john9221
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swerenotgenerallyknownuntilthepublicationof
Haggard's1983biographybyD.S.Higgins.Haggardwasheavilyin-
volvedinagriculturalreformandwasamemberofmanyCommissions
onlanduseandrelatedaffairsworkthatinvolvedseveraltripstothe
ColoniesandDominions.HewasmadeaKnightBachelorin1912anda
KnightCommanderoftheOrderoftheBritishEmpirein1919.Hestood
unsuccessfullyforparliamentasacandidatefortheConservativeParty.
Source: Wikipedia
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SirHenryCurtisaseverybodyacquaintedwithhimknowsisoneofthe
mosthospitablemenonearth.Itwasinthecourseoftheenjoymentof
hishospitalityathisplaceinYorkshiretheotherdaythatIheardthe
huntingstorywhichIamnowabouttotranscribe.Manyofthosewho
readitwillnodoubthaveheardsomeofthestrangerumoursthatare
flyingabouttotheeffectthatSirHenryCurtisandhisfriendCaptain
GoodR.N.recentlyfoundavasttreasureofdiamondsoutintheheart
ofAfricasupposedtohavebeenhiddenbytheEgyptiansorKingSo-
lomonorsomeotherantiquepeople.Ifirstsawthematteralludedtoin
aparagraphinoneofthesocietypapersthedaybeforeIstartedfor
YorkshiretopaymyvisittoCurtisandarrivedneedlesstosayburning
withcuriosity;forthereissomethingveryfascinatingtothemindinthe
ideaofhiddentreasure.WhenIreachedtheHallIatonceaskedCurtis
aboutitandhedidnotdenyth [link widoczny dla zalogowanych]
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