Nada the Lily
The book ‘Nada the Lily’ is written by H. Rider Haggard. The story is set in South Africa, this historical novel introduces Umslopogaas, the unacknowledged son of the great Zulu king and general, Chaka. In the story, Umslopogus is the ‘most beautiful of Zulu women’ who falls in love with Nada the Lily.
About the Author
Henry Rider Haggard was born in 1856 in Norfolk, England, and came from a large landed family that had largely exhausted its money by the time he was an adult. He was not a strong student and was the only Haggard son sent out into…
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Listen to Nada the Lily by H. Rider Haggard free online. The full audiobook (13 hr 15 min, 37 chapters, read by Phil Benson) streams free on this page.
Nada the Lily (1895) is a public domain work.
| # | Chapter | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dedication, Preface and Introduction | 24:20 | |
| 2 | The Boy Chaka Prophesies | 16:53 | |
| 3 | Mopo in Trouble | 14:20 | |
| 4 | Mopo Ventures Home | 11:57 | |
| 5 | The Flight of Mopo and Baleka | 27:19 | |
| 6 | Mopo Becomes the King's Doctor | 13:02 | |
| 7 | The Birth of Umslopogaas | 20:41 | |
| 8 | Umslopogaas Answers the King | 17:48 | |
| 9 | The Great Ingomboco | 28:07 | |
| 10 | The Loss of Umslopogaas | 20:09 | |
| 11 | The Trial of Mopo | 27:22 | |
| 12 | The Counsel of Baleka | 19:47 | |
| 13 | The Tale of Galazi the Wolf | 25:04 | |
| 14 | Galazi Becomes King of the Wolves | 27:21 | |
| 15 | The Wolf-Brethren | 18:39 | |
| 16 | The Death of the King's Slayers | 16:22 | |
| 17 | Umslopogaas Ventures Out to Win the Axe | 17:14 | |
| 18 | Umslopogaas Becomes Chief of the People of the Axe | 22:22 | |
| 19 | The Curse of Baleka | 31:17 | |
| 20 | Masilo Comes to the Kraal Dugeza | 22:19 | |
| 21 | Mopo Bargains with the Princes | 21:26 | |
| 22 | The Death of Chaka | 27:03 | |
| 23 | Mopo Goes to Seek the Slaughterer | 22:29 | |
| 24 | Mopo Reveals Himself to the Slaughterer | 24:32 | |
| 25 | The Slaying of the Boers | 28:06 | |
| 26 | The War with the Halakazi People | 28:30 | |
| 27 | The Finding of Nada | 19:06 | |
| 28 | The Stamping of the Fire | 22:16 | |
| 29 | The Lily is Brought to Dingaan | 18:54 | |
| 30 | Mopo Tells His Tale | 20:11 | |
| 31 | The Coming of Nada | 21:14 | |
| 32 | The War of the Women | 25:39 | |
| 33 | Zenita Comes to the King | 19:07 | |
| 34 | The End of the People Black and Grey | 34:05 | |
| 35 | The Lily's Farewell | 16:46 | |
| 36 | The Vengeance of Mopo and His Fosterling | 18:13 | |
| 37 | Mopo Ends His Tale | 5:16 |
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