Author: Henry Rider HaggardPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Adventure and adventurers
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
King Solomon's Mines
Author: Henry Rider HaggardPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Adventure and adventurers
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
King Solomon's Mines
Author: H. Rider HaggardPublisher: Modern Library
ISBN: 0307431347
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 301
Book Description
Touted by its 1885 publisher as “the most amazing story ever written,” King Solomon’s Mines was one of the bestselling novels of the nineteenth century. H. Rider Haggard’s thrilling saga of elephant hunter Allan Quatermain and his search for fabled treasure is more than just an adventure story, though: As Alexandra Fuller explains in her Introduction, in its vivid portrayal of the alliances and battles of white colonials and African tribesmen, King Solomon’s Mines “brings us the world of extremes, of the absurdly tall tales and of the illogical loyalty between disparate people that still informs this part of the world.”
King Solomons Mines
Author: William MinterPublisher: William Minter
ISBN: 0465037240
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 415
Book Description
King Solomons Mines Annotated
Author: Sir H Rider HaggardPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 286
Book Description
King Solomon's Mines (1885) is a popular novel by the English 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 first English adventure novel set in Africa, and is considered to be the genesis of the lost world literary genre.
King Solomon's Mines
Author: H. Rider HaggardPublisher: Broadview Press
ISBN: 9781551114392
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
When first published, King Solomon’s Mines (1885) was an enormous popular success. The narrative follows the explorations of Allan Quatermain, a fortune hunter who travels to Africa in search of ancient treasures and a lost fellow explorer. Written as an adventure story, the novel is also a late-Victorian imperial romance that illuminates the politics of British imperialist capitalism in 1870s and 1880s South Africa. This edition includes contemporary reviews, other writings by Haggard on Africa and romance, and documents focusing on imperialism and diamond mining in late nineteenth-century South Africa.
King Solomons Mines Annotated
Author: Sir H Rider HaggardPublisher: Independently Published
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 286
Book Description
King Solomon's Mines (1885) is a popular novel by the English 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 one of the first English adventure novels set in Africa and is considered to be the genesis of the lost world literary genre.
King Solomon's Mines
Author: Henry Rider HaggardPublisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
King Solomon's Mines tells of a search of an unexplored region of Africa. Allan Quatermain, an adventurer and white hunter based in Durban, in what is now South Africa, is approached by aristocrat Sir Henry Curtis and his friend Captain Good, seeking his help finding Sir Henry's brother, who was last seen travelling north into the unexplored interior on a quest for the fabled King Solomon's Mines. Quatermain has a mysterious map purporting to lead to the mines, but had never taken it seriously. However, he agrees to lead an expedition in return for a share of the treasure, or a stipend for his son if he is killed along the way. He has little hope they will return alive... Sir Henry Rider Haggard (1856-1925) was an English writer of adventure novels set in exotic locations, predominantly Africa, and a pioneer of the Lost World literary genre.
King Solomons Mines by Henry Rider Haggard
Author: Henry Rider HaggardPublisher:
ISBN: 9782491704605
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
King Solomon's Mines (1885) is a popular novel by the English 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 first English adventure novel set in Africa, and is considered to be the genesis of the lost world literary genre.
King Solomons Mines
Author: H. Rider HaggardPublisher:
ISBN: 9781985241695
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 222
Book Description
King Solomon's Mines is the narrative of Allan Quatermain, elephant hunter and explorer, and his adventures in the company of Danish man of action Sir Henry Curtis and Royal Navy officer Captain Good. Sir Henry Curtis hires Quatermain to use his knowledge of Africa and his skills as a hunter to lead an expedition in search of Sir Henry's lost brother, George Neville. George vanished while seeking the long-lost diamond mines of King Solomon in an unexplored part of Africa. The possibility of riches, along with a stipulation that Sir Henry will provide for Quatermain's medical student son should he meet his end, persuades Quatermain to take the job.
Author: Henry Rider Haggard