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King Solomon’s Mines
The Allan Quatermain Series (Book 1)
- Author
- H. Rider Haggard
- Narrator
- Stefan Rudnicki
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Publish Date
- 13 May 2009
- Run Time
- 8 hours 33 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
A bold elephant hunter journeys to an unknown land in search of fabled lost treasure. But terrible dangers threaten anyone who approaches the wonderful diamond mines of King Solomon.
On board a ship bound for Natal, adventurer Allan Quatermain meets Sir Henry Curtis and Captain John Good. His new friends have set out to find Sir Henry’s younger brother, who vanished while seeking King Solomon’s legendary diamond mines in the African interior. By strange chance, Quatermain has a map to the mines, drawn in blood, and agrees to join the others on their perilous journey. The travelers face many dangers on their quest—the baking desert heat, freezing mountains, the hostile lost tribe they discover, and the evil “wise woman” who holds the secret of the diamond mines.
King Solomon’s Mines is a brilliant work of adventure romance that has gripped readers for generations. This novel is an enduring favorite that is filled with qualities close to the human heart: the spirit of adventure and discovery, the desire for immortality, primal terror, and the search for the primitive. Few knew the Dark Continent as Haggard did; his experience of savage life and wild lands lends a visceral credibility that makes us believe the impossible. Yet beyond all this lies a feeling for the supernatural. Adventure alone was not enough for Haggard: “The thing must have a heart.”
Critics Review
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“Enchantment is just what Rider Haggard exercised…his books live today with undiminished vitality.”
Graham Greene, New York Times bestselling author
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“Since Treasure Island we have seen no such healthily exciting volume.”
Saturday Review
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“A peculiarly thrilling and vigorous tale of adventure.”
Andrew Lang
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“[King Solomon’s Mines] has an appeal and durability which leads one to wonder if it isn’t more than just a well-told tale.”
Robert Sandels, Armchair Detective contributor
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Details
- Author
- H. Rider Haggard
- Narrator
- Stefan Rudnicki
- Duration
- 8 hours 33 minutes
- Release Date
- 13 May 2009
- ISBN
- 9781481569095
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Genre
- Classic fiction, Adventure fiction, Historical fiction
Synopsis
A bold elephant hunter journeys to an unknown land in search of fabled lost treasure. But terrible dangers threaten anyone who approaches the wonderful diamond mines of King Solomon.On board a ship bound for Natal, adventurer Allan Quatermain meets Sir Henry Curtis and Captain John Good. His new friends have set out to find Sir Henry’s younger brother, who vanished while seeking King Solomon’s legendary diamond mines in the African interior. By strange chance, Quatermain has a map to the mines, drawn in blood, and agrees to join the others on their perilous journey. The travelers face many dangers on their quest—the baking desert heat, freezing mountains, the hostile lost tribe they discover, and the evil “wise woman” who holds the secret of the diamond mines.King Solomon’s Mines is a brilliant work of adventure romance that has gripped readers for generations. This novel is an enduring favorite that is filled with qualities close to the human heart: the spirit of adventure and discovery, the desire for immortality, primal terror, and the search for the primitive. Few knew the Dark Continent as Haggard did; his experience of savage life and wild lands lends a visceral credibility that makes us believe the impossible. Yet beyond all this lies a feeling for the supernatural. Adventure alone was not enough for Haggard: “The thing must have a heart.”
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