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The first great "Lost World" action-adventure, a precursor to Indiana Jones

This annotated edition of " King Solomon's Mines " includes: Plot Summary Characters Analysis Historical Context Biography King Solomon's Mines by H. Rider Haggard Dive into a timeless adventure with King Solomon's Mines , the groundbreaking classic that defined the genre of... Read Full Overview

Praised as "the most amazing story ever written," this 1885 story tells the tale in which Allan Quatermain, a gentleman adventurer, is hired to locate a man who has disappeared into the heart of Africa while hunting for the legendary lost diamond mines of King Solomon.

Praised as "the most amazing story ever written," this 1885 story tells the tale in which Allan Quatermain, a gentleman adventurer, is hired to locate a man who has disappeared into the heart of Africa while hunting for the legendary lost diamond mines of King Solomon.

King Solomon's Mines (1885) is a popular novel by the Victorian adventure writer and fabulist Sir H. Rider Haggard. It tells of a search of an unexplored region of Africa by a group of adventurers led by Allan Quatermain for the missing brother of one of the party. It is the... Read Full Overview

'Don't you see that we are buried alive?'

H. Rider Haggard clearly displays his wonderfully dramatic imagination, combined with his deep knowledge of Africa, in King Solomon's Mines, which recounts the adventures of Allan Quartermain, Sir Henry Curtis, and Captain John Good. Written in 1885, the book was hailed by his... Read Full Overview

"A peculiarly thrilling and vigorous tale of adventure." -- Andrew Lang
"It goes and it grips and it moves with all the freshness of youth." -- Rudyard Kipling
When Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island was first published, H. Rider Haggard made a five-shilling... Read Full Overview

When George Neville vanishes while searching for King Solomon's diamond mines in Africa, his brother, Sir Henry Curtis, knows that he cannot find his brother without help. Said to be located in an unexplored and dangerous region, Curtis seeks out Allan Quatermain, an esteemed... Read Full Overview

A thrilling search for a missing man amidst the scorching deserts and perilous mountains of Africa. In 1885, H. Rider Haggard's publisher considered King Solomon's Mines 'the most amazing book ever written.'

King Solomon's Mines by H. Rider Haggard is a timeless classic adventure novel. It follows the journey of a group of adventurers led by Allan Quatermain in search of the legendary King Solomon's Mines. Along the way, they encounter obstacles, dangerous creatures, and mysterious... Read Full Overview

A finales del siglo XIX, las tierras de frica, en su mayor parte a n inexploradas por los europeos, ofrec an un escenario ideal para situar aventuras lejanas y ex ticas.All coloc H.R. Haggard a Allan Quatermain, el renombrado cazador de elefantes, enrolado en un viaje erizado... Read Full Overview

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'Out of the dark we came, into the dark we go. Like a storm-driven bird at night we fly out of the Nowhere; for a moment our wings are seen in the light of the fire, and, lo we are gone again... Read Full Overview

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Allan Quatermain and a group of fellow-adventurers set out to find a missing member of their party. This is the beginning of their adventures in an unfamiliar and unexplored region of inner Africa. The first adventure novel to take place in Africa, King Solomon s Mines achieved... Read Full Overview

Allan Quatermain and a group of fellow-adventurers set out to find a missing member of their party. This is the beginning of their adventures in an unfamiliar and unexplored region of inner Africa. The first adventure novel to take place in Africa, King Solomon s Mines achieved... Read Full Overview

Allan Quatermain, an English adventurer, and his companions trek into the deep mines of King Solomon in the heart of Africa-- searching for a lost friend and a lost treasure. With the help of an ancient map, these adventurers navigate through frozen mountains, burning deserts,... Read Full Overview