Download or read book In Search of King Solomon s Mines Dyslexic edition written by Tahir Shah and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2013-09-09 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For more than a century Henry Rider Haggard's novel King Solomon's Mines has inspired generations of young men to set forth in search of adventure. But long before Rider Haggard's classic, explorers, theologians and scientists scoured the known world for the source of King Solomon's astonishing wealth from a mysterious land known as Ophir. The ensuing journey takes him to a remote cliff-face monastery where the monks pull visitors up on a leather rope, to the ruined castles of Gondar, and to the rock hewn churches at Lalibela. Then in the south of the country Shah discovers a massive illegal gold mine, itself like something out of the Old Testament, with thousands of men, women and children digging with their hands. But the hardest leg of the journey is to the 'cursed mountain' of Tullu Wallel where legend says there lies an ancient shaft, once the entrance to Solomon's mines.
Download or read book In Search of King Solomon s Mines written by Tahir Shah and published by ebookpartnership.com. This book was released on 2008 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book In Search of King Solomon s Mines written by Tahir Shah and published by I. B. Tauris. This book was released on 2008 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: King Solomon possessed extraordinary wealth and built a temple at Jerusalem, heavily adorned with gold from Ophir. The precise location of his legendary mines is one of history's great unsolved mysteries. Tahir Shah takes up the quest.
Download or read book In Search of King Solomon s Mines paperback edition written by Tahir Shah and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For more than a century Henry Rider Haggard's novel King Solomon's Mines has inspired generations of young men to set forth in search of adventure. But long before Rider Haggard's classic, explorers, theologians and scientists scoured the known world for the source of King Solomon's astonishing wealth. Taking his leads from a mixture of texts including The Septuagint, the earliest known form of the Bible, as well as using geological, geographical and folkloric sources, Tahir Shah sets out in search for Solomon's gold mines. For him the obvious place to look is Ethiopia, in the horn of Africa. On the ensuing journey Shah discovers a massive illegal gold mine, itself like something out of the Old Testament, with thousands of men, women and children digging with their hands. But the hardest leg of the journey is to the 'cursed mountain' of Tullu Wallel where legend says there lies an ancient shaft, once the entrance to Solomon's mines.
Download or read book House of the Tiger King Dyslexic edition written by Tahir Shah and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2013-09-29 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the Spanish Conquistadors swept through Peru in the sixteenth century, they were searching for great golden treasure. In 1572 they stormed the Inca stronghold of Vilcabamba, only to find the city deserted, burned, a nd already stripped of its wealth. According to legend the Incas had retreated deep into the jungle where they built another magnificent city in an inaccessible quarter of the cloud forest. After the lost city obsession had gnawed away at Tahir Shah for almost a decade, he could stand it no more. He put together an expedition and set out into Peru's Madre de Dios jungle, the densest cloud forest on earth. House of the Tiger King is the tale of Shah's remarkable adventure to find the greatest lost city of the Americas, and the treasure of the Incas. Along the way he found himself considering others who have spent decades in pursuit of lost cities, and asks why anyone would find it necessary to mount such a quest at all
Download or read book Beyond the Devil s Teeth Dyslexic edition written by Tahir Shah and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2013-09-29 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Forty-five million years ago, the supercontinent of Gondwanaland split apart. This created what are now known as India, Africa and South America. The huge landmass was named after the Gond people of India. Meeting a Gond storyteller on a visit to Bombay, Tahir Shah heard their ancient saga. He vowed to visit all three parts of Gondwanaland. As he travelled he met an extraordinary range of wanderers and expatriates, attended magical ceremonies and sought mythical treasures. Roughing it most of the way, Shah's expeditions move through sweltering India and Pakistan, Uganda and Rwanda, Kenya and Liberia, Brazil and finally Argentina's Patagonian glaciers. Roughing it for most of the journey, Shah shared his travels and his tales with a diverting mix of eccentric and entertaining characters, from Osman and Prideep, Bombay's answer to Laurel and Hardy, to Oswaldo Rodrigues Oswaldo, a well turned out Patagonian version of Danny De Vito.
Download or read book Trail of Feathers Dyslexic edition written by Tahir Shah and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2013-09-09 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the Spanish Conquistadors swept through Peru in the sixteenth century, they were searching for great golden treasure. In 1572 they stormed the Inca stronghold of Vilcabamba, only to find the city deserted, burned, a nd already stripped of its wealth. According to legend the Incas had retreated deep into the jungle where they built another magnificent city in an inaccessible quarter of the cloud forest. For more than four centuries explorers and adventurers, archaeologists and warrior-priests have searched for the gold and riches of the Incas, and this lost city of Paititi, known by the local Machiguenga tribe as 'The House of the Tiger King'. House of the Tiger King is the tale of Shah's remarkable adventure to find the greatest lost city of the Americas, and the treasure of the Incas. Along the way he found himself considering others who have spent decades in pursuit of lost cities, and asks why anyone would find it necessary to mount such a quest at all
Download or read book Sorcerer s Apprentice Dyslexic edition written by Tahir Shah and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2013-09-09 with total page 547 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: India is a land of miracles, where godmen and mystics mesmerise audiences with wondrous feats of magic. In great cities and remote villages alike, these mortal incarnations of the divine turn rods into snakes, drink acid, eat glass, hibernate and even levitate. Some live as kings, their devotees numbering hundreds of thousands; while others - virtually destitute - wander from village to village pledging to cure the sick, or bring rain in times of drought. As a child in rural England, Tahir Shah first learned the secrets of illusion from an Indian magician. Two decades later, he set out in search of this conjurer. Sorcerer's Apprentice is the story of his quest for, and initiation into, the brotherhood of Indian godmen. Learning along the way from sadhus, sages, avatars and sorcerers - it's a journey which took him from Calcutta to Madras, from Bangalore to Bombay, in search of the miraculous.
Download or read book King Solomon s Mines Special Edition written by H. Rider Haggard and published by . This book was released on 2018-03-07 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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. 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.We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience.
Download or read book The Search for King Solomon S Mines written by Dr. Diana Prince and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2015-10-12 with total page 101 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For centuries, adventurers have sought the legendary mines of King Solomon. But this is not a fable. This is not a myth. This is the true story of King Solomons Mines. It also explores the characters in the real dramaKing Solomon and the Queen of Shebatheir alliance and their love story. Astounding sources from the ancient world verify the location of the mines and the capital city that the Bible refers to as Ophir, the City of Gold. Here, also, you will see photographs of the places as they exist today. The real story is more compelling than any novel.
Download or read book King Solomon s Mines written by H. Rider Haggard and published by Tor Classics. This book was released on 1985-12-15 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tor Classics are affordably-priced editions designed to attract the young reader. Original dynamic cover art enthusiastically represents the excitement of each story. All editions are complete and unabridged. This edition of King Solomon's Mines includes a Foreword and Biographical Note from the Publisher. Allan Quatermain is a hunter. Lions, elephants, antelope. Fearless, he is the best big-game hunter in South Africa. And he is about to embark on the most dangerous hunt of his career. His new employers, Sir Henry Curtis and Captain John Good, have a map--drawn by a dying Portuguese prospector. It reveals a route across the great desert, past a fearsome range of mountain, to the greatest treasure in all Africa--the lost diamond mines of King Solomon himself! Inspired by true adventures, King Solomon's Mines is the unsurpassed classic of a journey into the unknown heart of the Dark Continent. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Download or read book King Solomon s Mines Annotated and Illustrated Edition written by H. Rider Haggard and published by . This book was released on 2021-05-24 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: King Solomon's Mines is the narrative of Allan Quatermain, elephant hunter and explorer, and his adventures in the company of Danish man of action Sir Henry Curtis and Royal Navy officer Captain Good. Sir Henry Curtis hires Quatermain to use his knowledge of Africa and his skills as a hunter to lead an expedition in search of Sir Henry's lost brother, George Neville. George vanished while seeking the long-lost diamond mines of King Solomon in an unexplored part of Africa. The possibility of riches, along with a stipulation that Sir Henry will provide for Quatermain's medical student son should he meet his end, persuades Quatermain to take the job.
Download or read book King Solomon s Mines Large Print Edition written by Sir H Rider Haggard and published by . This book was released on 2020-04-24 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are you ready for adventure? King Solomon's Mines introduces Allan Quatermain, a fearless big-game hunter in Africa hired to follow a hand-drawn map to the lost diamond mines of King Solomon. Can he survive the treacherous journey? This large print edition features easy-to-read 20 point type.
Download or read book King Solomon s Mines Illustrated written by Sir H Rider Haggard and published by . This book was released on 2020-12-05 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book King Solomon s Mines Illustrated Edition written by Sir H Rider Haggard and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2021-10-11 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book King Solomon s Mines written by Henry Rider Haggard and published by Hart Associates. This book was released on 1977-01-01 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Allan Quatermain relates the events of his safari into the interior of South Africa in search of the legendary lost treasure mines of King Solomon.
Download or read book King Solomons Mines written by H. Rider Haggard and published by Om Books International. This book was released on 2018-12 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: King Solomon's Mines is a story about the adventures of three men-Allan Quatermain, Sir Henry Curtis and Captain John Good-who go on a rescue mission to find Sir Henry Curtis' brother, Neville. Neville is last known to have gone in search of the fabled King Solomon's Mines, which is said to be full of riches and unimaginable valuables. The party retraces the steps of Neville, which takes them through many dangers, adventures and evil intentions. Haggard weaves a tale of fantasy and adventure around the search of a man lost for two years. The exotic land of Africa is coloured as a dangerous and exciting place. There are instances in the story where the superiority of the civilised folk manifests itself. However, the honour and benevolence of the tribal people is highlighted throughout the book. The story teaches one very important lesson, which is to keep trying till you succeed.
