10 h 43 minAudiobook4 minSummaryRead it, hear it, the 15-minute summary, and print and large print at costPaperback · 6 × 9 in · printing soonHardcover · 6 × 9 in · printing soonAbout this book
What if the love that draws you across the world begins before the life you remember?
Olaf Red-Cloak grows up among the Northmen, where courage, loyalty and a kept promise measure a man's worth. Proud and strong, he leaves the cold coasts of home for a wider world. In H. Rider Haggard's The Wanderer's Necklace, love and a jewel with a long history draw him far from familiar shores.
His journey brings the hard, plain world of the North into contrast with Constantinople. Sword fights and sea voyages carry the adventure forward, while Heliodore stands at the heart of Olaf's fate. Their bond seems to reach beyond a single life. For a man bound by honor, love tests what it means to keep faith when the cost is high.
What you’ll discover
- A warrior's binding code Follow Olaf as courage and loyalty demand more than strength with a sword.
- Love beyond one lifetime Explore a romance shaped by the possibility that souls may find each other again.
- From cold shores outward Travel from the Northern coasts toward Constantinople through an adventure of striking contrasts.
- A jewel with history Discover the necklace that helps draw a proud young warrior far from home.
- Adventure with emotional stakes Enjoy sword fights and sea voyages driven by love, loyalty and a costly sense of honor.
Who will love it
For readers who love adventure, historical romance and tales of fate and loyalty, with sword fights, sea voyages and a love that seems to cross lives.
What’s inside
The key ideas, in the 15-minute summary
- A Northern hero sets out into the world
- Constantinople meets the cold North
- A love that seems to cross time
- Honor, fate and how Haggard tells it
Who’s who
- Olaf Red-CloakA proud young Northern warrior whose courage and sense of honor carry him far from home, and who is bound to a love that tests him.
- HeliodoreThe woman at the heart of the hero's fate, whose bond with him seems to reach beyond a single life.
Formats and delivery
- eBook
- On your phone, tablet, computer or Kindle, with the type as large as you like.
- Large-print eBook
- The same book in bigger, clearer type, from the first page.
- Audiobook
- 10 h 43 min, complete, read by Lucas Linden.
- 15-minute summary
- The key ideas in about 4 minutes, to read or to hear.
- Paperback
- 6 × 9 in. Printing soon: leave your email under Paperback or Hardcover above.
- Hardcover
- 6 × 9 in. Printing soon: leave your email under Paperback or Hardcover above.
- Large print paperback
- 8.5 × 11 in. Printing soon: leave your email under Paperback or Hardcover above.
- Large print hardcover
- 8.5 × 11 in. Printing soon: leave your email under Paperback or Hardcover above.
eBooks and audiobooks open right away. Download EPUB or PDF, or send the book to your Kindle. Every printed copy is made when you order it and shipped worldwide; shipping is shown at checkout.
How it works
- Start free. Nothing to pay today; the eBook of this book is yours to keep.
- Read, listen and print. 200,000+ classics as eBook, large-print eBook, audiobook and 15-minute summary, and any book printed at cost as a paperback, hardcover or large print, 5 accounts for the price of one.
- We remind you first. Free for 3 months, and we email you 7 days before your first payment. Then 0,14 USD a day in your first year on the yearly plan and 0,27 USD a day after, or 0,66 USD a day on the monthly plan. Cancel online in two clicks.
Bought on its own? Every eBook, audiobook and printed book you buy without the plan carries our 30-day money-back guarantee.
25 languages, side by side
Read and hear Le collier du Vagabond in 25 languages and switch at any time. Or read two side by side, paragraph by paragraph: the way to learn a language with a book you love.
Le collier du Vagabond
by H. Rider Haggard · 1914
Olaf Red-Cloak journeys to Constantinople, where a jewel and a lasting love put his honor to the test.
Medium level10–20 hours to read25 languages
Excellent
- Read or listen
- 25 languages, side by side
- Print and large print at cost
- 5 accounts for the price of one
Free for 3 months · starts right away, on any device
Read free3 months free · cancel anytimeFree for 3 months, then 0,14 USD a dayCancel anytimeHow it works
In short
The Wanderer's Necklace is an adventure romance by H. Rider Haggard, published in 1914.
From the 15-minute summary · Key idea 1
A Northern hero sets out into the world
The story begins in the world of the Northmen, where honor is measured by courage, loyalty and keeping one's word. Its hero is Olaf Red-Cloak, a young man of the North whose strength and pride mark him for a larger life than his homeland offers. Haggard draws on the sagas and on the old image of the Viking warrior, but he gives his hero a deep feeling and a sense of destiny.
The pull of travel matters here. In this kind of tale a young man cannot simply stay at home, because the sea is a road to wealth, glory and danger. Olaf leaves the familiar shore, and each step takes him further from the people who know him and closer to a stranger's world.
Free for 3 months · Cancel anytime
Free gifts
580 USD in free gifts when you start
Every book in every format and in 25 languages, 5 accounts for the price of one. Nothing to pay today.
- 200,000+ classic eBooksIn 25 languages, side by side
170 USDFREE - Every audiobookIn 25 languages, any device
120 USDFREE - 15-minute summariesRead or listen, in 25 languages
60 USDFREE - Print at cost, no markupPaperback, hardcover, large print
60 USDFREE - 5 accounts for the price of oneA shelf for everyone at home
170 USDFREE - A part in rebuilding the libraryNew languages and books for all
FREE
Questions about Le collier du Vagabond
Can I read it free?
Yes. The first key idea of the 15-minute summary is free with no sign-up. Start free and the whole book is yours for 3 months, with the eBook to keep, plus 200,000+ more classics and any book printed at cost as a paperback, hardcover or large print. Nothing to pay today: we email you 7 days before your first payment, and you can cancel online in two clicks.
Can I buy the printed book?
Soon. The paperback, hardcover and large print editions are being prepared. Choose Paperback or Hardcover above, leave your email, and we tell you the day you can order it, printed at cost.
How many accounts do I get?
Five, for the price of one: you and 4 more people, each with their own login, shelf and their own place in every book.
Can I cancel anytime?
Yes. Cancel online in two clicks at any time and nothing more is charged. Nothing is charged in your first 3 months, and we email you 7 days before your first payment.
What is The Wanderer's Necklace about?
It is an adventure romance about a Northern warrior who leaves his homeland, reaches the great city of Constantinople and is bound to a love that seems to cross lives, with a necklace tying the story together.
Who wrote The Wanderer's Necklace and when?
H. Rider Haggard wrote it, and it was published in 1914. By then he was already well known for African adventure novels such as King Solomon's Mines and She.
Is The Wanderer's Necklace a true story?
No. It is a work of fiction set against a real historical background, the age of Northern sea warriors and the Greek city of Constantinople. The hero and his love story are Haggard's invention.
The author
H. Rider Haggard
1856–1925 · English adventure novelist
Henry Rider Haggard (1856–1925) was an English novelist. He was born in Norfolk, lived in southern Africa from 1875 to 1881, and later settled in Norfolk. He wrote King Solomon’s Mines (1885), She (1887), and Beatrice (1890). He also wrote about agriculture and rural life. He died in London.
More by H. Rider Haggard
All 33 booksMore like this
Our mission
The library burned once. We are building it back.
Every great book, in every language and every format, for every family. Every plan helps pay for new languages, new audiobooks and books for readers who have never had them. Join the movement.
Read our story- Every language25 languages today, side by side, and more every year
- No wastePrinted on demand: no warehouses, no unsold stock, no pulped copies
- For everyonePaperback, hardcover and large print at the cost of printing
