By:H. Rider HAGGARD (1856 - 1925)
King Solomon’s Mines, first published in
1885, was a best-selling novel by the Victorian adventure writer H.
Rider Haggard. It relates a journey into the heart of Africa by a group
of adventurers led by Allan Quatermain in search of the legendary wealth
said to be concealed in the mines of the novel’s title. It is
significant as the first fictional adventure novel set in Africa, and is
considered the genesis of the Lost World literary genre. - Haggard
wrote over 50 books, among which were 14 novels starring Allan
Quatermain.
(Summary by Wikipedia/John Nicholson)
Genre(s): Action & Adventure Fiction
Language: English
Running Time: 9:51:11
Zip file size: 271MB
Catalog date: 2006-05-02
Read by: John Nicholson
Book Coordinator: John Nicholson
Meta Coordinator: Gesine
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