Democratic Sentinel, Volume 15, Number 6, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 February 1891 — Haggard as He Is [ARTICLE]

Haggard as He Is

Rider Haggard, while undergoing the tortures of an interview in New York, is described as a tall, lank, middle-aged man. fidgeting about in an alleged easy chair, tying his legs into bow-knots, and doing everything -with his hands that the hands of a naturally awkward man ever did do when he was in a state of nervousness. He is over six feet high, somewhat loosely put together, with a slight stoop of the shoulders. He has dark hair, but the delicate mustache which adorns his lip is quite light in color. A long, pointed nose gives his face a thinish appearance, but a careful look at him shows that he has a full forehead and that his eyes are well apart. He has an agreeable manner and a pleasant smile. Fear of death is the great -envalist.