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A recovered life is narrated through episodic scenes that trace origins in a northern hall—family ties, a fraught betrothal, and the acquisition of a mysterious necklace—followed by service at the Byzantine court marked by political intrigue, military action, and a consequential trial, and concluding with journeys to Egypt that bring encounters with ancient monuments and ruling figures. The account emphasizes memory's gaps and vivid tableaux rather than steady chronology, and returns repeatedly to themes of loyalty, love, honor, and the long aftermath of youthful choices.

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Title: The Wanderer's Necklace

Author: H. Rider Haggard

Release date: April 6, 2006 [eBook #3097]
Most recently updated: December 4, 2021

Language: English

Credits: John Bickers, Dagny and David Widger

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THE WANDERER’S NECKLACE

by H. Rider Haggard

First Published 1914.


CONTENTS

DEDICATION
NOTE BY THE EDITOR
THE WANDERER’S NECKLACE

BOOK I.—AAR
CHAPTER I. THE BETROTHAL OF OLAF
CHAPTER II. THE SLAYING OF THE BEAR
CHAPTER III. THE WANDERER’S NECKLACE
CHAPTER IV. IDUNA WEARS THE NECKLACE
CHAPTER V. THE BATTLE ON THE SEA
CHAPTER VI. HOW OLAF FOUGHT WITH ODIN

BOOK II.—BYZANTIUM
CHAPTER I. IRENE, EMPRESS OF THE EARTH
CHAPTER II. THE BLIND CÆSAR
CHAPTER III. MOTHER AND SON
CHAPTER IV. OLAF OFFERS HIS SWORD
CHAPTER V. AVE POST SECULA
CHAPTER VI. HELIODORE
CHAPTER VII. VICTORY OR VALHALLA!
CHAPTER VIII. THE TRIAL OF OLAF
CHAPTER IX. THE HALL OF THE PIT
CHAPTER X. OLAF GIVES JUDGMENT

BOOK III.—EGYPT
CHAPTER I. TIDINGS FROM EGYPT
CHAPTER II. THE STATUES BY THE NILE
CHAPTER III. THE VALLEY OF THE DEAD KINGS
CHAPTER IV. THE CALIPH HARUN
CHAPTER V. IRENE’S PRAYER