Marie (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)

Set against the background of the Boer War, this 1912 installment of Haggard’s “Zulu Trilogy” tells how adventurer extraordinaire Allan Quatermain met and wooed his first wife, Marie Marais. Taking off with a terrific battle and finishing with a scene of deep emotion, this book is “a tender, beautiful, and moving love story.”—The New York Times.