Red Eve

H. Rider Haggard's fantasy historical tale Red Eve is set during the reign of Edward III. Red Eve represents the Battle of Crécy and the Black Death, as well as Murgh, a mythical manifestation of Death. Sir Henry Rider Haggard KBE is a pioneer of the lost world literary genre and a British adventure fiction romance writer set in exotic locales, particularly Africa. He was also active in land reform across the British Empire. His stories, which are on the lighter side of Victorian literature, remain popular and influential today.