Nada the Lily
H. Rider Haggard
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Length 13 h 15 min
Chapters 36
First published 1895
A classic tale of love and revenge set in the Zulu Kingdom of present-day KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. A work of fiction loosely woven around actual historical events, Nada the Lily is unusual in the literature of the British empire for its cast of entirely black African characters. Narrated by Mopo, witch-doctor to the legendary Zulu king, Chaka, and featuring a spectral wolf pack and a cave that becomes a tomb, the novel continues in the spirit of the Alan Quatermain novels that made H. Rider Haggard the best-selling author of the nineteenth century. Nada the Lily was republished in the 1970s as the twentieth volume in the celebrated Newcastle Forgotten Fantasy Library, which included nine of Haggard's works. - Summary by Phil Benson
Chapters
1
Dedication, Preface and Introduction Read by Phil Benson 24:20
2
Mopo in Trouble Read by Phil Benson 14:20
3
Mopo Ventures Home Read by Phil Benson 11:57
4
The Flight of Mopo and Baleka Read by Phil Benson 27:19
5
Mopo Becomes the King's Doctor Read by Phil Benson 13:02
6
The Birth of Umslopogaas Read by Phil Benson 20:41
7
Umslopogaas Answers the King Read by Phil Benson 17:48
8
The Great Ingomboco Read by Phil Benson 28:07
9
The Loss of Umslopogaas Read by Phil Benson 20:09
10
The Trial of Mopo Read by Phil Benson 27:22
11
The Counsel of Baleka Read by Phil Benson 19:47
12
The Tale of Galazi the Wolf Read by Phil Benson 25:04
13
Galazi Becomes King of the Wolves Read by Phil Benson 27:21
14
The Wolf-Brethren Read by Phil Benson 18:39
15
The Death of the King's Slayers Read by Phil Benson 16:22
16
Umslopogaas Ventures Out to Win the Axe Read by Phil Benson 17:14
17
Umslopogaas Becomes Chief of the People of the Axe Read by Phil Benson 22:22
18
The Curse of Baleka Read by Phil Benson 31:17
19
Masilo Comes to the Kraal Dugeza Read by Phil Benson 22:19
20
Mopo Bargains with the Princes Read by Phil Benson 21:26
21
The Death of Chaka Read by Phil Benson 27:03
22
Mopo Goes to Seek the Slaughterer Read by Phil Benson 22:29
23
Mopo Reveals Himself to the Slaughterer Read by Phil Benson 24:32
24
The Slaying of the Boers Read by Phil Benson 28:06
25
The War with the Halakazi People Read by Phil Benson 28:30
26
The Finding of Nada Read by Phil Benson 19:06
27
The Stamping of the Fire Read by Phil Benson 22:16
28
The Lily is Brought to Dingaan Read by Phil Benson 18:54
29
Mopo Tells His Tale Read by Phil Benson 20:11
30
The Coming of Nada Read by Phil Benson 21:14
31
The War of the Women Read by Phil Benson 25:39
32
Zenita Comes to the King Read by Phil Benson 19:07
33
The End of the People Black and Grey Read by Phil Benson 34:05
34
The Lily's Farewell Read by Phil Benson 16:46
35
The Vengeance of Mopo and His Fosterling Read by Phil Benson 18:13
36
Mopo Ends His Tale Read by Phil Benson 5:16
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