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Rider (Henry Rider) Haggard [ V Vito ](https://publica.now/creators/vito) Follow $1.99 [ Sign in to buy ](https://publica.now/access?redirect=%2Fcreators%2Fvito%2Fworks%2Fbeatrice) Share Link copied Format epub Published May 02, 2026 Rating No reviews yet ![Beatrice](https://fls-a13cb2d7-1b3e-4883-a0bd-297afd110a11.367be3a2035528943240074d0096e0cd.r2.cloudflarestorage.com/works/01kqn2gkt8b0gfqbwcc2q5qzed/cover.png?X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=d29ce3bb571c165c97a702f29f7aee93%2F20260902%2Fauto%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20260902T162813Z&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Signature=0973d9cb9f914d8d4abc63cb22e54ed4edec82493542102143eb3017d7a3c0f2) ## About this work Beatrice by H. Rider (Henry Rider) Haggard — a public-domain edition published by publica.now. Sample ## Take a look inside Beatrice by H. Rider Haggard First Published in 1893. Contents CHAPTER I. A MIST WRAITH CHAPTER II. AT THE BELL ROCK CHAPTER III. A CONFESSION OF FAITH CHAPTER IV. THE WATCHER AT THE DOOR CHAPTER V. ELIZABETH IS THANKFUL CHAPTER VI. OWEN DAVIES AT HOME CHAPTER VII. A MATRIMONIAL TALE CHAPTER VIII. EXPLANATORY CHAPTER IX. WHAT BEATRICE DREAMED CHAPTER X. LADY HONORIA MAKES ARRANGEMENTS CHAPTER XI. BEATRICE MAKES AN APPOINTMENT CHAPTER XII. THE WRITING ON THE SAND CHAPTER XIII. GEOFFREY LECTURES CHAPTER XIV. DRIFTING CHAPTER XV. ONLY GOOD-NIGHT CHAPTER XVI. THE FLAT NEAR THE EDGWARE ROAD CHAPTER XVII. GEOFFREY WINS HIS CASE CHAPTER XVIII. THE RISING STAR CHAPTER XIX. GEOFFREY HAS A VISITOR CHAPTER XX. BACK AT BRYNGELLY CHAPTER XXI. THE THIRD APPEAL CHAPTER XXII. A NIGHT OF STORM CHAPTER XXIII. A DAWN OF RAIN CHAPTER XXIV. LADY HONORIA TAKES THE FIELD CHAPTER XXV. ELIZABETH SHOWS HER TEETH CHAPTER XXVI. WHAT BEATRICE SWORE CHAPTER XXVII. THE HOUSE OF COMMONS CHAPTER XXVIII. I WILL WAIT FOR YOU CHAPTER XXIX. A WOMAN’S LAST WORD CHAPTER XXX. AVE ATQUE VALE CHAPTER XXXI. THE DUCHESS’S BALL TO BEATRICE “Oh, kind is Death that Life’s long trouble closes, Yet at Death’s coming Life shrinks back affright; It sees the dark hand,—not that it encloses A cup of light. So oft the Spirit seeing Love draw nigh As ‘neath the shadow of destruction, quakes, For Self, dark tyrant of the Soul, must die, When Love awakes. Aye, let him die in darkness! But for thee,— Breathe thou the breath of morning and be free!” Rückert. Translated by F. W. B. BEATRICE CHAPTER I. A MIST WRAITH The autumn afternoon was fading into evening. It had been cloudy weather, but the clouds had softened and broken up. Now they were lost in slowly darkening blue. The sea… [ Sign in to buy ](https://publica.now/access?redirect=%2Fcreators%2Fvito%2Fworks%2Fbeatrice) The sample continues in the full work. [ #classic ](/search?query=classic) [ #public-domain ](/search?query=public-domain) [ #library ](/search?query=library) ## Reviews No reviews yet. Be the first to share your thoughts. 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