Fair Margaret [Margaret]

In the Spanish historical romance Fair Margaret, titled simply Margaret in some editions, Peter Brome must rescue his fiancé Margaret Castell from her kidnapper, the Marquis of Morella.

The Lady's Realm serialized FM between November 1906 and October 1907 with illustrations by J. R. Skelton. Hutchinson and Co., London, published the first book edition of FM on 11 September 1907. This edition featured 15 illustrations by Skelton, and unlike most Haggard illustrations, which were single-sided, FM had illustrations printed on both sides of the page excepting the frontispiece. 15,000 copies issued. Longmans, Green, and Co., New York, published an illustrated edition of FM in 1907 using the title Margaret, which included 16 illustrations by Skelton. In 1907 Tauchnitz of Leipzig published a copyright edition. Hutchinson, London, published an edition with a pictorial dust jacket in 1923. In c. 1919 Skeffington & Son, London, published an edition with an illustrated dust jacket.

Further Reading

Haggard, H. Rider. The Days of My Life, An Autobiography. 2 Vols. London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1926. II: 99-100, II: 159.

Pocock, Tom. Rider Haggard and the Lost Empire. London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1993. 126.

Whatmore, D.E.. H Rider Haggard: A Bibliography. Westport, CT: Meckler Publishing Co., 1987. F31, 46-47.