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《The Days of My Life 》作者：H。 Rider Haggard 【完結】
Preface
Henry Rider Haggard was born on June 22； 1856； and died on May 14； 1925。 The present work covers the first fifty…six years of his life； mencing with his earliest recollections and ending on September 25； 1912。 On that day he wrote to me： “I have just written the last word of ‘The Days of My Life；’ and thankful I am to have done with that book。 Whenever I can find time and opportunity I wish to add ‘A Note on Religion；’ which； when done； if ever； I will send to you。” This “note” he sent me on January 24； 1913。 By his wish the entire MS。 was sealed up and put away in Messrs。 Longman’s safe； and was seen no more till after his death； when it was opened by me in the presence of one of his executors。
Rider Haggard entered on the serious business of life at an early age。 He sailed for South Africa in July 1875； when he was only just nieen； on the staff of Sir Henry Bulwer； the newly appointed Governor of Natal。 Eighteen months later he was attached to the special mission to the Transvaal； led by Sir Theophilus Shepstone； which resulted in the annexation of the Transvaal to Great Britain on April 12； 1877。 Shortly after the annexation the Master and Registrar of the High Court at Pretoria died； and Haggard was appointed as Acting Master when he was barely twenty…one； an age at which his contemporaries in England were undergraduates at college。 This provisional appointment was confirmed a year later。
It can hardly be doubted that this early initiation into affairs had an effect in moulding Rider Haggard’s character； and that effect would n