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Dawn

Dawncolliercover

Dawn is a supernatural romance and Haggard’s first novel. Haggard wrote Dawn under the title Angela while studying for the bar and living in Norwood. It was first published as an unillustrated triple-decker by Hurst and Blackett, London, on 10 April 1884. Hurst and Blackett paid Haggard £40 for the first 400 copies, and £30 for every 100 copies after. 500 copies were printed in this initial run. Haggard’s bibliographers contest whether J. W. Lovell, New York or Harpers, New York published the first US edition in 1887. J. & R. Maxwell, London, February 1887 published Dawn in one-volume accompanied by a frontispiece by H. French. The Spencer Blackett, London, edition from 1888 featured a colored frontispiece by E. Hume. Spencer Blackett, London, published an edition of Dawn with 16 illustrations by Laslett J. Pott and an introduction by Haggard in 1890. Haggard’s introduction and Pott’s illustrations also appear in the Harper, New York, 1890 edition. In 1892 Tauchnitz of Leipzig published a copyright edition. The Longmans, Green, and Co., New York, Silver Library edition was published in 1894, and featured 16 illustrations by D. Murray Smith and a dedication by Haggard. In c. 1906 George Newnes, London, published an edition with eight illustrations by Cyrus Cuneo In 1924 Harrap and Co., London, published an edition of Dawn with a pictorial dust jacket.

Further Reading


Haggard, H. Rider. The Days of My Life, An Autobiography. 2 Vols. London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1926.


Pocock, Tom. Rider Haggard and the Lost Empire. London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1993. 57; 59.


Whatmore, D.E.. H Rider Haggard: A Bibliography. Westport, CT: Meckler Publishing Co., 1987. F1, 1-3.




Editions of Dawn

Dawnmaxwellcover
1st 1-Volume Edition. London: John and Robert Maxwell, 1887.
Dawnharper1887cover
1st US edition. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1887.
Dawnspencerblackettcover
Twenty-Ninth Thousand. London: Spencer Blackett, 1889.
Dawnlongmanscover
The Silver Library; New Impression. London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1920.
Dawnharrapdustjacket
1st Edition Thus. London: Harrap and Co., 1924.
Dawncolliercoverthumb
Authorized Edition. New York: P. F. Collier & Son, None.
Dawnspencerblackett1888cover
Early Spencer Blackett Edition. London: Spencer Blackett and Hallam, c. 1888.
Dawnnewnescover
1st Edition Thus. London: George Newnes, c. 1906.

Illustrations from Dawn

Queenofdawn1888frontispiece
Youare253
Shelay371
Withhorror286
Philipyoufrontispiece
Hildahilda19
Murderer58
Howoften91
Whatare129
Fatherthey162
Whati42
Herethey185
Atthat203
Theyobserved231
Didi262
Comelife309
Whatarefrontispiececollierthumb
Ihadharper1887frontispiece
Youthink321
Itwasnewnes128
Arthurrushednewnesfrontispiece
Ishouldnewnes95
Thedognewnes182
Theregirlnewnes204
Dawnharrapdustjacket
Murderernewnes46
Hecaughtnewnes72
Graduallyhernewnes175
Dawnmaxwellfrontispiece
Wellispencerblackett2
Murdererspencerblackettfrontispiece
Lookintospencerblackett30
Whenispencerblackett58
Thecursespencerblackett62
Deathhadspencerblackett66
Ihavespencerblackett76
Herecognisedspencerblackett78
Angelaandspencerblackett104
Inaspencerblackett114
Iwouldspencerblackett208
Itisspencerblackett264
Theysailedspencerblackett248
Lookbehindspencerblackett298
Thenhespencerblackett370
Georgeturnedspencerblackett260
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