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"Lysbeth, a Tale of the Dutch" by H. Rider Haggard is a historical novel set in the Netherlands during the time of William the Silent. William the Silent was the main leader of the Dutch revolt against the Spanish Habsburgs that set off the Eighty Years' War and resulted in the formal independence of the United Provinces in 1648. Against this dramatic and conflict-filled backdrop, Haggard crafts a romance that made countless readers fall in love with this charming country.