Lilias Margitson Rider Haggard,

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(9 December 1892 – 9 January 1968) was the fourth and youngest child of the British writer

Sir Henry Rider Haggard Sir Henry Rider Haggard (; 22 June 1856 – 14 May 1925) was an English writer of adventure fiction romances set in exotic locations, predominantly Africa, and a pioneer of the lost world literary genre. He was also involved in land reform t ...

and Mariana Louisa MargitsonDawson Haggard D.,''The History of the Haggard Family in England and America: 1433-1899'' (Albany, New York, 1899) - retrieved online at on 3 October 2010 and a cousin of the naval officer Sir

Vernon Haggard Admiral Sir Vernon Harry Stuart Haggard, KCB, CMG (28 October 1874 – 30 January 1960) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, America and West Indies Station. His career in the Royal Navy spanned forty-four years, fr ...

and the diplomat Sir

Godfrey Haggard Sir Godfrey Digby Napier Haggard (6 February 1884 – 3 April 1969) was a British diplomat. His career of service spanned forty-four years, culminating with his posting as Consul General at New York, and followed by his appointment as director ...

. She was educated at

Saint Felix School Saint Felix School is a 2–18 mixed, independent, day and boarding school in Reydon, Southwold, Suffolk, England. The school was founded in 1897 as a school for girls but is now co-educational. History The school was founded in 1897 as a gir ...

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, Suffolk. For her work as a

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auxiliary nurse during the First World War, she was awarded an

in 1920. She was a member of

Norfolk County Council Norfolk County Council is the top-tier local government authority for Norfolk, England. Its headquarters are based in the city of Norwich. Below it there are 7 second-tier local government district councils: Breckland District, Broadland Distr ...

from 1949 to 1952 and in 1953 was elected president of the Norfolk Rural Craftsmen's Guild. She wrote a number of books, including a biography of her father entitled ''The Cloak That I Left''. Her book ''Norfolk Life'', based on columns she wrote for the ''

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'', contains an introduction by

Henry Williamson Henry William Williamson (1 December 1895 – 13 August 1977) was an English writer who wrote novels concerned with wildlife, English social history and ruralism. He was awarded the Hawthornden Prize for literature in 1928 for his book ''Tarka ...

. She is buried at Ditchingham, Norfolk, and is the subject of a 2015 biography by Victoria Manthorpe.Manthorpe, V., ''Lilias Rider Haggard: Countrywoman'' (Poppyland Publishing, 2015)

Books

*''I Walked by Night: Being the Life History of the King of the Norfolk Poachers, written by himself'', editor (1935), illus.

Edward Seago Edward Brian Seago, RBA, ARWS, RWS (31 March 1910 – 19 January 1974) was an English artist who painted in both oils and watercolours. Early life The son of a coal merchant, Seago was born in Norwich and attended Norwich School. He was a se ...

*''The Rabbit Skin Cap: A Tale of a Norfolk Countryman's Youth'', editor (1939), illus. Edward Seago *''Norfolk Life'' (1943), with

*''A Norfolk Notebook'' (1946) *''A Country Scrapbook'' (1950), illus. Wilfred S. Pettitt *''The Cloak That I Left: A Biography of the Author Henry Rider Haggard'' (1951) *''Too Late for Tears'' (1969), a biography of her mother and her family

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Haggard, Lilias 1892 births 1968 deaths Haggard family People educated at Saint Felix School People from Norfolk English women writers Members of Norfolk County Council Members of the Order of the British Empire Women councillors in England