King Solomon's Mines (Barnes & Noble Classics Series)

H. Rider Haggard

• Publisher: Barnes & Noble Classics
• Year: 2009
• ISBN:
  9781411432499
• Topic: Literature
• Subtopic: Classics
• Index: Literature

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One of the best-selling novels of the nineteenth century, King Solomon's Mines has inspired dozens of adventure stories, including Edgar Rice Burroughs's Tarzan books and the Indiana Jones movies. Vivid and enormously action-packed, H. Rider Haggard's tale of danger and discovery continues to shock and thrill, as it has since it was first presented to the public and heralded as "the most amazing book ever written."The story begins when renowned safari hunter Allan Quartermain 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 true, what 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.

Benjamin Ivry is the author of biographies of Arthur Rimbaud, Francis Poulenc, and Maurice Ravel. His poetry collection Paradise for the Portuguese Queen appeared in 1998.

Table of contents

• From the Pages of King Solomon’s Mines
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• H. Rider Haggard
• The World of H. Rider Haggard and King Solomon’s Mines
• Introduction
• Dedication
• Introduction
• Chapter 1 - I Meet Sir Henry Curtis
• Chapter 2 - The Legend of Solomon’s Mines
• Chapter 3 - Umbopa Enters Our Service
• Chapter 4 - An Elephant Hunt
• Chapter 5 - Our March into the Desert
• Chapter 6 - Water! Water!
• Chapter 7 - Solomon’s Road
• Chapter 8 - We Enter Kukuanaland
• Chapter 9 - Twala the King
• Chapter 10 - The Witch-hunt
• Chapter 11 - We Give a Sign
• Chapter 12 - Before the Battle
• Chapter 13 - The Attack
• Chapter 14 - The Last Stand of the Greys
• Chapter 15 - Good Falls Sick
• Chapter 16 - The Place of Death
• Chapter 17 - Solomon’s Treasure Chamber
• Chapter 18 - We Abandon Hope
• Chapter 19 - Ignosi’s Farewell
• Chapter 20 - Found
• Endnotes
• Inspired by King Solomon’s Mines
• Comments & Questions
• For Further Reading