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Longman, Green & Co.
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
She and Allan is one of H. Rider Haggard's most exciting novels of adventure and romance. In bringing together two of his most compelling characters, Allan Quatermain, the quirky English Big-Game hunter and explorer, and the seductive and iconic supernatural African Queen Ayesha, or popularly known as "she-who-must-be-obeyed," Haggard has created one of the most exciting stories in his body of work.
When Allan Quatermain seeks out the Zulu witch-doctor...
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Spencer Blackett
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
Sir Henry Rider Haggard, KBE (1856-1925) was an English writer of adventure fiction romances set in exotic locations, predominantly the African Transvaal, and a pioneer of the lost world literary genre. Initially debuting as the main protagonist in Haggard's most well-known novel King Solomon's Mines, Allen Quatermain continued in Haggard's fiction writing as one of the great adventurer-heroes of English literature. Hunter Quatermain's Story tells...
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Standard Ebooks
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
King Solomon’s Mines was published in September 1885, becoming an immediate best seller by tapping into people’s excitement for the unknown: in this case, the unexplored regions of Africa.
Haggard wrote the novel in a very short period, between six and sixteen months, on a bet with his brother to try to match Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island. In the process he created a new literary genre known as the “Lost
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English
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In the sun-drenched tapestry of literary adventure, few works resonate with the vibrancy and allure as H. Rider Haggard's magnum opus, "King Solomon's Mines." Crafted with the precision of a master storyteller, this seminal novel beckons readers into a world where the uncharted heart of Africa becomes the crucible for a tale that blends the heady concoction of treasure hunting, perilous quests, and the mysteries of a bygone era.
As the sun ascends...