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tedwiththeduty.AsayoungmanHaggardfelldeeplyinlovewithLi- lithJacksonwhomheintendedtomarryonceheobtainedpaidemploy- mentinSouthAfrica.In1878hebecameRegistraroftheHighCourtin theTransvaalbutwhenhesenthisfatheralettertellinghimthathein- tendedtoreturntoEnglandinordertomarryLilithJacksonhisfather repliedthatheforbadeituntilhehadmadeacareerforhimself.In1879 heheardthatLilithhadmarriedsomeoneelse.Whenheeventuallyre- turnedtoEnglandhemarriedafriendofhissisterMarianaLouisaMar- gitsonandbroughtherbacktoAfrica.LatertheyhadasonnamedJock (whodiedofmeaslesattheageof10)andthreedaughters.Returning againtoEnglandin1882thecouplesettledinDitchinghamNorfolk. LaterhelivedinKessinglandandhadconnectionswiththechurchin BungaySuffolk.Heturnedtothestudyoflawandwascalledtothebar in1884.Hispracticeoflawwassomewhatdesultoryandmuchofhis timewastakenupbythewritingofnovels.Heavilyinfluencedbythe larger-than-lifeadventurershemetinColonialAfricamostnotablyFre- derickSelousandFrederickRussellBurnhamthegreatmineralwealth discoveredinAfricaandtheruinsofancientlostcivilizationsinAfrica suchasGreatZimbabweHaggardcreatedhisAllanQuatermainadven- tures.ThreeofhisbooksTheWizard(1896)Elissa jordans heels for women |
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