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King Solomon's Mines Spiral-Bound | January 29, 2008

H. Rider Haggard, Robert Hampson (Edited by), Giles Foden (Preface by)

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The first great "Lost World" action-adventure, a precursor to Indiana Jones

H. Rider Haggard's King Solomon's Mines has entertained generations of readers since its first publication in 1885. Following a mysterious map of dubious reliability, a small group of men trek into southern Africa in search of a lost friend-and a lost treasure, the fabled mines of King Solomon. Led by the English adventurer and fortune hunter Allan Quartermain, they discover a frozen corpse, survive untold dangers in remote mountains and deserts, and encounter the merciless King Twala en route to the legendary hoard of diamonds.

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Publisher: Penguin Random House
Original Binding: Trade Paperback
Pages: 320 pages
ISBN-10: 0141439521
Item Weight: 0.5 lbs
Dimensions: 5.1 x 0.7 x 7.8 inches
Customer Reviews: 3 out of 5 stars 10,001 to 50,000 ratings
“A peculiarly thrilling and vigorous tale of adventure.” —Andrew Lang
H. Rider Haggard (1856-1925) worked in South Africa during the time of Britian's war with the Zulus and the First Boer War. He turned these experiences into fiction on his return to England and achieved popular and critical acclaim with KING SOLOMON'S MINES (1885), ALLAN QUATERMAIN (1887) and SHE (1887).