King Solomon's Mines
Following a mysterious map of dubious reliability, a small group of men, led by the English adventurer and fortune hunter Allan Quartermain, trek into southern Africa in search of a lost friend—and a lost treasure, the fabled mines of King Solomon.
They encounter a frozen corpse, survive untold dangers in remote mountains and deserts, face danger and hardship, lost tribes and an evil sorceress, only to meet the merciless King Twala en route to the legendary hoard of diamonds. Through a series of adventures the men escape near-certain death, with pocketfuls of diamonds from King Solomon’s Mines – enough to make them rich for life.
King Solomon's Mines was the first English adventure novel set in Africa, and is widely considered to be the genesis of the Lost World literary genre.
About the Allan Quatermain Series
Books in series order
- 1.King Solomon's Mines
- 2.Allan Quatermain
- 3.Allan's Wife
- 4.Maiwa's Revenge
- 5.Marie(1912)
- 6.Child of Storm(1913)
- 7.Allan and the Holy Flower(1915)
- 8.The Ivory Child(1916)
- 9.Finished(1917)
- 10.The Ancient Allan(1920)
- 11.She and Allan(1920)
- 12.Heu-Heu, or the Monster(1924)
- 13.The Treasure of the Lake(1926)
- 14.Allan Quatermain and the Ice Gods(1927)
- +Hunter Quatermain's Story: The Uncollected Adventures of Allan Quatermain
Reading age: 12+ years
This series should be read in order.
H. Rider Haggard's Allan Quatermain series has entertained generations of readers since the initial publication of King Solomon's Mines in 1885. Allan Quatermain is an English-born professional big game hunter and occasional trader in southern Africa. He is an imperial outdoorsman who finds English cities and climate unbearable. He prefers to spend most of his life in Africa, where he grew up under the care of his widower father, a Christian missionary.
Following a mysterious map of dubious reliability, our hero and a small group of loyal men trek into southern Africa in search of a lost friend – and a lost treasure, the fabled mines of King Solomon. Together 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.
The first great "Lost World" action-adventure series – a precursor to Indiana Jones and a classic tale of bravery and exploration like no other. See also the Ayesha series by H. Rider Haggard.