King solomon s mines 1885 is a popular novel by the english victorian adventure writer and fabulist sir h. 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. The project gutenberg etext of king solomons mines, by h. The first great lost world actionadventure, a precursor to indiana jones h. Although dated over 140 years if anyone is a lover of indiania. Rider haggard s king solomon s mines has entertained generations of readers since its first publication in 1885. A new edition of haggards classic adventure story, an exciting tale of exploration in the mythical african interior, where allan quatermain leads his.
If you havent already, gullivers travels and the swiss family robinson are excellent light reading as well, with some definite similarities of style. In king solomon s mines, elizabeth curtis deborah kerr hires the best white hunter in africa stewart granger as dashing allan quartermain to help her find her husband, who was lost searching for the legendary king solomon s diamond mines. If you havent read robert louis stevenson, start there with treasure island, in the south seas, and kidnapped. A history of adventure followed, introducing the character ayesha. Lee thompson and starring richard chamberlain, herbert lom, john rhysdavies, ken gampu, sam williams. It tells of a search of an unexplored region of africa.
Although dated over 140 years if anyone is a lover of indiania jones style adventure these are the original stores that started speilburg and lucas with their stories. Fiction, allan quatermain fictitious character, treasure troves, diamond mines and mining, hunting guides, missing persons, adventure and adventurers. An adventurous quest for a treasure hidden in king solomons mines, based on h. Written in 1885, king solomons mines is an exciting and suspenseful adventure story set in southern africa in the late nineteenth century. Rider and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. King solomons mines is the first english adventure novel set in africa, and is considered the father of all lost world adventure stories. You may copy it, give it away or reuse it under the terms of the project gutenberg license included with this ebook or online at. While much of haggards reputation stems from those two books and their subsequent series, he also wrote nonfiction and short stories. Books like king solomons mines i just finished king solomons mines by h. This book actually covered 3 of haggards best works. King solomons mines, first published in 1885, was a bestselling novel by the victorian adventure writer h.
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It tells of a quest into an unexplored region of africa by a group of adventurers led by allan quatermain in search of the missing brother of one of the party. An adventurous quest for a treasure hidden in king solomon s mines, based on h. Sep 19, 2017 king solomons mines by readbook 19 september 2017 three men trek to the remote african interior in search of a lost friend and reach, at the end of a perilous journey, an unknown land cut off from the world, where terrible dangers threaten anyone who ventures near the spectacular diamond mines of king solomon. Following a mysterious map of dubious reliability, a small group of men trek into southern africa in search of a lost friendand a lost treasure, the fabled mines of king solomon. Haggard wrote the novel as a result of a wager with his brother, who said that he could not write a novel half as good. King solomons mines is a wonderful book, full of great adventures. One of the first african adventure stories, it concerns the efforts of a group of englishmen to find the legendary diamond mines of king solomon.
In 1972 she moved with her family to a farm in rhodesia now zimbabwe. There are people that believe that the legendary mines of king solomon were situated amid copper smelting camps found in israels timna valley. King solomons mines is a great book to explore the ancient world and discover wisdom through haggards amazing narration. Haggard wrote the novel as a result of a wager with his brother, who said that he could not write a novel half as good as robert louis stevenson s treasure island. In 1885, he created king solomon s mines, a story in which allan quatermain, a gentleman adventurer, is hired to locate a man who had disappeared into the heart of africa while hunting for the legendary lost diamond mines of king solomon. Sir henry rider haggard 18561925 was an english author of adventure novels set in exotic locales, predominantly africa. A thrilling retelling of the classic adventure story by h. The bible says king solomon held sway over an area stretching from egypt to modernday iraq.
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. Allan quatermain agrees to help sir henry curtis locate his brother neville who set out three years earlier in search of solomons mines. In 1885, he created king solomons mines, a story in which allan quatermain, a gentleman adventurer, is hired to locate a man who had disappeared into the heart of africa while hunting for the legendary lost diamond mines of king solomon. Following the disappearance of his brother, sir henry curtis tracks down allan quartermain, a trader and hunter who knows africa as well as any white man. King solomons mines is the story of the leader allan quatermain and his adventurous group of followers on their mission to find the lost brother of an aristocrat, sir henry curtis. Of the films that portray king solomon s mines, the first one which starred stewart grainger and deborah kerr is by far the best and overshadows the version that starred richard chamberlain, sharon stone and herbert lom et al. In search of king solomons mines npr coverage of in search of king solomons mines by tahir shah. Ive always had a soft spot for these sorts of rollicking adventures for grownup boys, and even though i know its not a very deep or sophisticated book it was still great fun for what. Archaeologists have discovered well preserved structures. It tells of a quest into an unexplored region of africa by a group of adventurers led by allan quatermain. His father, david, was the famous leader who united the tribes and led them in a series of conquests that put israelite soldiers on the banks of the euphrates river, the site of the most powerful cities in the ancient world, including babylon and ur. An adventurous former librarian sets out in search of the legendary mines of king solomon in this epic sequel to the librarian. Quartermain possesses an ancient map drawn in blood purporting to show the way to.
What is the origin of the legend of king solomons mines. King solomon s mines is the first english adventure novel set in africa, and is considered the father of all lost world adventure stories. Our rbdigital platform distributes the broadest array of digital content typesincluding audiobooks, video, magazines, ebooks, education, and entertainmentall in one powerful app. King solomons mines by readbook 19 september 2017 three men trek to the remote african interior in search of a lost friend and reach, at the end of a perilous journey, an unknown land cut off from the world, where terrible dangers threaten anyone who ventures near the spectacular diamond mines of king solomon. Rider haggard edited by roger luckhurst oxford worlds classics.
It is the first english adventure novel set in africa, and is considered to be the genesis of the lost world literary genre. The movie plots are only loosely based on the novel. The king solomon of the books title is the biblical king renowned both for his wisdom and for his wealth. Rider haggards king solomons mines has entertained generations of readers since. With patrick swayze, alison doody, roy marsden, john standing.
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