite Issachar faces a solemn and dreadful trial before the priests of Baaltis, choosing martyrdom over renunciation, whilst Aziel awakens to the perils that beset both himself...

30 Okt 19min

In which Elissa, bearing the heavy mantle of priestesshood, takes refuge within the sacred tomb to defy those who would deliver her to Ithobal, King of the Tribes, thereby setting the stage for a grim...

30 Okt 18min