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Old 07-16-2020, 03:16 PM   #205
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Originally Posted by Sirtel View Post
I've read King Solomon's Mines and liked it very much. I don't think the author was a racist, considering the times he lived and wrote in.

I've also read Queen Sheba's Ring by Haggard. It wasn't as good as his first book and there were some elements there a bit more grating. But no, still not racist for his time.

By modern standards he was a racist, of course. So were almost all the other 19th and early 20th century writers.
I disagree. I do think Haggard is a racist. I agree with the article I linked.
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