Download or read book In Search of King Solomon s Mines written by Tahir Shah and published by Arcade Publishing. This book was released on 2003 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book King Solomon s Mines New Edition written by H. Rider Haggard and published by . This book was released on 2018-09-12 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book King Solomons Mines written by H. Rider Haggard and published by ReadHowYouWant.com. This book was released on 2006-11 with total page 526 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: âeoeKing Solomon's Minesâe is a classic adventure tale of treasure hunt by Henry Rider Haggard. It is told in a straight-forward and simple narration by the elephant hunter, Quatermain. It is the story of three men, Quatermain, Henry Curtis, and John Good who together embark on an adventurous journey in quest of the legendary treasure of King Solomon. Captivating!
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 King Solomon s Mines written by Henry Rider Haggard and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book King Solomon s Mines written by Sir H Rider Haggard and published by . This book was released on 2019-11-08 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Improbable and fable-like, the story tells of English adventurers who travel to the interior of a remote African country, a vanished empire with legends of lost treasure...We are happy to announce this classic book. Many of the books in our collection have not been published for decades and are therefore not broadly available to the readers. Our goal is to access the very large literary repository of general public books. The main contents of our entire classical books are the original works. To ensure high quality products, all the titles are chosen carefully by our staff. We hope you enjoy this classic.
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 Late Victorian Gothic Tales written by Roger Luckhurst and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2009-02-26 with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'He was a man of fairly firm fibre, but there was something in this sudden, uncontrollable shriek of horror which chilled his blood and pringled in his skin. Coming in such a place and at such an hour, it brought a thousand fantastic possibilities into his head...' The Victorian fin de siècle: the era of Decadence, The Yellow Book, the New Woman, the scandalous Oscar Wilde, the Empire on which the sun never set. This heady brew was caught nowhere better than in the revival of the Gothic tale in the late Victorian age, where the undead walked and evil curses, foul murder, doomed inheritance and sexual menace played on the stretched nerves of the new mass readerships. This anthology collects together some of the most famous examples of the Gothic tale in the 1890s, with stories by Arthur Conan Doyle, Vernon Lee, Henry James and Arthur Machen, as well as some lesser known yet superbly chilling tales from the era. The introduction explores the many reasons for the Gothic revival, and how it spoke to the anxieties of the moment. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
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Download or read book King Solomon s Mines Illustrated written by Sir H Rider Haggard and published by . This book was released on 2020-04-03 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: King Solomon's Mines (1885) 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. It is the first English adventure novel set in Africa, and is considered to be the genesis of the lost world literary genre.
Download or read book King Solomon s Mines written by H. Rider Haggard and published by Modern Library. This book was released on 2007-12-18 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.”
Download or read book King Solomon s Mines written by H. Rider Haggard and published by Createspace Independent Pub. This book was released on 2013-03-25 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When it was released in 1885, this was praised as “The most amazing story ever written,” becoming an instant best-selling classic. Allan Quatermain is a professional big game hunter, who also hunts fortune on the side. He is approached by an English aristocrat whose brother has gone missing while traveling in Africa and they set out to find him. Along the way, they discover a map to the ancient, fabled King Solomon's Mines and encounter many dangerous obstacles and evil individuals.
Download or read book The Mummy s Curse written by Roger Luckhurst and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2012-10-25 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A quirky history that offers a new way of understanding the myth of the mummy's curse. Roger Luckhurst provides a startling path through the cultural history of Victorian England and its colonial possessions.
Download or read book King Solomon s Mines written by Henry Rider Haggard and published by Campfire. This book was released on 2011-03-22 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many years ago George Curtis set out for South Africa in the wild hope of making a fortune. Since then his brother, Sir Henry Curtis, has not seen or heard of him. Sir Henry and his friend, Captain Good, decide that sitting around waiting is doing no good, and set out to find him. As luck would have it they meet Allan Quatermain, an experienced elephant hunter, who encountered the missing brother many years earlier. He had told Quatermain that he was searching for the mines of King Solomon - diamond mines, which most people believe to be a myth. With a glimmer of hope, and an idea which way he had headed, our heroic trio venture out into the unexplored regions of Africa. Their quest takes them into the very heart of danger. Unbelievable adventures follow involving ancient tribes, terrifying Kings and evil witches. Will our adventurers find George and the treasures rumored to be hidden in King Solomon's Mines? Or will the obstacles they experience prove too much for them?
Download or read book King Solomon s Mines written by Henry Rider Haggard and published by . This book was released on 2009-10 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "[T]he first adventure tale by Haggard featuring Allan Quatermain, ... set in the remote African interior during the last portion of the nineteenth century. As a seasoned hunter and trader, Mr. Quatermain ends up being hired on as a guide by a wealthy Englishman who is in search of a long lost brother. Before his journey is over, however, our hero ends up playing the role of both treasure hunter ... and soldier-of-fortune. In these roles, both he and his companions face more than their share of hardships as they end up getting themselves in the middle of a tribal war and loads of dangerous situations"--P. [4] of cover.
