King Solomon's mines / H. Rider Haggard ; with an introduction and notes by Benjamin Ivry ; George Stade, consulting editorial director.
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TextPublisher: New York : Barnes & Noble Classics, c2004Description: xxx, 240 p. ; 21 cmISBN: 1593082754; 9781593082758Subject(s): Quatermain, Allan (Fictitious character) -- Fiction | Diamond mines and mining -- Fiction | Missing persons -- Fiction | Treasure troves -- Fiction | Hunting guides -- Fiction | Africa -- FictionGenre/Form: Adventure stories.DDC classification: [Fic] Summary: The story begins when renowned safari hunter Allan Quatermain agrees to help Sir Henry Curtis and Captain John Good search for King Solomon's legendary cache of diamonds. Eager to find out what is tru, whit is myth, and what is really buried in the darkness of the mines, the tireless adventurers delve into the Sahara's treacherous Veil of Sand, where they stumble upon a mysterious lost tribe of African warriors. Finding themselves in deadly peril from that country's cruel king and the evil sorceress who conspires behind his throne, the explorers escape, but what they seek could be the most savage trap of all--the forbidden, impenetrable, and spectacular King Solomon's Mines.
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Originally published in 1885.
Includes bibliographical references.
The story begins when renowned safari hunter Allan Quatermain agrees to help Sir Henry Curtis and Captain John Good search for King Solomon's legendary cache of diamonds. Eager to find out what is tru, whit is myth, and what is really buried in the darkness of the mines, the tireless adventurers delve into the Sahara's treacherous Veil of Sand, where they stumble upon a mysterious lost tribe of African warriors. Finding themselves in deadly peril from that country's cruel king and the evil sorceress who conspires behind his throne, the explorers escape, but what they seek could be the most savage trap of all--the forbidden, impenetrable, and spectacular King Solomon's Mines.
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