Author: Henry Rider Haggard
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0198722958
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
Allan Quatermain leads an expedition in search of a missing man and the fabled King Solomon's mines in deepest Africa. His exciting adventures captivated readers, and this new edition looks at Haggard's own African experiences and colonial attitudes to native tribes and the ravages of the British Empire.
In Search of King Solomon's Mines
Author: Tahir Shah
Publisher: Arcade Publishing
ISBN: 9781559706414
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
King Solomon, the Bible's wisest king, was possessed of extraordinary wealth. The grand temple he built in Jerusalem was covered in gold. Over the ages, many have sought to find the source of the great king's wealth -- but none with so much flair, wit, or whimsy as Tahir Shah. Intrigued by a map he finds in a shop not far from the site of the temple, Shah assembles a multitude of clues to the location of Solomon's mines. From ancient texts to modern hearsay, all point across the Red Sea to Ethiopia. Shah's trail takes him on a wild ride by taxi, bus, camel, and donkey to the gold-bearing corners of this storied and beautiful country. He interviews the hyena man of Harar, is hauled up on a rope to enter a remote cliff-face monastery, and stumbles upon an illegal gold mine where thousands of men, women, and children dig with their hands. But the hardest leg of the journey is to the accursed mountain of Tullu Wallel, where legend says the devil keeps watch over the entrance to an ancient mine shaft... Book jacket.
Publisher: Arcade Publishing
ISBN: 9781559706414
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
King Solomon, the Bible's wisest king, was possessed of extraordinary wealth. The grand temple he built in Jerusalem was covered in gold. Over the ages, many have sought to find the source of the great king's wealth -- but none with so much flair, wit, or whimsy as Tahir Shah. Intrigued by a map he finds in a shop not far from the site of the temple, Shah assembles a multitude of clues to the location of Solomon's mines. From ancient texts to modern hearsay, all point across the Red Sea to Ethiopia. Shah's trail takes him on a wild ride by taxi, bus, camel, and donkey to the gold-bearing corners of this storied and beautiful country. He interviews the hyena man of Harar, is hauled up on a rope to enter a remote cliff-face monastery, and stumbles upon an illegal gold mine where thousands of men, women, and children dig with their hands. But the hardest leg of the journey is to the accursed mountain of Tullu Wallel, where legend says the devil keeps watch over the entrance to an ancient mine shaft... Book jacket.
King Solomon's Mines
Author: Henry Rider Haggard
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0198722958
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
Allan Quatermain leads an expedition in search of a missing man and the fabled King Solomon's mines in deepest Africa. His exciting adventures captivated readers, and this new edition looks at Haggard's own African experiences and colonial attitudes to native tribes and the ravages of the British Empire.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0198722958
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
Allan Quatermain leads an expedition in search of a missing man and the fabled King Solomon's mines in deepest Africa. His exciting adventures captivated readers, and this new edition looks at Haggard's own African experiences and colonial attitudes to native tribes and the ravages of the British Empire.
King Solomon's Mines
Author: H. Rider Haggard
Publisher: 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.”
Publisher: 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 Solomon's Mines
Author: Henry Rider Haggard
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781977076007
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
* Book : King Solomon's Mines* Biography* BibliographyKing Solomon's Mines (1885) is a popular novel by the Victorian adventure writer and fabulist, Sir H. Rider Haggard. 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. It is significant as the first English fictional adventure novel set in Africa, and is considered the genesis of the Lost World literary genre.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781977076007
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
* Book : King Solomon's Mines* Biography* BibliographyKing Solomon's Mines (1885) is a popular novel by the Victorian adventure writer and fabulist, Sir H. Rider Haggard. 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. It is significant as the first English fictional adventure novel set in Africa, and is considered the genesis of the Lost World literary genre.
King Solomon's Mines
Author: H. Rider Haggard
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781545052105
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
'It is far. But there is no journey upon this earth that a man may not make if he sets his heart to it.'Adventurer Allan Quatermain leads an expedition into the heart of Africa in search both of lost explorers and of the legendary treasure of the mythical King Solomon.Death and danger are constant companions for Quatermain's party in H Rider Haggard's classic adventure novel.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781545052105
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
'It is far. But there is no journey upon this earth that a man may not make if he sets his heart to it.'Adventurer Allan Quatermain leads an expedition into the heart of Africa in search both of lost explorers and of the legendary treasure of the mythical King Solomon.Death and danger are constant companions for Quatermain's party in H Rider Haggard's classic adventure novel.
King Solomon's Mines (Illustrated)
Author: H. Rider Haggard
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781701397132
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
"Wealth is good, and if it comes our way we will take it; but a gentleman does not sell himself for wealth." ― H. Rider Haggard - An Adventure Classic! - Includes the Original Illustrations
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781701397132
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
"Wealth is good, and if it comes our way we will take it; but a gentleman does not sell himself for wealth." ― H. Rider Haggard - An Adventure Classic! - Includes the Original Illustrations
KING SOLOMONS MINES
Author: H. Rider (Henry Rider) 1856-19 Haggard
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781363746569
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 278
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781363746569
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 278
Book Description
King Solomon's Mines
Author: Sir H Rider Haggard
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781707148103
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 156
Book Description
DescriptionFollowing 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. Curtis's brother has taken an expedition into the uncharted interior of Africa in search of the fabled diamond mines of King Solomon, but has not returned. Quartermain possesses an ancient map drawn in blood purporting to show the way to the mines and agrees to mount a rescue in return for a share of the bounty. The expedition journeys over perilous mountains, through scorching deserts and tribal war, but upon reaching the mines Quartermain must face his toughest challenge: the evil and clever Gagaoola. Haggard's Quatermain adventures have been used as the template for the Hollywood movies about Indiana Jones.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781707148103
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 156
Book Description
DescriptionFollowing 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. Curtis's brother has taken an expedition into the uncharted interior of Africa in search of the fabled diamond mines of King Solomon, but has not returned. Quartermain possesses an ancient map drawn in blood purporting to show the way to the mines and agrees to mount a rescue in return for a share of the bounty. The expedition journeys over perilous mountains, through scorching deserts and tribal war, but upon reaching the mines Quartermain must face his toughest challenge: the evil and clever Gagaoola. Haggard's Quatermain adventures have been used as the template for the Hollywood movies about Indiana Jones.
King Solomon's Mines(Allan Quatermain #1) Illustrated
Author: Henry Rider Haggard
Publisher: Independently Published
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
King Solomon's Mines (1885) is a popular novel by the Victorian adventure writer and fabulist, Sir H. Rider Haggard. 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. It is significant as the first English fictional adventure novel set in Africa, and is considered the genesis of the Lost World literary genre.
Publisher: Independently Published
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
King Solomon's Mines (1885) is a popular novel by the Victorian adventure writer and fabulist, Sir H. Rider Haggard. 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. It is significant as the first English fictional adventure novel set in Africa, and is considered the genesis of the Lost World literary genre.
King Solomon's Mines Annotated
Author: H. Rider Haggard
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
King Solomon's Mines 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
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
King Solomon's Mines 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